Melissa Rycroft is not hiding her pain.
Less than a month after The Bachelor alum—who appeared on season 13 in 2009—was arrested under suspicion of driving under the influence, she opened up about how she is feeling.
“Life really sucks right now,” Melissa wrote to a fan under her Oct. 6 Instagram post. “I’m trying to march forward. Thank you for the sweet words in what seems like a negative world.”
Indeed, the fan who wrote to the Dancing With the Stars winner emphasized that “some people would have the world believe that they have never made a mistake.”
“I made the same mistake over two years ago because of a perfect storm of bad life events,” the fan added. “There’s no excuse, but it happened. Don’t ever forget that you are beautiful, loved and blessed.”
Although she kept a low profile in the weeks that have followed, Melissa returned to social media to wish her daughter luck on her first game of the season as a member of the drill team in the aforementioned post.
“Tonight is Sis’ first game, so wish her luck!!” Melissa wrote alongside a photo of her and her daughter. “And also, I’m not crying, you’re crying.”
The former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader was booked into Tarrant County jail in Texas Sept. 23 for suspicion of driving while intoxicated, according to online booking records. The 42-year-old—who shares three kids with Tye Strickland—was released on a $1,000 bond the following day, People reported citing Tarrant County arrest records.
“I want to remind the public of the fundamental principle of our justice system…every individual is presumed innocent until proven guilty," Rycroft’s lawyer Bret Martin said in a statement to People Oct. 2. “We, as a society, have gotten completely away from this fundamental concept. My Client was arrested on the allegation of Driving While Intoxicated. An arrest is no indication of guilt."
He added, "It is imperative that we closely examine the circumstances of this case—including the conduct of law enforcement, the toxicology results, and the facts surrounding her arrest—before any conclusions are drawn."