Rachel Lindsay Underwent Plastic Surgery After Bryan Abasolo Divorce — Here’s Why
After settling her divorce from ex-husband Bryan Abasolo, Rachel Lindsay says she feels better than ever — telling Awf the Record she’s empowered to speak up and even crediting a little Dr. Truesdale work for the extra boost.
Rachel Lindsay says she feels better than ever now that the divorce is done and dusted. On Thursday's 'Awf the Record' episode (April 23), she laid it out: she feels empowered, she feels great, and yes, there was a little post-split tune-up involved.
The glow-up talk
She did not name the procedures on the podcast, but she shouted out Beverly Hills facial plastic surgeon Dr. Carl Truesdale. For what it is worth, Truesdale previously posted on Instagram that he performed a skin pinch and a fat transfer on her. Make of that what you will; she just said the work made her feel even better.
How we got here
Lindsay met Bryan Abasolo on The Bachelorette season 13 (the one that aired in 2017). He got her final rose, they got married in August 2019, separated in 2023, and finalized the divorce in January 2025. She calls this phase a fresh start.
The real issue: ambition
On the podcast, Lindsay explained that the big crack in the marriage was their difference in drive. In plain English: they were not aligned on ambition. She says she remembers venting to her cousin about feeling frustrated by how hard she was working compared to him.
Career-wise, she kept practicing law after the show, then added a media hustle: flying to Bristol, Connecticut on weekends to host a five-hour ESPN radio show while working her legal job during the week. Over time she shifted into podcasting and writing. Abasolo has continued his career as a chiropractor.
She also admitted she saw those fundamental differences before the wedding but felt outside pressure that pushed her to get married anyway.
The money, the math, and the no-prenup problem
The divorce paperwork had specifics: Lindsay was ordered to pay $13,257 per month in temporary alimony, plus $15,000 for Abasolo's attorney fees and $5,000 for forensic expert costs. There was no prenup, and she says she finished those financial obligations in January. It stung, obviously, but she is not framing it as some scoreboard loss.
'I don't think he won.'
'There was a time when my anger was attached to what I was losing financially... but I'm so rich in community.'
'I feel more myself than ever... These are things he cannot take away from me.'
The quick version
- Met on The Bachelorette season 13 (aired 2017); married August 2019; separated 2023; divorce finalized January 2025.
- Lindsay says the split boiled down to mismatched ambition. She was juggling law and a weekend ESPN radio gig; he continued as a chiropractor.
- No prenup. She paid $13,257/month in temporary alimony during the case, plus $15,000 for his legal fees and $5,000 for a forensic expert, and says she wrapped the payments in January.
- Post-divorce confidence boost included cosmetic work from Dr. Carl Truesdale; he previously posted she had a skin pinch and fat transfer, though she did not detail that on the pod.
Bottom line: Lindsay is calling this the part where she gets her life back. The money part may have hurt, but she is leaning hard into the 'new chapter' energy — and very publicly, which, given how her relationship started, feels fitting.