When he was named the Bachelor, Underwood said he remembered "praying to God" the morning he found out and "thanking him for making me straight,' thinking this would lead to him finally getting the wife and them having kids.
But Underwood said he had known the truth of his sexuality since a young age, knowing he "just felt different" from the age of 6, when he couldn't process it.
He knew he was "more emotional" than the other boys in his class. It took until high school for him to realize he "was more attracted to the boys and the men" than he was the opposite sex. Having grown up in the Catholic church, he remembered he "learned in the Bible that gay is a sin" in Catholic grade school. And during his time in sports, he remembered people using the word "gay" as a term that held "a connotation of negativity. Underwood said he has grown "closer to God" in this revelation and said he knows some people will question how that's even possible for a gay man to say.
I used to pray for him to change me," he said, adding that his relationship with God now isn't "conditional. Underwood said he's had "a range of responses" to his coming out and the "underlying, most common one" has been they wish he'd told them sooner, including his dad.
Underwood said he still hasn't had an "emotional connection" with someone of the same sex, but he is looking forward to finding a partner. Bachelor host to step aside over racism row. Image source, Getty Images. The Bachelor casts first black man in hit dating show Bachelor host to step aside over racism row. In The Bachelor, he chose contestant Cassie Randolph. You may also be interested in:. This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Expand the sub menu Film.
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Please log in. For assistance, contact your corporate administrator. I came to terms with that earlier this year, and the next step in all of this was sort of letting people know. I'm the happiest and healthiest I've ever been in my life. That means the world to me. Clare Crawley exits 'Bachelorette' while giving us a love story. Underwood starred on season 23 of the popular dating show. He made headlines at the time for being open about remaining a virgin.
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