Colton Unrwood, former 'Bachelor' star, says he is gay | CNN

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• THERE’S ALREADY BEEN A GAY ‘BACHELOR’-TYPE SHOW, AND IT WAS ESRTED OFF AIR AFTER JT ONE SEASON
• COLTON UNRWOOD, FORMER 'BACHELOR' STAR, OUT AS GAY
• FORMER ‘BACHELOR’ STAR SAYS HE IS GAY

THERE’S ALREADY BEEN A GAY ‘BACHELOR’-TYPE SHOW, AND IT WAS ESRTED OFF AIR AFTER JT ONE SEASON

In realy, there’s already been a gay “Bachelor”-type show — “Fdg Prce Charmg. Thirteen gay men moved to a mansn to try to w the affectns of a handsome eligible bachelor, terr signer Robert Sepuvelda Jr.

COLTON UNRWOOD, FORMER 'BACHELOR' STAR, OUT AS GAY

“Fdg Prce Charmg” was not whout ntroversy, though, but not for s gay slant. ” Unrwood has been filmg a realy TV seri for Netflix about his journey g out as a gay man.

Former "Bachelor" star Colton Unrwood revealed that he is gay a taped terview wh "Good Morng Ameri" anchor Rob Roberts that aired Wednday. And I’m gay, and I me to terms wh that earlier this year, and I’ve been procsg and the next step all of this was sort of lettg people know, " Unrwood, 29, told Roberts.

FORMER ‘BACHELOR’ STAR SAYS HE IS GAY

""I'm proud to be gay, " Unrwood said later the terview. In an terview wh Entertament Tonight last year, he said that "The Bachelor" helped him realize that he was not gay, after stgglg wh his sexualy. And a book he published 2020, "The First Time: Fdg Myself and Lookg for Love on Realy TV, " he revealed that growg up, people would qutn whether he was gay, sce he was a virg and a football player.

The tth is, I was a virg bachelor bee I was gay and I didn't know how to handle , " Unrwood told Roberts. "He said his Catholic upbrgg and athletic life ma him supprs his sexualy, even though he knew he was gay his hman year of high now, Unrwood said he is closer to God than ever before. "And I know even sayg that now as a gay man, people are gog to be like 'how is that even possible?