The 29-year-old ex-NFL player made the candid admission to Good Morning America's Robin Roberts on Wednesday, revealing that the forced isolation during the pandemic forced him to finally 'look at himself in the mirror' and come to terms with his sexuality, before telling the host: 'I'm gay.' Published: 12:35 BST, 14 April 2021 | Updated: 16:39 BST, 14 April 2021įormer Bachelor star Colton Underwood has come out as gay in an emotional interview, revealing that he attempted suicide while struggling to come to terms with his sexuality, and admitting he thought that being chosen for the ABC dating show was a sign that God had 'made him straight'.
In his book, The First Time, he shared that so many people accused him of being gay that he 'started to believe it' himself.Colton previously revealed that he questioned his sexuality after years of bullying over his decision to abstain from sex.The former football player said that he has know 'he is different since the age of six' but having grown up as a Catholic, he was taught that 'being gay is a sin'.He revealed to Roberts that he thought being chosen to star on The Bachelor was a sign that 'God had made him straight'.