Is Colton Underwood gay?
FORMER Bachelor Colton Underwood revealed that he was gay in an interview with Robin Roberts on Good Morning America on April 14, 2021.
On May 13, 2023, he tied the knot with his significant other in a three-day ceremony in Napa Valley.
Is Colton Underwood gay?
Colton Underwood confirmed he was gay on Good Morning America on April 14, 2021.
In a very candid interview, he spoke with Robin Roberts about his struggle with accepting who he was.
"This year has been a lot for a lot of people. It's probably made a lot of people look in the mirror and confront what they were running from," he began.
"For me, I've run from myself for a long time, and I've hated myself for a long time. I'm gay. And I came to terms with that earlier this year. The next step in all of this was letting people know. I'm still nervous, it's been a journey for sure."
He told Robin that he's now the "happiest and healthiest" he's ever been in his life after overcoming a bout of depression.
At one point, he claimed he would've rather died than admitted that he was gay. When asked if he had ever harmed himself, Colton replied:
"There was a moment in LA that I woke up where I didn't think I was going to wake up. I didn't have the intentions of waking up , and I think for me, that was my wake-up call of 'this is your life, take back control.'
"Looking beyond that, even just suicidal thoughts, driving my car close to a cliff and thinking 'if I drive my car off this cliff it's not that big of a deal...'"
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"I don't feel that anymore," he declared.
He told Robin that it was true he remained a virgin, and when he was confronted with questions about his virginity, he simply said: "I was a virgin Bachelor because I was gay."
Colton previously opened up about questioning his sexuality in his memoir The First Time but denied that he was gay.
He recalled a particular experience in high school that he battled with throughout his life, in which he was "super insecure" and "thought he was gay."
The reality star revealed his classmates thought he may be gay as they questioned his faith and abstinence from sex, writing: "It was one of those things where you hear something so often, you start believing it.
"I thought, maybe I am gay. The captain of the football team should be having sex and drinking, right? But I wasn’t."
Who is Colton Underwood in a relationship with now?
Underwood announced he was engaged to political strategist Jordan C Brown on February 28, 2022.
";After my birthday, Jordan and I went to Big Sur for a weekend getaway to decompress and relax in nature," Underwood told .
"I couldn't have pictured a more beautiful place to celebrate an amazing milestone in my life and relationship."
"I'm extremely happy! 2021 was the most transformative year of my life," he continues. "Starting 2022 off with my best friend, teammate and now fiancé is something I never thought was going to be possible."
Underwood and Brown have been dating since the summer of 2021.
After nearly two years of dating, the two have officially tied the knot on May 13, 2023.
Brown and Underwood took to Instagram in a joint post the following day posting a picture of themselves during their wedding ceremony.
The : "The Brown-Underwoods ❤️ May 13th 2023."
The couple got married at the Carneros Resort and Spa in Napa Valley, California in front of 200 guests.
Following their ceremony, the newlyweds threw a disco-themed pool party.
What happened to Colton Underwood and Cassie Randolph?
During his time on the ABC dating competition show, Colton fell head over heels for Cassie Randolph.
The pair dated for 18 months after the season finale of The Bachelor season 23, though eventually called it quits in May 2020.
Following news of their split, that the two had different priorities and ultimately knew they weren't going to work.
"Colton and Cassie just weren’t on the same page. Colton really wanted to settle down and get married - he’s been ready for a long time.
"And Cassie just wasn’t ready. They both knew it wasn’t going to work," the source said.
While the split was originally believed to be amicable, things got messy when Cassie filed a restraining order against Colton.
Back in September, Cassie accused Colton of "stalking" and "tracking her car."
She was granted a temporary restraining order that forced Colton to stay at least 100 yards away from her, in addition to her car, home, workplace, and school.
Before the filing, reported that Cassie claimed Colton had been harassing and stalking her with text messages.
Additionally, he also apparently planted a tracking device by taping it to the bottom of the back bumper of her car to learn of her whereabouts.
What was his message for Cassie Randolph?
Colton apologized to Cassie, the winner of his season on The Bachelor, for involving her.
He told Robin: "I would like to say sorry for how things ended, I messed up I made a lot of bad choices.
"I loved everything about her, and it's hard for me to articulate my emotions and going through that relationship with her because I obviously had an internal fight going on.
"I'm sorry for any pain and emotional stress I caused, I wish it wouldn't have happened the way it did. I wish I would have been courageous enough to fix myself before I broke anyone else."
He also told the other women who competed: "I would understand why they would think that way, I thought a lot of this too.
"Do I regret being The Bachelor? Or handling it the way I did? I do think I could have handled it better."
"I wish I had been courageous enough to fix myself before I broke anyone else."
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Colton's six-part documentary on Netflix titled Coming Out Colton premieres on Friday, December 3, 2021.
The documentary follows Colton and his journey embracing being out as gay.