The Circle’s Rachel Ward Claims Several Alums ‘Stopped Talking’ to Her: I ‘Don’t Benefit Them Anymore’

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The Circle is all about finding popularity and friends through social media, but Rachel Ward found that it didn’t extend long after they left the competition.“When you thought you were friends with people from The Circle but they stopped talking to you because you don’t benefit them anymore,” Rachel, 25, captioned a Tuesday, July 4, TikTok video of herself.Rachel — who competed on season 3 of The Circle, catfishing as her friend’s boyfriend Jackson — did not reveal which Netflix stars had ceased communication with her, but did seemingly shade them while lip-synching the phrase, “You are a normal, regular civilian.

Act like it,” in the clip. Ward also captioned her post with three clown emojis.Several of Rachel’s former competitors took to her TikTok comments to express their shock about her revelations.“MY JAW DROPPED,” Daniel Cusimano, who also appeared on season 3, replied, while season 4’s Alyssa Ljubicich noted that she “gasped” and asked, “Who are we fist-fighting?”Rachel replied to Alyssa on Wednesday, July 5: “HAHAHA ily.”Many eagle-eyed social media users began theorizing which The Circle alums could have been her target, especially after Matt Pappadia commented that he “cannot wait for Nick [Uhlenhuth] to see this.” While fans quickly thought Matt’s message meant that season 3’s Nick, 29, was the former friend in question, Ward shut that speculation down.“I love Nicky,” she gushed in the comments, referring to the Perfect Match alum.Though Rachel didn’t name any names, she did acknowledge one commenter’s speculation that the cast”just like[s] to mess with us.” The reality TV alum succinctly replied: “Confirmed.”In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesRachel was one of the OG contestants on The