Cassie Randolph is opening up about Colton Underwood. The 26-year-old alum appeared on the latest episode of Kaitlyn Bristowe's podcast, and told the host how she found out that her ex was gay.Randolph and Underwood ended up together at the conclusion of his 2019 season of .
They called it quits in May 2020. Less than a year later, Underwood appeared on and came out as gay.«I found out the same way that everyone else did,» Randolph revealed. «I was actually in Mexico on vacation with friends, which was great, great to be away.
I found out I think through Snapchat on . It was horrible. It was just a shocking kind of thing.»After the news broke, Randolph opted to stay mostly quiet, only addressing the situation in a YouTube video, though she didn't mention her ex by name.«Regarding the topic in the media that brought my name up this week, I just want to let you know that I'm not going to be further discussing it or commenting on it for now,» she said at the time. «There's a lot of layers to it and I just feel like the best thing for me at this time is to move forward and just focus on going forward.»On the podcast, Randolph explained how keeping mum led to «a healthy break» from the public eye.«That's such a hard thing too, when everything's so in your face,» she said. «I think that's why I took a step back for so long.