“Bachelorette” alum Rachel Lindsay has deleted her Instagram account after receiving a slew of racist comments from fans of the ABC dating show.

The 35-year-old deactivated her account on Friday amid backlash from her interview with Chris Harrison on Feb. 9, Us Weekly reports. The conversation led to the longtime host stepping away from the franchise after he defended racist allegations about Season 25 contestant Rachael Kirkconnell.

After learning about Rachel’s absence on Twitter, Van Lathan, her “Higher Learning” podcast co-host, was furious she was bullied to the point that she deactivated her account.

He shared an Instagram post stating, “this harassment is going too far” and called out Harrison for remaining quiet amid the backlash.

“@chrisbharrison are you okay with people getting at Rachel to the point she can’t even exist on IG. Is anyone from the entire ‘Bachelor Nation’ going to stand up and condemn this harassment of a Black woman?” Lathan wrote in the caption.

In the video, Lathan noted that Harrison was the only one to blame for his departure from Bachelor Nation.

“Rachel is not responsible for Chris Harrison, a 49-year-old man who can’t read the room in these 2021 times. She’s not responsible for that,” he said.

Rachel is reportedly in talks to potentially take over hosting “After the Final Rose” following Harrison’s exit.

“ABC and Warner Bros. have spoken to Rachel about the possibility of hosting the After the Final Rose special and they would like her to take on the role,” a source said.

“She is still weighing the options and is pushing for After the Final Rose to include a bigger conversation about race overall in the franchise. No final decision has been made yet.”

Since deactivating her Instagram account, Rachel has received support from Becca Kufrin, Nick Viall, JoJo Fletcher, Kaitlyn Bristowe, and other “Bachelor” franchise alums.

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Rachel Lindsay of ABC’s “The Bachelorette” guest stars on “Good Morning America,” on May 22, 2017. ABC/Lou Rocco
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