BACHELOR star Matt James was raised by his mother Patty and has mentioned on the show how important family is to him.
Matt has regarded his mother is his “greatest inspiration” and is excited to give her a “basketball team” of grandchildren.
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Who are The Bachelor Matt James’ mom?
Matt James grew up with mom, Patty, and his brother, John, in North Carolina.
On The Bachelor, Matt revealed the his parents split “before he could remember.”
In a 2019 interview, the reality star said that his dad has been “absent” throughout his life.
What has Matt said about his mom?
Matt made it more clear that he was raised by only his mother as he wished her a happy Father’s Day this past June.
Alongside a picture standing with his mom, he captioned the shot: “Happy Fathers Day Mom.
“A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling,” he added – referring to a meaningful bible verse.
The affection is mutual, as Patty gushed about her son during an event for his organization, ABC Food Tours New York in June 2019.
She said at the time: “He was always drawn to families where the mom and dad were together.
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“I am so proud of him. He overcame everything and he wants to be a role model for these kids.”
Matt told Good Morning America that his mom has some of the same attributes he ultimately wants in a wife.
“Just someone who you can experience life together with. Someone who is trustworthy, someone who is themselves, someone who’s caring, honest, compassionate,” he said.
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“Everything that she sacrificed for myself and my brother to be in the position that we’re at, I want to be that for somebody else. And the way that she loved myself and John is how I want to love somebody and how I want to be loved.”
In the past, The Bachelor star has been very vocal about how his mom and dad’s split impacted him as a child.
He told The Tamron Hall Show, “I saw what infidelity looked like at a young age. I saw family members that were against the relationship and doubling down on it after seeing the infidelity between my dad and my mom.”