‘Bachelor’ fans mand gay season amid Colton Unrwood’s g out

Contents:

• LET’S DISCS: SHOULD THERE BE A GAY BACHELOR?
• ‘BACHELOR’ FANS MAND GAY SEASON AMID COLTON UNRWOOD’S G OUT
• COLTON UNRWOOD, ‘BACHELOR’ STAR, COM OUT AS GAY

LET’S DISCS: SHOULD THERE BE A GAY BACHELOR?

On April 14, former Bachelor Colton Unrwood told the world he's gay an emotnal terview wh Good Morng Ameri anchor Rob Roberts. He was brand as the "virg Bachelor" durg his time on the show, fuelg fan speculatn that he was gay.

‘BACHELOR’ FANS MAND GAY SEASON AMID COLTON UNRWOOD’S G OUT

Fast-forward to 2021, he's now openly gay, wh a high-profile terview announcg his sexualy and a mored Netflix realy show about this new phase of his life. For example, 2014, when former Bachelor Juan Pablo Galavis was lled out for sayg there shouldn't be a gay Bachelor, longtime host Chris Harrison somewhat fend this posn, turng to a qutn of whether showg LGBTQ+ romance would be good for ratgs.

The Bachelor may be the pnacle of heterosexualy on realy TV, which explas why news of former lead Colton Unrwood g out as gay has ed such a stir. The glossy straight fa is fally wearg off, leadg to explore all kds of possibili: Should there be a gay Bachelor season?

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

Would you want to see a gay Bachelor? As more people discs the possibily of a “gay Bachelor, ” I’ve been remd of Fdg Prce Charmg, LOGO’s 2017 versn of a gay Bachelor.

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