Tyler Cameron Says Matt James Still Struggling to Move On From Rachael Kirkconnell Split: ‘He’s Licking His Wounds’

Tyler Cameron is weighing in on a series of Bachelor Nation topics with Us, including his friend Matt JamesMatt JamesMatt James’ 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.

“It’s all fun and games,” Cameron told Us after confirming that they haven’t talked.

When it comes to Cameron’s love life, he hinted that he found The One in girlfriend Tate Madden, whom he recently worked with on a campaign for Lubriderm Daily Moisture Lotion Fragrance Free.

“Lubriderm just makes it easy,” he told Us. “[It has] all things that you need in a relationship — trust, affordability, availability. You can pick it up anywhere … It’s 24-hour care.”