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“The Bachelor” star Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell will take their romance to the Hamptons — along with a reality star third wheel.

James and fellow Bachelor Nation star Tyler Cameron will be in Montauk over Memorial Day weekend to kick off the opening of Bounce’s new location out East, a source exclusively tells us. We’re also told Kirkconnell is planning to attend.

The sports bar, which has a location in the Flatiron District, is taking over the old Sloppy Tuna spot.

The former bar — which Scott Disick called “trashy” and where Rob Gronkowski partied shirtless — is getting an upgrade, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner with locally sourced dishes and crafted cocktails from James Beard honoree Sean Olnowich.

There will also be a dedicated window for lobster rolls, and staff uniforms by Solid and Striped.

James, the first black “Bachelor” star in the franchise, matched with Kirkconnell on the show. But in the lead-up to the finale, she was accused of past racially insensitive behavior on social media — and a photo of her at a Antebellum-themed party surfaced online — sparking a scandal on the reality series. She has since apologized, and the show’s host, Chris Harrison, stepped down after defending her and apologizing himself.

James, 29, and Kirkconnell, 24, split, but have been spotted together since April.  

A source exclusively told Page Six this month: “They are back together, but Matt is hesitant to publicly and outrightly confirm it right now because it’s still fresh, and they still have issues to work through.”

The source added, “Rachael already faced scrutiny for her past, and now all eyes have shifted to Matt, so he’s feeling pressure to set a good example for other black men.”

Kirkconnell confirmed in a WSJ Magazine profile last week that they are back together.

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