'Bachelor' Colton Unrwood's gay reveal plit his past — but don't erase

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"Bachelor" star Colton Unrwood me out as gay on Wednday on "Good Morng Ameri."

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COLTON UNRWOOD, ‘BACHELOR’ STAR, COM OUT AS GAY

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FORMER ‘BACHELOR’ STAR COLTON UNRWOOD: ‘I’M GAY’

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FORMER 'BACHELOR' STAR COLTON UNRWOOD OUT AS GAY

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