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

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• OPEN MENUVIOSHOPWELLNSFOODCULTUREFAYLIVGSTYLETRAVELNEWSBOOK CLUBGMA3: WYNTKNEWSLETTERPRIVACY POLICY — YOUR US STATE PRIVACY RIGHTS — CHILDREN'S ONLE PRIVACY POLICY — INTERT-BASED ADS — TERMS OF USE — DO NOT SELL MY INFO — CONTACT USCOPYRIGHT © 2023 ABC NEWS INTER VENTUR. ALL RIGHTS RERVED.SEARCH'GMA' DEALS & STEALS ON WHEELS: CHIGOCULTURETHE BACHELORAPRIL 14, 2021FORMER 'BACHELOR' STAR COLTON UNRWOOD OUT AS GAY
• FORMER ‘BACHELOR’ STAR COLTON UNRWOOD: ‘I’M GAY’
• ‘GMA’ ANCHOR ROB ROBERTS PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDG SHE’S GAY
• ROB ROBERTS GETS EMOTNAL OVER ‘GOOD MORNG AMERI’S’ GAY CONVERSN CAMPS SEGMENT, THANKS HER PARENTS FOR SUPPORT

OPEN MENUVIOSHOPWELLNSFOODCULTUREFAYLIVGSTYLETRAVELNEWSBOOK CLUBGMA3: WYNTKNEWSLETTERPRIVACY POLICY — YOUR US STATE PRIVACY RIGHTS — CHILDREN'S ONLE PRIVACY POLICY — INTERT-BASED ADS — TERMS OF USE — DO NOT SELL MY INFO — CONTACT USCOPYRIGHT © 2023 ABC NEWS INTER VENTUR. ALL RIGHTS RERVED.SEARCH'GMA' DEALS & STEALS ON WHEELS: CHIGOCULTURETHE BACHELORAPRIL 14, 2021FORMER 'BACHELOR' STAR COLTON UNRWOOD OUT AS GAY

13:36Former 'Bachelor' Colton Unrwood speaks his tth and out as gayColton Unrwood is ready to live his tth.

"And I'm gay.

"When Roberts, who is also openly gay, said she uld "see the joy" and "see the relief" Unrwood, he said he was "emotnal , like such a good, happy, posive way, " and is "the happit and healthit" he's ever been. Unrwood said he went through a "dark and bad" time before feelg like he uld reveal this about himself and his "wake up ll" was feelg like he "would've rather died" than say he's gay. It took until high school for him to realize he "was more attracted to the boys and the men" than he was the oppose grown up the Catholic church, he remembered he "learned the Bible that gay is a s" Catholic gra school.

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

And durg his time sports, he remembered people g the word "gay" as a term that held "a nnotatn of negativy. Unrwood said he has grown "closer to God" this revelatn and said he knows some people will qutn how that's even possible for a gay man to say. "I ed to wake up the morng and pray for him to take the gay away.

I am proud to be gay. Roberts and Laign attend the 2014 Rpect Awards, held by the Gay, Lbian & Straight Edutn Network, New York Cy. Rob Roberts reflected on her own g out story after Colton Unrwood revealed to her that he is gay durg an emotnal terview on Good Morng Ameri on former Bachelor star and ex-NFL player sat down wh Rob to reveal the panmic had ma him e to terms wh his sexualy, before tellg her: "I'm gay" Who is Rob Roberts' partner Amber Laign?

Everythg you need to know about the upleAfter the terview aired, Rob shared a msage that her late mother had told her after she me Rob Roberts clar love for girliend Amber Speakg to her -stars, Rob said: "I shared wh [Colton] somethg that my mother said when I told her about my sexualy, that I'm gay, and she said, 'God lov you bee of who he is, not bee of anythg you do or don't do.

‘GMA’ ANCHOR ROB ROBERTS PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDG SHE’S GAY

'"Rob publicly addrsed her sexualy back 2013, revealg that she is gay after thankg her "long time girliend" a post to mark 100 days sce her bone marrow transplant durg her battle wh myelodysplastic said at the time: "I am grateful to God, my doctors and nurs for my rtored good health. Unrwood revealed he is gay to Rob on GMA"Your grace ught my eye right away and the ease of the eveng ntued to flow through dner. Former 'Bachelor' star says he is gay.

Colton Unrwood told Rob Roberts on “Good Morng Ameri” that he is gay an terview that aired Wednday morng.

I’m gay. She has, however, kept a low profile, unlike her famo 2013, Rob Roberts me out to publicly clare that she is gay.

ROB ROBERTS GETS EMOTNAL OVER ‘GOOD MORNG AMERI’S’ GAY CONVERSN CAMPS SEGMENT, THANKS HER PARENTS FOR SUPPORT

At the time, she was already a relatnship wh her current girliend, Amber Laign, who has succsfully managed to keep a low profile over the celebratn of Gay Pri Day back 2017, Rob shared an adorable photo of herself and Amber. | Photo: Getty ImagIn her ptn, Roberts gave a shoutout to everyone the gay muny who was celebratg the day.

“Good Morng Ameri” anchor Rob Roberts ed a Facebook post to acknowledge what iends and -workers have long known: She’s gay. 13:36Former 'Bachelor' Colton Unrwood speaks his tth and out as gayColton Unrwood is ready to get "eply personal" Wednday on "Good Morng Ameri. Rob Roberts has a very personal nnectn to helpg Colton Unrwood reveal that he is gay.

Roberts revealed publicly 2013 that she is gay. “I know even sayg that now as a gay man, people are gog to be like, ‘How is that even possible? ’ … I ed to wake up the morng and pray for Him to take the gay away, I ed to pray for Him to change me, ” Unrwood said.

“I shared wh him somethg that my mother said when I told her about my sexualy, that I’m gay, and she said, ‘God lov you bee of who He is not bee of anythg you do or don’t do. “And that is somethg a lot of Christian gays stggle wh. Rob Roberts beme emotnal durg a Good Morng Ameri segment about unrground gay nversn mps on Friday, March 10.

The gay news anchor, 56, thanked her late parents, who were eply relig, for beg supportive when she first me out.

“I’m so grateful, pecially after seeg this, how supportive they were of me as a gay woman, and my fay and iends, and I’ll never fet my mother sayg, ‘God lov you bee of who He is, not bee of anythg you do or don’t do. Rob Roberts me out as gay December a public thank-you note to her longtime girliend, Amber Laign, for helpg her through a bone marrow Monday, the "Good Morng Ameri" host opened up about her partner and their life together to "The Ellen DeGener Show.