It’s been two years since Tayshia Adams’ season of The Bachelorette aired — and she will look again with fondness on how she’s stayed true to herself.

“My greatest lesson [was] simply to stay true to me and I really feel like I did that,” the 32-year-old actuality TV character solely instructed Us Weekly on Wednesday, December 7, whereas selling her partnership with World Imaginative and prescient. “I’m actually pleased with that and I really feel like some individuals get caught up within the mixture of all the pieces and I believe one of the simplest ways — the perfect apply — is simply to be you. And I believe with that, all of this stuff have come and it simply type of finds you if you’re true to your self. So I believe that’s my greatest lesson is simply to proceed to stay grounded and be very grateful for all the pieces.”

Followers watched Adams get engaged to Zac Clark in the course of the December 2020 finale of season 16 of The Bachelorette. Almost one 12 months later, the twosome cut up in November 2021.

“Him and I each know the reality and the place we stand, and I’ve really by no means stated something within the media about our relationship apart from [that] we’re now not collectively,” she instructed Us. “And I do know individuals may assume in any other case, however that’s actually the one assertion we’ve ever given out. I believe that’s simply one thing about maturity and the way we determined to proceed and yeah, on the finish of the day, nobody else must know anything.”

Regardless of sparking hypothesis that she had a brand new man in her life over the summer season — a chef named Dorian — Adams instructed Us that she’s single.

“Folks really need me to be in a pair relationships. … My greatest precedence, honestly, I’ve stated it earlier than, I do know individuals don’t consider me, but it surely was actually simply engaged on me,” she defined. “And simply type of discovering my very own [way] in New York Metropolis, but in addition specializing in the issues that basically make me blissful, that are my philanthropy efforts and I actually love the style trade as effectively, [and] health and my psychological well being.”

Adams can also be simply buddies with Bravo’s Austen Kroll, who joked earlier this month that they had been “in love” after assembly on Watch What Occurs Stay With Andy Cohen in October 2021.

“We’ve got a few mutual buddies right here within the metropolis and each time he’s right here, I occur to run into the person. However he’s superior,” she stated. “I can’t say that we’re totally in love like he has claimed, however love you, Austen.”

With regards to courting one other actuality star general, Adams stated “by no means say by no means” earlier than opening up in regards to the difficulties of being in a public relationship.

“I believe that’s one other lesson I’ve discovered is I actually wanna shield that sooner or later, and type of, possibly, maintain it quiet and beneath wraps for a minute after which possibly let the individuals in on the information after a short while,” she instructed Us. “Individuals are non-public investigators. I don’t even understand how they determine half the issues they do now.”

Extra just lately, Adams collaborated with World Imaginative and prescient to lift cash for Ukraine aid by her All Issues Potential Purse after a visit to Moldova, the place 1000’s of Ukrainian refugees live following the battle with Russia.

“I actually needed to provide you with one thing for them to get extra funds for the Ukraine disaster fund. So we got here up with getting this handmade woven purse and with every donation for the purse, the cash goes straight to the fund in order that they will correctly allocate it. However I believe the perfect [way] to [get involved] is to purchase the All Issues Potential Purse and if you donate you get a cute purse in return,” she defined. “It’s a very cool token to take with you to type of keep in mind what trigger you donated to and to remind your self, like, simply to like on one another and simply to be a very good human when you’ll be able to.”

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