{"id":43271,"date":"2026-01-20T14:54:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=43271"},"modified":"2026-01-20T14:54:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:54:17","slug":"resurfaced-clip-shows-colton-underwood-being-told-he-was-gay-when-he-became-the-bachelor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/20\/resurfaced-clip-shows-colton-underwood-being-told-he-was-gay-when-he-became-the-bachelor\/","title":{"rendered":"Resurfaced clip shows Colton Underwood being told he was gay when he became The Bachelor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/13\/colton-underwood-on-the-traitors-is-getting-backlash-after-he-was-accused-of-stalking-ex\/\">Colton Underwood<\/a> recently feuded with <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/19\/michael-rappaport-is-causing-chaos-on-the-traitors-heres-all-the-beef-he-had-with-celebs-before\/\">Michael Rapaport<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/19\/where-the-traitors-us-cast-stand-with-each-other-from-michael-and-colton-to-rob-and-maura\/\">The Traitors US<\/a>, after he felt Michael saying he was good at being secretive alluded to the fact he is gay. As a result, an old clip of Colton on <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2025\/12\/25\/southern-charms-salley-previously-appeared-on-the-bachelor-weeks-after-calling-off-wedding\/\">The Bachelor<\/a> shows the gay host telling the lead he may be gay himself.<\/p>\n<p>He came out as gay aged 29, in April 2021, three years after he was the lead on The Bachelor. It was there that he met ex-girlfriend, Cassie, but they split up. Colton is now married to Jordan Brown, who he tied the knot with two years ago, in 2023, and has a child with.<\/p>\n<p>A clip has now resurfaced, in which Colton reveals he is a virgin, admitting that he hasn&#8217;t ever had a one-night stand because &#8220;he feels like those are awkward&#8221;. He went on to say he planned to wait to sleep with someone until he was in love with them.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/BachelorNation\/comments\/1qeokmp\/colton_as_the_bachelor_this_didnt_age_well\/\">Colton as the Bachelor: This didn\u2019t age well?!<\/a><br \/> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Proud_Sound2835\/\">u\/Proud_Sound2835<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/BachelorNation\/\">BachelorNation<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It was gay comedian, Billy Eichner, who went on to point out his own sexuality. He told Colton: &#8220;I&#8217;m gay. I know that is a shock, Colton. That, I think, you should look into. Maybe you&#8217;re the first gay Bachelor and we don&#8217;t even know. Put that in your promo. See you later.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Colton replied: &#8220;I&#8230; I&#8230; No,&#8221; before laughing. He&#8217;s since admitted to being on gay dating app Grindr for a few years (under a fake name, apparently) before his season as a lead on The Bachelor, and also had hookups with several men in his mid-20s.<\/p>\n<p>However, he was concerned one of his gay hookups might out him and told <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2021\/tv\/features\/colton-underwood-the-bachelor-netflix-1234970331\/\">Variety<\/a>: &#8220;I remember feeling guilty, like &#8216;What the hell am I doing?&#8217; It was my first time letting myself go there, so much that I was like, &#8216;I need <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2025\/12\/02\/bret-enegemann-was-originally-cast-on-the-bachelorette-so-heres-what-happened\/\">The Bachelorette<\/a> in my life, so I could be straight.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><i>For all the latest reality TV cast member news, scandals, gossip and updates \u2013 like <\/i><i><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" 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