Tyler Cameron Says Matt James Is Still Licking His Wounds From Rachael Kirkconnell Breakup (Exclusive)

is weighing in on a series of Bachelor Nation topics with Us, including his friend’ breakup from Rachael Kirkconnell.

“I haven’t tried yet,” Cameron, 32, told Us Weekly when asked whether he’s set up James, 33, on any dates during an interview pegged to his partnership with Lubriderm. “I think you got to lick your wounds for a little bit first, and then you gotta put yourself back out there. We’re still early.”

Cameron added that James — who he has known since college — is doing well since he ended things with Kirkconnell, 28, in January.

While Cameron told Us that he’s “so out of the loop” with The Bachelor, he proved himself wrong with his reaction to the new Golden Bachelor Mel Owens.

“I saw the announcement for it, and then I see this stud walking down the aisle for whatever event it was. It’s an NFL player, I think he’s a lawyer, I’m like, ‘Who is this guy?’ And he looks so amazing,” Cameron said, referring to Owens making his first appearance at Hulu’s inaugural Get Real house in April. “I’m like, this guy needs to be just the Bachelor, not the Golden Bachelor. I think he could pull anybody. And the comments too, were like, ‘Who is this man?’ I think he will have the women going crazy, and I think it’ll be fun to watch.”

Cameron noted that he is ready to “start watching” the franchise again after some distance from his 2019 season of The Bachelorette.

“I find myself enjoying it more now that I’ve been kind of removed from it. I’ve been watching a lot more reality TV lately, and so I think I need to start giving it another shot by sitting down on Mondays and watching it,” he said.

While he wasn’t locked in on Grant Ellis’ season of The Bachelor earlier this year, he still made a TikTok in support of Ellis’ runner-up, Litia Garr, since Cameron knows what it’s like to be the second choice who fans were rooting for to win. After showing his empathy toward Garr, Cameron revealed he was unfollowed by Ellis.