Former Bachelor and future Netflix reality subject Colton Underwood has made a frightening revelation: he only came out as gay because of a blackmail scandal.In a new interview with Variety, Underwood recounts how he began exploring his sexuality at a Los Angeles spa–a location known to attract gay men “just to look,” as he says.
Not long after, he received an anonymous email claiming to have nude photos of him at the venue. The anonymous emailer threatened to out him to the press, which prompted Underwood to contact his publicist.“I knew that out of anybody in my world, my publicist wasn’t going to ruin me,” Underwood said.The emails eventually led Underwood to have a heart-to-heart with his publicist and to seek treatment in therapy.