Randolph filed a restraining order against Underwood over alleged harassment and stalking that she subsequently dropped later that year. Underwood, who was openly a virgin during his run on the franchise, left his season in a relationship with his winner Cassie Randolph.īut the pair acrimoniously split in 2020.
He first appeared on 2018’s The Bachelorette and followed that up with summer spinoff series Bachelor in Paradise before going on to lead his own Bachelor season in 2019. Prior to publicly coming out, Underwood was a memorable three-time star on ABC’s hit Bachelor franchise. Netflix’s director of unscripted series Damla Dogan told the Times that the streaming service trusted the producers to address Underwood’s “complicated story, which includes him taking accountability.” But at least I’ve tried to undo the wrongs.”
Maybe at the end of these six episodes, people still don’t understand. I knew there was going to be a lot of people who didn’t understand. In a recent interview with The New York Times, Underwood, also an executive producer, shared his goal with the series: “I’ve lived my life so publicly straight, and I ran from a community I’ve belonged to my entire life.
At one point, he confesses that he never thought he would come out: “I thought I was gonna die with this secret.” The Netflix logline for the series says the former professional football player and Bachelor star “embarks on a journey of self-discovery coming out as a gay man, including addressing his past and embracing his place in the LGBTQ community.” The first look at the series, which dropped Monday, introduces Underwood as the reality star, athlete and Christian that he has come to be known for in his public life. The series began filming before the GMA interview. That same day, news broke that Underwood would be returning to the reality TV genre to chronicle living his life publicly as a gay man. Underwood came out as gay in an emotional April interview with Robin Roberts for ABC’s Good Morning America. How Hollywood's Streaming Boom Drives Ontario's Production Juggernaut: "We're Incredibly Busy"