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Kit Keenan deemed a 'hero' for dumping Matt James before the hometown dates

The 21-year-old took herself out of the competition as she still had 'seeds of doubt' about Matt James

The tables turned on Matt James in Monday night's episode of 'The Bachelor' Season 25. He had been sending home a lot of fan favorites, leaving Bachelor Nation fans vexed and dejected. Katie Thurston's ouster from the show last week was a blow that fans were still recovering from and to add insult to injury, Matt sent Chelsea Vaughn home at the beginning of this week's episode during the rose ceremony. All bets were off when the episode hit halfway mark and Abigail Heringer was sent home. 

Fans thought Matt's apology for leading her on and then eliminating her was lame and that she didn't deserve this treatment. He continued to invite their wrath after giving the group date rose to Rachael Kirkconnell, who isn't exactly a darling to people right now and the racism scandal surrounding her is yet to die down.

Another frontrunner Bri Springs had been vulnerable in front of Matt during the group date, telling him that she quit her job to be on the show. A lot of fans watching the episode were of the opinion that if anyone deserved the rose and the opportunity to attend Aloe Blacc's private concert, it was her and not Kirkconnell.

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Bri didn't take the rejection quite well and she couldn't stop her tears. Kit Keenan, too, began to feel off after the whole situation and the way it unfolded. That's why she showed up at his door after everyone had retired to their rooms.

At an earlier point in the episode, 21-year-old Kit had laid out her plans in front of Matt. She told him that her main goal is to finish school, start her own business and that she wasn't thinking about kids until she was 25 or 26 years old. She had mentioned on camera that she was trying to get eliminated but hearing Matt's response made her change her mind. He assured her that he still wanted her around and that she made her happy after she told him her plans. 

Kit told him that she was falling in love with him at that point but she pulled a 180 after the group date and told him she had "seeds of doubt" about their future together, dumped him, and drove back home. Fans had not favored this celebrity kid (she's Cynthia Rowley's daughter) until now, but this boss move just changed everything.

"Kit is my hero," wrote one fan. While another wrote, "Kit definitely proved me wrong - big fan #TheBachelor". Another tweet read, "Good job Kit! You don’t deserve his ass go get yours girl! #TheBachelor". Another fan wrote, "Kit is going to do great things. She is wise beyond her years. #TheBachelor"

Catch new episodes of 'The Bachelor' every Monday at 8 pm ET on ABC.