Former 'Bachelorette' Star Clare Crawley Flaunts 'Battle Wounds' From Kissing Boyfriend

Clare Crawley subtly hinted at a hot make-out session with her new beau Ryan Dawkins in an Instagram Story post.

The former "Bachelorette" star filmed herself doing her favorite things in cold weather, including making a bowl of chili, and shared it with her followers via Instagram stories Tuesday.

Crawley, who had a visible bump on her lips, shared a close-up selfie and explained that it was from kissing her boyfriend which she captioned, "Battle wounds."

"Also, no I didn't get my lips done, it's the consequence of having sensitive skin + a hot man with a beard," the 41-year-old wrote in a text overlay on the video.

The pair went Instagram official earlier this month. The former reality TV star shared a video of her and Dawkins, 45, on her Instagram stories showing them laughing while listening to music inside the car. Crawley captioned the clip, "Him."

She also shared an extended version of the video on her Instagram story which showed them kissing in the car. She captioned it, "my perfect match."

Comments from Crawley's co-stars in ABC's "Bachelor" hinted that the pair had been together for quite a while.

Katie Thurston wrote, "Finally the secret is out," while Caroline Lunny said, "Hell yeah with this hard launch!"

Lunny also said, "oh sh** we're liveeeeeee...So happy you're happy love."

"AND HE'S GREAT," Sarah Herron commented. Michael Allio also wrote, "Love to see it. So deserving..."

Crawley's relationship news came a year after she and Dale Moss broke up after getting engaged just a few weeks into the show. The pair left "The Bachelorette" in the middle of the season to nurture their relationship off-screen but broke up for the second time in September 2021.

At the time, a source told People that the split was "mutual" and was a result of major arguments on how soon they wanted to build a family and where to settle down.

"I don't know if that's a regret, I loved, and have always had such a deep love for Dale, and A) he doesn't go away overnight and B) I don't regret that I loved loving him," Crawley said in an episode of Jana Kramer's podcast, "Whine Down" on Monday.