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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBreaking Reality TV Isn't Real. Former 'Bachelor' Colton Underwood comes out as gay on 'GMA'
Colton Underwood is gay.
The former Bachelor came out to Robin Roberts in a Good Morning America interview that aired Wednesday morning.
Ive ran from myself for a long time, the 29-year-old said in the pre-taped interview. Ive hated myself for a long time. 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.
Underwood, who realized he was different at age 6, said hes now the happiest and healthiest hes ever been, but admitted to finding himself in a dark and bad place before realizing his truth.
Overall the reason why now is because I got to a place where
I wouldve rather died than say Im gay, he continued.
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I never watched that crap nor do I care that a handsome young man is gay but this is one more example
that reality TV isn't real. Next thing you know we will find out that Donald Trump really isn't a billionaire
or even a millionaire and "his act" is just one big con.
dsc
(52,155 posts)He seems like he is much happier now that he has come out. I do wish him well. It should be noted that he did date one of the women from that show after it was over, so this wasn't some sort of purposeful lie being told to the world by producers.
Kingofalldems
(38,451 posts)Ted Mack's Amateur Hour copies either.
Clash City Rocker
(3,396 posts)Just kidding.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)Its cheap to produce and utterly banal in nature.
Botany
(70,490 posts)... she had to get home so she could watch the bachelor and even though I had never really
seen it I wanted to tell her that I had no doubt that it was fake but I didn't.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)Which is fine, but it wont be real either.
dsc
(52,155 posts)called finding Prince Charming, it was on Bravo for a season.
blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)lillypaddle
(9,580 posts)Tbear
(486 posts)Rich guy grooms and selects business trainees to mentor. Bwaa haaahaaa!
I dont watch any of that crap either. Never have had an interest.
GoneOffShore
(17,339 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Didn't all the winners of The Apprentice go on to fabulous careers in business, having absorbed the teachings of the master?
dsc
(52,155 posts)with women who they didn't tell they were gay. I am in a fairly small gay men's chorus (about 25) and 3 were married to women at one point, and none were marriages of convenience nor do the men identify as bi or straight. It was a not uncommon thing for gay men to do not all that long ago. I can't totally speak to this particular guy, but from his interview it sounded like he was also fooling himself.
bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)for those who grew up in small towns/communities. It's absolutely amazing to see the progress that the LGBT rights movement in this area, where so many more have felt empowered to be who they really are.
Wounded Bear
(58,647 posts)with a lot of them having an "R" after their name.
dsc
(52,155 posts)Jim McGreevey, former NJ governor and Senator Woffard of PA both admitted to being gay either after or upon resignation from office. Senators Craig and Presser come to mind on the GOP side.
cinematicdiversions
(1,969 posts)That car crash still gives me chills all these years later.
obamanut2012
(26,068 posts)Had kids, 100% IDed, then finally got why their life felt a little... off. Lots of folks of all ages need a while to "get it" about themselves.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)GusBob
(7,286 posts)maybe the weather
remember that show " Survivor"? ,Lord it was so popular, buncha' people conspiring to stab each other in the back for money and it was so popular, even on DU way back when.
One of the reasons I stopped staring at a screen with a remote control in my hand, that show, and lies about WMD's
None of it real, or the least bit worthwhile. TV is a complete waste of time
And yeah it begat us a reality TV president, who sat around watching TV all day
lindysalsagal
(20,670 posts)Good products sell themselves. So, yeah, all TV is fake, and I am a cord cutter and don't miss it.
If I need msnbc because of important news, I listen to it on sirius xm.
MissMillie
(38,550 posts)some guys to choose from.
I don't watch the Bachelor, but if they had done a same-sex season, I might have watched.
I don't know how many seasons of the Bachelor there have been, but shouldn't there have been a same-sex season by now?
lillypaddle
(9,580 posts)black people.
Kahuna
(27,311 posts)did an awesome job... Not thanks to production.
ecstatic
(32,685 posts)I'm glad he's living his truth now. It was obvious to me that he was struggling. I thought he might be gay, but I got the sense that he was really tornunsure of who he was and what he wanted.
I hope that he can live his best life now, free from the demands and expectations of everyone else.
brooklynite
(94,502 posts)And yes, everyone knows that reality TV is heavily "contrived".
meow2u3
(24,761 posts)It really turns out that reality TV is nothing but deceptively edited, unscripted fiction, exploiting unsuspecting people who want a fast track to fame.
We should rename this genre of television programming "unscripted TV", sending the message to the viewing public that what they're about to see is not real.
Arazi
(6,829 posts)Underwood was obviously in denial. Hell, even Pete Buttigieg refused to accept his sexuality until he was 33 iirc.
That said, those shows are bogus bullshit anyway
dsc
(52,155 posts)Mr. Underwood seems to have been less accepting of himself than Pete. In other words, I think Underwood both despised himself and feared the consequences of being honest, while Pete mostly feared the consequences of being out in the military and Indiana politics.
SYFROYH
(34,169 posts)LonePirate
(13,417 posts)He placed a tracking device on her car and she filed a restraining order against him. His issues with his sexuality should not be used as a cover for his treatment of her.