{"id":9140,"date":"2021-04-14T09:09:41","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T13:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/chyrfm\/?p=9140"},"modified":"2021-04-14T09:09:41","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T13:09:41","slug":"former-bachelor-colton-underwood-has-come-out-as-gay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/chyrfm\/blogs\/mornings\/2021\/04\/former-bachelor-colton-underwood-has-come-out-as-gay\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Bachelor Colton Underwood Has Come Out As Gay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Early this morning, <strong>Colton Underwood<\/strong> appeared on <em>Good Morning America<\/em> with the intention of getting something off his chest.<\/p>\n<p>Colton is a fan favorite for fans of<em><strong> the Bachelor<\/strong><\/em>, first appearing as a contestant on<strong><em> The Bachelorette<\/em><\/strong>, and then chosen to be the season 23 Bachelor (only 2 years ago).<\/p>\n<p>In his season, Colton opted not to propose to contestant <strong>Cassie Randolph<\/strong>. Instead, the couple dated until May of last year, when they broke up.<\/p>\n<p>This morning, he shared the news that he is gay!<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wFXzfYIKZIc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>He said that after the breakup and during the pandemic, he has been able to reflect and come to terms with his sexuality.<\/p>\n<p>He said,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>This year\u2019s been a lot for a lot of people and it\u2019s probably made a lot of people look at themselves in the year and figure out who they are. I\u2019ve ran from myself for a long time, I\u2019ve hated myself for a long time. I\u2019m gay. I came to terms with that earlier this year, and the next step in all of this was sort of letting people know. \u2026 I\u2019m the happiest and healthiest I\u2019ve ever been in my life. That means the world to me.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He also apologized to Cassie, commenting on the rocky breakup they had.<\/p>\n<p>It is known that after the breakup, Cassie filed a restraining order against Colton, only to drop it shortly after.<\/p>\n<p>He comments on the &#8220;dark times&#8221; saying,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I got into a place with my personal life that was dark, and bad, and I can list a bunch of different things, but they\u2019d all be excuses. I think overall, the reason why now is because I got to a place where I didn\u2019t think I was ever going to share this I don\u2019t, I would have rather died than, say, I\u2019m gay.\u00a0I think that was sort of my wake-up call.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>All in all, we&#8217;re happy for the Bachelor alum! He deserves to live his life fully and honestly.<\/p>\n<p>He says he&#8217;s the &#8220;happiest and healthiest&#8221; he&#8217;s ever been.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Early this morning, Colton Underwood appeared on Good Morning America with the intention of getting something off his chest. Colton is a fan favorite for fans of the Bachelor, first appearing as a contestant on The Bachelorette, and then chosen to be the season 23 Bachelor (only 2 years ago). 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