While “Bachelor” star Colton Underwood has been talking about his sexuality, his ex-girlfriend Cassie Randolph is on vacation in Mexico.
Underwood came out on Wednesday in an interview with “Good Morning America”. The former “Bachelor” leader revealed that he finally accepted his true sexual orientation “earlier this year” and that he needed to take the time to process it.
He also publicly apologized to Randolph, to whom he offered his last rose during season 23 of “The Bachelor.”
Cassie Randolph and Colton Underwood became an official couple during the Season 23 finale of The Bachelor.
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“It’s hard for me to articulate exactly what my emotions were going through in that relationship with her because I clearly had an internal fight,” Underwood, 29, said. “I would just say I’m deeply sorry. I’m sorry for the pain and emotional stress I caused.”
Randolph has yet to respond directly to Underwood’s bombshell interview, but she has thanked her fans in social media posts.
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“Thanks to everyone for all the kind comments and messages. It means so much,” Randolph, 25, wrote in an Instagram Story Friday, according to Deadline.
Randolph’s temporary post also noted that she will be taking a week-long break from her YouTube channel.
While fans will have to wait to hear from Randolph, the season 23 winner posted two Instagram photos on her main feed, showing her vacation in Cozumel.
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Unlike many other “Bachelor” stars, Underwood and Randolph did not get engaged during their 2019 season finale. The couple eventually went their separate ways in May 2020, and for a time Randolph had a restraining order against Underwood for his “disturbing behavior.”
The temporary restraining order was lifted in November after the couple reached a ‘private agreement’.
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Throughout season 23, ABC emphasized Underwood’s virgin status as a storyline. Underwood told Robin Roberts of “Good Morning America” that he had abstained from sex because he had not come to terms with his sexuality.
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Now Underwood believes he is “the happiest and healthiest” he has ever been and is open to finding love.