Former “Bachelor” nttant Colton Unrwood me out on Wednday, and some fans are hopg that ABC will have a same-sex “Bachelor” season the near future (ABC has not announced plans for any such show). In realy, there’s already been a gay “Bachelor”-type show — “Fdg Prce Charmg.” “Fdg Prce Charmg” aired on Logo, Via’s LGBTQ-themed ble channel (and origal home of “RuPl’s Drag Race”) back 2016 and borrowed heavily om “The Bachelor.” Thirteen gay men moved to a mansn to try to w the affectns of a handsome eligible bachelor, terr signer Robert Sepuvelda Jr. At the end of each episo, there was their versn of the rose ceremony where black bow ti were hand to the suors still the petn. Former ‘NSYNCer Lance Bass played the Chris Harrison-que host. Also Read: Billy Eichner to Colton Unrwood 2019: 'Maybe You're the First Gay Bachelor and We Don't Even Know' (Vio) In the end, Sepulveda chose hairstylist Eric Leonardos as his guy. Leonardos and Sepulveda dated for a b after the show but did not stay together. “Fdg Prce Charmg” was not whout ntroversy, though, but not for s gay slant. After filmg and jt prr to s premiere, reports emerged that Sepulveda had prevly been a sex worker. At the time, a person close to the suatn told TheWrap that Logo followed “standard protol” when vettg Sepulveda and that “nothg me up durg the background check.” One nttant said he was fired om his job after Sepulveda’s rt past was revealed. Also Read: All 24 Bachelors Ranked, From Least to Most Dramatic (Photos) Dpe the ntroversy, the show still aired and was even ld for s portrayal of HIV-posive dividuals (Leonardos disclosed he was HIV-posive on the show). A send season was planned but never ma to air. “Fdg Prce Charmg” wasn’t even the first male-male datg realy show. Back 2003, Bravo aired “Boy Meets Boy,” but the show’s twist was that some of the suors were heterosexual men. It remas to be seen what’s next for Unrwood after g out on “Good Morng Ameri.” Unrwood has been filmg a realy TV seri for Netflix about his journey g out as a gay man. Read origal story There’s Already Been a Gay ‘Bachelor’-Type Show, and It Was Esrted Off Air After Jt One Season At TheWrap
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- THERE’S ALREADY BEEN A GAY ‘BACHELOR’-TYPE SHOW, AND IT WAS ESRTED OFF AIR AFTER JT ONE SEASON
- ‘BACHELOR’ FANS MAND GAY SEASON AMID COLTON UNRWOOD’S G OUT
- HERE'S WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THERE WAS A GAY VERSN OF 'THE BACHELOR'
- THE (GAY) BACHELOR; THE NAME OF THE GAME IS GUESS WHO’S STRAIGHT IN…
- ABC'S NEW BACHELOR ISSU APOLOGY AFTER SAYG GAY VERSN WOULD BE BAD FOR KIDS
- FANS WANT A GAY 'BACHELOR' SEASON WH COLTON UNRWOOD, BUT 'S NOT THE RIGHT MOVE. HERE'S WHY
- IT’S TIME FOR AN ACTUALLY GAY SEASON OF THE BACHELOR ALREADY
- THERE’S ALREADY BEEN A GAY ‘BACHELOR’-TYPE SHOW, AND IT WAS ESRTED OFF AIR AFTER JT ONE SEASON
- COLTON UNRWOOD, THE FIRST GAY ‘BACHELOR,’ CONONTS HIS CONTROVERSIAL COMG OUT
- GAY BACHELOR TV SHOW HAS NASTY SURPRISE
THERE’S ALREADY BEEN A GAY ‘BACHELOR’-TYPE SHOW, AND IT WAS ESRTED OFF AIR AFTER JT ONE SEASON
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Could there be a gay season of “The Bachelor?
‘BACHELOR’ FANS MAND GAY SEASON AMID COLTON UNRWOOD’S G OUT
After g out as gay 2021, former 'Bachelor' star Colton Unrwood is engaged to boyiend Jordan C. Brown * bachelor gay version *
“Ok let’s see a gay Bachelor season, ” wrote one Twter er rponse to the news. “So now, obvly, do a long overdue gay Bachelor season, ” posted another.
“Now give the season we serve wh a gay bachelor please, ” said @anahigu. I see a glimmer of hope for the gay Bachelor season that we all so sperately serve.
To everyone sayg he should get another season and be the first gay bachelor- are you fettg how he treated Cassie?? But at least one supporter saw the news g — and suggted there’s already been a season of “Gay Bachelor.
HERE'S WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THERE WAS A GAY VERSN OF 'THE BACHELOR'
This is the last time a gay datg show worth mentng was on year was 2006 and the show was MTV’s ‘Next.’ It wasn’t technilly a “gay datg show” but everythg about was gay. I... * bachelor gay version *
” In a clip rurfaced Wednday, “Billy on the Street” host Billy Eichner suggted that Unrwood was the first gay Bachelor whout even knowg . Liftyle reported at the Unrwood beme the first openly gay man Bachelor Natn April C. The outlet reported that the rtrag orr was dropped that later, April 2021, Unrwood me out as gay durg an terview on "Good Morng Ameri.
