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I Revisited Colton Underwood’s Bachelor Season Now That He’s Appear Out
Colton Underwood, the titular leading gentleman on the 23rd season of The Bachelor, came out as gay on Good Morning America on Wednesday, stunning Bachelor Nation, as our sorry lot refer to ourselves. He’s also reportedly “weeks” into filming a Netflix truths show about his coming out; Gus Kenworthy will arrive. Most fans contain received the news with shock, but speaking as the gay son of a Southern pastor, my reaction was a little different: I am in fact completely unsurprised that a conservative Catholic former NFL player would proceed on a nationally televised heterosexual internet dating show simply to convince himself he’s straight. And now that I’ve rewatched parts of his season, I’m starting to wonder how we never noticed in the first place.
What a season it was. Colton’s narrative from the beginning of his Bachelordom—and in his stint on Becca’s season of The Bachelorette—centered on his virginity. It was a constant talking point that cropped up in conversations with all of the women he pursued, and even became a way for the demonstrate to sell itself. Chris Harrison, the series’ longtime host, teased the season by
By Gregory Coles. Greg is a Senior Research Fellow at The Center and is the writer of Single, Same-sex attracted, Christian and No Longer Strangers.
In a blog post I wrote for The Center almost three years ago, I made a passing reference to Colton Underwood, who at the time was making headlines as the first virgin bachelor on truths TV’s The Bachelor. “Failure to pursue and fulfill one’s sexual attraction is understood as almost freakishly nonnormative in 2019,” I wrote, “even if you’re as heterosexual as a man simultaneously dating 30 women on TV.”
As it turns out, I was rather too quick in assuming Colton’s heterosexuality. In an interview with Good Morning America this April, Colton announced that he is gay and that his period on The Bachelor was a last-ditch effort to grow straight. This truth, and the drama surrounding it, are now the subject of a fresh Netflix series entitled Coming Out Colton, released earlier this month.
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For our introduce purposes, I possess no interest in delving into the vicissitudes of the series or the controversies surrounding Colton’s previous relationships. Instead, I want to fo
Former 'Bachelor' Colton Underwood engaged to Jordan C. Brown
NEW YORK -- Big news for Bachelor Nation, former "Bachelor" Colton Underwood is engaged!
Underwood, 30, is engaged to political strategist Jordan C. Brown, 39.
Underwood revealed the news first to PEOPLE.
He tweeted and posted on Instagram, "Life is going to be playfulness with you!"
Brown shared on Instagram, "The only second in my life I'm ok with wasting a bottle of champagne. I love you babe."
Underwood came out as gay publicly less than a year ago in April 2021.
Before Underwood had the starring role on "The Bachelor," he was vying for Becca Kufrin's heart on "The Bachelorette" back in 2018. As a fan favorite, and Becca's closing 4, he was offered a spot on "Bachelor in Paradise" and then "The Bachelor."
As the season 23 "Bachelor" he fell in love with Cassie Randolph and famously, "jumped the fence" for her. His virginity was brought up continuously throughout the show. "I loved everything about her," he said.
Underwood and Randolph dated for the next year, but never got engaged. They broke up in 202
Colton Underwood Opens Up About How He Fits Into LGBTQ+ Group as a Gay Dad
Getting candid.
Bachelor Nation first met Colton Underwood on Becca Kufrin’s season of “The Bachelorette,” and he returned to our screens for Season 5 of “Bachelor in Paradise” before being named the Season 23 Bachelor.
After his time on the Bachelor Nation shows, Colton came out as gay and married his now-husband Jordan Brown at a stunning ceremony in Napa Valley, California, in May 2023.
Last year, the couple celebrated their first anniversary and just welcomed their son Bishop together in September 2024.
Now navigating life as a new parent, Colton stopped by the “Milk Drunk” podcast and talked about parenthood, having another child, and being a gay dad.
The former Bachelor said, “I’ve always sort of looked for how I fit into the gay community since I came out. I love the fact that I’m a queer dad. I want to, not promote it, but show people and normalize the conversation around what that looks like. I know people have a lot of opinions and social media can be mean at times, but it’s been an overwhelmingly positive so far by sharing him and our family.”
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