After he broke up with his second girlfriend, rumors spread that he was gay, which eventually got back to his parents. Questions about Colton’s sexuality had arisen with his parents before, which he wrote about in his 2020 memoir First Time: Finding Myself and Looking for Love on Reality TV. I guess what I’m trying to tell you is I’m gay.” “I think I backed myself into a corner and doubled down so many times running from who I am. During that time I was also personally and privately going through something,” he explained to his dad. I know that it was probably confusing in many different ways for you. “I did want to talk to you about what happened last year. I guess this is me coming out to you.”Ĭolton similarly came out to his father while on a fishing trip with him, which is shown at the end of the episode. “I think I’ve been struggling with my sexuality,” Underwood tells his mom while on a Christmas trip in Episode 1. Those conversations are documented in Netflix’s Coming Out Colton, which follows Colton as he learns to navigate his queer identity. But before that, he came out to his parents, Scott and Donna Underwood.
In April 2021, former football player and Bachelor star Colton Underwood publicly came out as gay during a Good Morning America interview.