The Bachelor season 23 lead Colton Underwood shared an emotional post on social media ahead of the release of his brand-new Netflix series Coming Out Colton. Bachelor Nation fans first got to know Colton back in 2018 when he appeared as a contestant on Becca Kufrin's season of The Bachelorette. At the time, Colton was just a 26-year-old professional football player from Washington, Illinois. After revealing on the show that he was still a virgin, Colton was cast as the lead of The Bachelor season 23.
Over the course of his season, Colton met fan-favorite contestants such as Cassie Randolph, Hannah Godwin, Tayshia Adams, and Hannah Brown. Colton picked Cassie in the end, and they went on to date for a year and a half. However, their relationship ended with Cassie obtaining a restraining order against Colton and accusing him of stalking her. It's been shown in trailers that Colton will talk about Cassie on Netflix's Coming Out Colton besides showing his journey toward coming out as a gay man.
On Thursday night - just a few hours away from the release of Coming Out Colton on Netflix - Colton Underwood took to Instagram to share an emotional post about his journey as a gay man. Colton wrote, "I've learned a lot this year, mostly about how it feels to live the life I was meant to live instead of the life I thought I had to live." He then talked about how much he has grown and changed recently, and how certain he feels about the person he is today. "I almost didn't survive long enough to come out," the former lead of The Bachelor added, "and if my story can help even just one guy in a conservative Christian corner of America reconcile his true self, (...) then it will all have been worth it." Lastly, Colton expressed that he's proud of his new Netflix show and grateful for those who have embraced him.
Bachelor Nation fans hope that Colton is feeling better about who he is at this point in his life, but there are still a lot of unanswered questions relating to his past relationship with Cassie. Hopefully, Coming Out Colton will clear up a few loose ends in Colton's post-Bachelor journey. With that said, Colton wants to inspire young queer individuals who might be going through similar situations as he did. On the show, Colton will be helped by Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy, who also happens to be gay. Michael Sam, who became the first NFL player to come out as gay, will also be featured in the series.
Coming Out Colton can obviously make a positive impact on its viewers. With the show premiering on Friday, December 3, LGBTQIA+ audiences will be able to draw conclusions for themselves. In the meantime, Colton will keep sharing his story with The Bachelor fans on social media.
Source: Colton Underwood/Instagram