Colton Underwood is finally addressing his past.
In an interview published in Vanity Fair on Thursday, Feb. 26, the former Bachelor opened up about his past stalking allegations from ex-girlfriend Cassie Randolph and revealed why he has been hesitant to address the situation publicly.
In fact, Underwood only agreed to appear on The Traitors on the condition that his past wouldn’t be brought up on camera.
“I met with production. I met with Peacock. I was like, ‘I’m down to do this,’ because this show is about strategy. It is about the game. It is about traitors. It is not personal,” Underwood explained. “My only ask is, like, if I do this, I don’t want people to bring up anything outside of the game. I have a family now, right? I’m...so far past what happened six years ago.”
Underwood also said viewers don’t know the full story, later explaining in the interview that he was being blackmailed by someone who claimed to have proof of his sexuality. He said he struggled with suicidal ideation and substance abuse during that period, but emphasized that he takes full accountability for his actions and how he treated those close to him at the time.
“Since 2020, I’ve put a lot of work into myself. I’ve worked with almost every network. I’ve shown up as a professional, I’ve shown up as a human being. I’ve taken accountability,” he said. “I can sit here and tell you I’ve changed all the time. I think better than that, I can point to the last six years of my life.”
Underwood has since come out as gay, married Jordan C. Brown, and had a sonBishop via surrogacy.
“I’m proud of who I’ve become. I’m proud of the man that I am. I’m proud of the husband that I am. I’m proud of the father that I am. Like, I am really proud of the growth and the work that I’ve put in.” he added. “This perception of who I was at my lowest point in my life is not who I am when I work with these companies, when I work with these people, when I show up on television.”
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Randolph and Underwood first met while filming Underwood’s Bachelor season in 2018, ultimately announcing their breakup in May 2020. In September of that year, Randolph filed a restraining order against Underwood, alleging he put a tracking device on her vehicle, loitered outside her family’s home, and sent her threatening text messages—including ones where he allegedly pretended to be an anonymous stalker.
Randolph dropped her restraining order in November 2020 after she and Underwood were able to reach a private agreement.
In April 2021, Underwood came out in a televised interview with Robin Roberts on Good Morning America. During the interview, he offered a public apology to Randolph for “how things ended” between them.
“I would like to say sorry for how things ended. I messed up,” he said at the time. “I made a lot of bad choices.”
Throughout this season on The Traitors, Underwood has been subject to rampant hate online from fans, both related and unrelated to his past behavior.
The show put out a statement condemning the cyberbullying in January, but did not mention Underwood or any other cast member by name.
"Our world is filled with so much frustration and hate. My heart goes out to them, ’cause there is a part of me that feels like some of it is projection," Underwood told Vanity Fair. "Where I draw the line is receiving emails with my address and my son’s name in it. Death threats were coming in that were really intense for not only me, but for my husband who doesn’t really love the public eye."
The Traitors season 4 finale premieres on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on Peacock.
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