Former 'Bachelor' Colton Underwood Comes Out As Gay In Emotional Interview

Colton Underwood has publicly opened up about his sexuality for the first time, revealing in an emotional interview on Wednesday that he is gay.

The former Bachelor star told Good Morning America that he was ready to live as his authentic self after a dark period in his personal life.

Ive ran from myself for a long time, Underwood told host Robin Roberts. Ive hated myself for a long time. And Im gay. I came to terms with that earlier this year and have been processing it, and the next step in all of this was sort of letting people know.

JUST IN: Former Bachelor star @Colton Underwood speaks his truth and comes out to @robinroberts: Im gay. And I came to terms with that earlier this year and have been processing it Im the happiest and healthiest Ive ever been in my life. https://t.co/PoYJUAPBpA pic.twitter.com/isP7SptUu7

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JUST IN: Former Bachelor star @Colton Underwood speaks his truth and comes out to @robinroberts : Im gay. And I came to terms with that earlier this year and have been processing it Im the happiest and healthiest Ive ever been in my life. https://t.co/PoYJUAPBpA pic.twitter.com/isP7SptUu7
Good Morning America (@GMA) April 14, 2021

The 29-year-old recalled a time when he would rather have died than say, Im gay, and that was sort of my wake-up call, and said he had also considered harming himself.

There was a moment in L.A. that I woke up and I didnt think I was going to wake up, he said. I didnt have the intentions of waking up, and I did.

These days, however, he said hes the happiest and healthiest Ive ever been in my life.

Underwood was the lead of the 23rd season of The Bachelor, which aired in 2019. He gave his final rose to Cassie Randolph , but ultimately decided not to propose to her. The couple ended their relationship last year, and Randolph temporarily got a restraining order against Underwood after accusing him of stalking her .

Underwood told Roberts hed loved everything about Randolph, but said he had an internal fight going on during the relationship.

I wish that I had been courageous enough to fix myself before I broke anybody else, he said.