"This mak him the first former lead to be part of the LGBTQ+ muny, and the first gay man volved wh the May 2023, Unrwood married polil strategist Jordan C. The former Bachelor nttant me out as gay April 2021 and has been attached to Brown sce last fall. Unrwood then me out as gay April 2021 an terview wh Rob Roberts on Good Morng Ameri, and went on to star on Netflix docu-seri Comg Out Colton, tracg Unrwood's own g out journey and teractns wh other notable gay public figur.
He was the first lead of The Bachelor anchise to e out as gay. Related ntent: Former Bachelor Colton Unrwood out as gayStars celebrate newly out Bachelor alum Colton Unrwood: 'You're ee now'Why Comg Out Colton is a major fumble Episo Reps Zach on the season fale of The Bachelor S27 E10 Rep The Bachelor fale rep: Zach go om 'eak-out mo' to pickg a fiancée By Kristen Baldw The Bachelor rep. This is the last time a gay datg show worth mentng was on year was 2006 and the show was MTV’s ‘Next.
THE (GAY) BACHELOR; THE NAME OF THE GAME IS GUESS WHO’S STRAIGHT IN…
’ It wasn’t technilly a “gay datg show” but everythg about was gay.
Sce then there hasn’t really been much terms of actual gay datg shows. Tonight’s premier of the Bachelor got me thkg…what would a gay versn of the show look like?
ABC'S NEW BACHELOR ISSU APOLOGY AFTER SAYG GAY VERSN WOULD BE BAD FOR KIDS
Gay men don’t do sober dat and if they do ’s bee one of them has a problem and who wants to date a guy wh that kd of baggage? TelevisnWho's Ready for a Gay Versn of The Bachelor? Well, 's official, all your gayt realy TV dreams are fally g te.
FANS WANT A GAY 'BACHELOR' SEASON WH COLTON UNRWOOD, BUT 'S NOT THE RIGHT MOVE. HERE'S WHY
Logo TV announced yterday the creatn of a new realy datg show featurg exclively gay men, tled Fdg Prce Charmg. THE NBC-owned ble channel Bravo is gog “The Bachelor” one better -lnchg a gay-versn of the datg show.
IT’S TIME FOR AN ACTUALLY GAY SEASON OF THE BACHELOR ALREADY
“This is gog to blur the boundari of what is thought to be straight and what is thought to be gay this untry, ” said, Stt Seom, a spokman for The Gay & Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn. “Only realy televisn uld create a closet for straight men, ” The revelatn will “challenge prenceived notns of what is nsired gay and straight behavr, ” acrdg to work officials. “One is that of our leadg man, a gay man lookg for a romantic nnectn.
And the send is followg the straight man’s journey and what ’s like to live the gay world for a week – for them to walk a e a gay man’s sho. “Gays do not necsarily have to be protected om realy-datg show twists, ” says Seom. ABC's newt Bachelor igned angry cricism after tellg a reporter, that to protect children watchg at home, there should never be a gay versn of the datg show.
THERE’S ALREADY BEEN A GAY ‘BACHELOR’-TYPE SHOW, AND IT WAS ESRTED OFF AIR AFTER JT ONE SEASON
" He went on to say a gay leadg man would be "too hard to watch" and that gay people are "more pervert a sense. "Sce butg 2002, there has never been a gay versn of The Bachelor.
The omissn has bee the target of ridicule by the lik of Jse Tyler Fergon and Gee Takei, who staged a fake gay sp-off last year forFunny or Die. Although Galavis said "I rpect them bee they want to have kids, " what appears to really nfe Galavis is how gay people raise children at all. " Here's the plete apology, followed by the d:"I want to apologize to all the people I may have offend bee of my ments on havg a Gay or Bisexual Bachelor.
If you listen to the entire terview, there's nothg but rpect for Gay people and their fai. I have many gay iends and one of my clost iends who's like a brother has been a nstant my life pecially durg the past 5 months. What I meant to say was that gay people are more affectnate and tense and for a segment of the TV dience this would be too racy to accept.
COLTON UNRWOOD, THE FIRST GAY ‘BACHELOR,’ CONONTS HIS CONTROVERSIAL COMG OUT
"If that didn't drive home the msage, Galavis issued a send apology via GLAAD that specifilly noted his support for LGBT youth and for gay parents he knows. Here's that apology:"I have heard om many gay Latos today who are hurt bee of what I said and I apologize. I know gay parents and I support them and their fai.
GAY BACHELOR TV SHOW HAS NASTY SURPRISE
I am a father and I know the feel of beg a father, why wouldn't I want my gay iends to also be happy parents? I also want gay and lbian youth to know that is fe to be who you are.
Gay or straight, Black or Whe, Lat or Amerin, what matters here is to rpect who we are.