TL;DR
- Colton Underwood reveals he hooked up with married men.
- He felt it was a way to protect himself.
- Underwood hated the ‘Virgin Bachelor’ label.
- He struggled with his sexuality in the spotlight.
- Now, he’s embracing his true self.
Colton Underwood, the former star of ABC’s The Bachelor, is spilling some serious tea about his past relationships, and honey, it’s a doozy. In a candid chat on the We Need to Talk podcast with relationship guru Paul C. Brunson, Underwood opened up about the lengths he went to keep his sexuality under wraps before coming out as gay. And let’s just say, the ‘Virgin Bachelor’ label was not just a cute moniker; it was a source of major anxiety for him.
Underwood revealed, “I was very careful, even when I was physically experimenting with guys and trying to, like, figure myself out.” His secretive escapades led him to a rather unconventional rule: he would only hook up with married straight men. “To protect myself, I would only hook up with married straight men,” he confessed. “So, that was sort of my rule that I would never break.” Talk about a wild ride!
Why married men, you ask? Underwood explained that it was all about self-preservation. “They had more to lose than I did,” he said. “If they tried to, you know, ruin my career and my life for football, they had a whole family that they’d be risking as well.” It’s a twisted logic, but in the world of closeted identities, it makes a certain kind of sense.
Looking back, Underwood wishes he had been more open about his struggles. “I think there could have been something just interesting in that conversation,” he said, reflecting on the possibility of sharing his journey with the world. Instead, he was boxed into a narrative that revolved around his virginity, a storyline he loathed. “I remember I always got asked why I was a virgin. So, that was the storyline that they wanted to run with. I hated it because I didn’t want that pressure,” he lamented.
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Despite not being a virgin in the traditional sense, Underwood leaned into that narrative due to his religious upbringing and the internalized fear of coming out. “There were so many reasons why I was a virgin,” he explained. “Like it was my faith. Obviously the one that I didn’t tell publicly was my struggle with my sexuality.” But now, with his true self shining through, Underwood is ready to embrace who he really is.
So, what’s next for Colton? Only time will tell, but one thing’s for sure: he’s no longer hiding in the shadows of his past. Watch the full interview on the We Need to Talk podcast below and get ready for more revelations from this former Bachelor!
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