Colton Underwood, who starred on season 23 of The Bachelor in 2019, has come out as gay. The former football player sat down with Robin Roberts on the April 14 episode of Good Morning America for the deeply personal conversation, where he opened up about his sexuality. “I’m gay,” he said. “I came to terms with that earlier this year and have been processing it.
The next step in all of this is sort of letting people know. I’m still nervous, but it’s been a journey for sure.” In March 2020, Colton released his book, The First Time, where he opened up about the longtime speculation about his sexuality.
Public buzz that Colton might be gay began when he appeared on The Bachelorette in 2018 and revealed that he was still a virgin.