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
- COLTON UNRWOOD, ‘BACHELOR’ STAR, COM OUT AS GAY
- ‘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'
- LANCE BASS TO HOST ‘FDG PRCE CHARMG,’ 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
THERE’S ALREADY BEEN A GAY ‘BACHELOR’-TYPE SHOW, AND IT WAS ESRTED OFF AIR AFTER JT ONE SEASON
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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. Former ‘NSYNCer Lance Bass played the Chris Harrison-que 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.
“Fdg Prce Charmg” was not whout ntroversy, though, but not for s gay filmg and jt prr to s premiere, reports emerged that Sepulveda had prevly been a sex worker.
COLTON UNRWOOD, ‘BACHELOR’ STAR, COM OUT AS GAY
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... * gay version of bachelor *
” Unrwood has been filmg a realy TV seri for Netflix about his journey g out as a gay origal story There’s Already Been a Gay ‘Bachelor’-Type Show, and It Was Esrted Off Air After Jt One Season At TheWrap. AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTThe 29-year-old former football player had wrten about qutng his sexualy a memoir, published Shotwell/Invisn, via Richard Shotwell, via Invisn, via Associated PrsColton Unrwood, a star of “The Bachelor” and a former football player, me out as gay an terview wh Rob Roberts that aired Wednday on “Good Morng Ameri.
And I’m gay.
‘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 * gay version of bachelor *
“I would have rather died than say, ‘I’m gay. “‘You know, Colt, we’d still love you and support you if you were gay, ’” he relled his mother tellg father was more nontatnal. “He’d pulled up the history of recent Google search, which clud gay porn s and a variety of qutns: ‘Am I gay?
How do you know if you’re gay?
HERE'S WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THERE WAS A GAY VERSN OF 'THE BACHELOR'
)In s 20 years, the anchise has never featured an all-gay st. Could there be a gay season of “The Bachelor? “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.
LANCE BASS TO HOST ‘FDG PRCE CHARMG,’ A GAY VERSN OF ‘THE BACHELOR’
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. ” In a clip rurfaced Wednday, “Billy on the Street” host Billy Eichner suggted that Unrwood was the first gay Bachelor whout even knowg .
Colton Unrwood beme the first openly gay man Bachelor Natn April 2021. 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 (GAY) BACHELOR; THE NAME OF THE GAME IS GUESS WHO’S STRAIGHT IN…
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. 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? 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?
(Richard Shotwell / Invisn/AP) “The Bachelor” is gog gay. ” The show, touted as the first of s kd, will feature a st of all gay men lookg to pture the heart of an eligible bachelor. ” Hosted by openly gay and notable sger Lance Bass — of NSYNC fame — will feature 13 “charmg and geo suors” petg for the attentn of one guy.
ABC'S NEW BACHELOR ISSU APOLOGY AFTER SAYG GAY VERSN WOULD BE BAD FOR KIDS
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.
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