The Bachelor: Colton Underwood shares his idea for a gay iteration of the series
Colton Underwood has shared his idea for a gay Bachelor season in a new interview. Since its inception nearly two decades ago, the popular dating show has become a reality TV mainstay, spawning successful spinoffs – The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise – and earning praise for its signature romantic formula.
However, in recent years, many LGBTQIA+ viewers have called out the show for not featuring a queer lead. While a gay season of The Bachelor has yet to arrive on our TV screens, a handful of former contestants have come out as members of the community, like Underwood.
The former football player first appeared in The Bachelorette season 14 before leading the 23rd season of The Bachelor. During a recent appearance on the Boyfriend Material podcast, Underwood shared his opinion on a potential gay Bachelor season after host Harry Jowsey brought up the Australian franchise’s recent three-lead structure. “See, that’s what I want to do… everybody keeps saying, ‘Will The Bachelor ever do a gay Bachelor?’ And my response is always, ‘I think it’s lazy to always put that on The Bachelor franchise’.
But I do think there’s a version in which if we had three bachelors at the same time, you can represent our community as a whole,” he said. “It’s hard to represent the gay community with one singular person.
