{"id":5854,"date":"2026-06-17T15:37:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T15:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/colton-underwood-confesses-he-hooked-up-with-married-men-before-being-dubbed-virgin-bachelor\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T15:37:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T15:37:50","slug":"colton-underwood-confesses-he-hooked-up-with-married-men-before-being-dubbed-virgin-bachelor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/colton-underwood-confesses-he-hooked-up-with-married-men-before-being-dubbed-virgin-bachelor\/","title":{"rendered":"Colton Underwood confesses he &#8216;hooked up&#8217; with married men before being dubbed &#8216;Virgin Bachelor&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2F131289468.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Colton Underwood \u201chooked up\u201d with \u201cmarried straight men\u201d before his time on the \u201cBachelor\u201d franchise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo protect myself, I would only hook up with married men. [Married] \u2018straight\u2019 men,\u201d he explained during his Tuesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=i2LqCUiM_Cw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appearance on the \u201cWe Need To Talk\u201d podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo that was sort of my rule that I would never break. When I was in the closet, that would be the only time I would ever hook up with men was if they were married \u2026 because they had more to lose than I did.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Colton Underwood admitted that he \u201chooked up\u201d with \u201cmarried straight men\u201d before his time on the \u201cBachelor\u201d franchise. <span class=\"credit\">We Need To Talk\/ Youtube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The reality star (seen above in March) explained that he only \u201cexperimented\u201d with men who were married as a way to \u201cprotect\u201d himself from being outed as gay on the \u201cWe Need To Talk\u201d podcast. <span class=\"credit\">We Need To Talk\/ Youtube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI was very careful, even when I was physically experimenting with guys and trying to, like, figure myself out,\u201d Underwood explained, noting that he did so because he was terrified of being outed as gay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo if they tried to, you know, ruin my career and my life for football, they had a whole family that they\u2019d be risking as well,\u201d Underwood continued. \u201cSo it\u2019s a messed up thing to think through, but like it was a form of self [preservation]\u2026 it was just like a way to protect myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former NFL player joined Bachelor Nation for Becca Kufrin\u2019s season of \u201cThe Bachelorette\u201d\u00a0before becoming the \u201cBachelor\u201d\u00a0in 2019.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cWhen I was in the closet, that would be the only time I would ever hook up with men was if they were married\u2026 because they had more to lose than I did.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cSo it\u2019s a messed up thing to think through, but like it was a form of self [preservation]\u2026 it was just like a way to protect myself.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Disney via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While his season as the lead was being promoted on ABC, he was dubbed the first \u201cVirgin Bachelor.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember I always got asked why I was a virgin. So that was the storyline that they wanted to run with, and I hated it \u2019cause I didn\u2019t want that pressure, and then I also didn\u2019t want people digging in because at that time I had hooked up with men,\u201d he admitted.<\/p>\n<p>The reality star insisted, however, that he never intended for his faux-virginity to become such a central focus of his story.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The former NFL player joined Bachelor Nation for Becca Kufrin\u2019s season of \u201cThe Bachelorette,\u201d as seen above.\u00a0 <span class=\"credit\">Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In 2019, he was chosen to be the lead and was dubbed the first \u201cVirgin Bachelor\u201d as he was secretly still struggling with his sexuality. <span class=\"credit\">Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMy whole heart was like I\u2019m not going to disclose to them that I\u2019m a virgin no matter what,\u201d he recalled. \u201cI literally told them I was a virgin on night one of\u00a0\u2018The Bachelorette.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI opened it up immediately, and I just gave them everything which they loved,\u201d he continued. \u201cSo that\u2019s unfortunately how it sort of came to be, and then it became my entire storyline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cTraitors\u201d alum also shared that he accepted the role of\u00a0the \u201cBachelor\u201d because he was convinced it would \u201cforce\u201d him down a traditional path that would be accepted by his faith and his family.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The \u201cTraitors\u201d alum said he accepted the role of\u00a0the \u201cBachelor\u201d because he was convinced it would \u201cforce\u201d him to be \u201cpublicly straight.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Following his season of \u201cThe Bachelor,\u201d Underwood\u00a0dated contestant Cassie Randolph\u00a0(pictured here) from March 2019 to May 2020, before their extremely messy split. <span class=\"credit\">Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhat I was telling myself is, \u2018this is going to force me [to be straight],\u2019 \u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m going to be so publicly straight that I will never be able to be gay again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Underwood previously admitted to hooking up with married men before his time on the dating show in an <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2021\/tv\/features\/colton-underwood-the-bachelor-netflix-1234970331\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview with Variety<\/a>, but clarified at the time that he did not have sex with them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I say \u2018hookups,\u2019 not sex,\u201d Underwood told the outlet. \u201cI want to make that very clear that I did not have sex with a man, prior to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In 2021, Underwood came out as gay. Two years later, he married Jordan C. Brown (seen above). <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Baby2Baby<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The couple (pictured here in January) welcomed their first child via surrogate in 2024. <span class=\"credit\">Griffin Nagel\/Peacock via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following his season of \u201cThe Bachelor,\u201d Underwood\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/05\/29\/bachelor-alum-colton-underwood-and-cassie-randolph-break-up\/\">dated contestant Cassie Randolph<\/a>\u00a0from March 2019 to May 2020. After their split, Randolph\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/09\/11\/cassie-randolph-claims-colton-underwood-has-been-stalking-her\/\">accused Underwood of stalking and harassing her<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Randolph\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/09\/11\/cassie-randolph-wants-restraining-order-against-colton-underwood\/\">was granted a temporary restraining order<\/a>\u00a0but later\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/11\/04\/cassie-randolph-drops-restraining-order-against-bachelor-ex-colton-underwood\/\">requested it be dismissed<\/a>, with Underwood explaining at the time that they addressed her concerns and reached a \u201cprivate agreement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Underwood ended up <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/04\/14\/former-bachelor-colton-underwood-comes-out-as-gay-on-gma\/\">coming out as gay<\/a> in April 2021 during an emotional, sit-down interview with Robin Roberts  on \u201cGood Morning America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/05\/14\/former-bachelor-colton-underwood-marries-jordan-c-brown\/\">wed Jordan C. Brown<\/a> in March 2023, and the couple <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/09\/30\/parents\/colton-underwood-husband-jordan-c-brown-welcome-first-baby-via-surrogate\/\">welcomed their first <\/a>child via surrogate the following year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/17\/celebrity-news\/colton-underwood-confesses-he-hooked-up-with-married-men-before-being-dubbed-virgin-bachelor\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colton Underwood \u201chooked up\u201d with \u201cmarried straight men\u201d before his time on the \u201cBachelor\u201d franchise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5855,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/131289468.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5854\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}