Colton Underwood didn't feel "ready" to attend Pride celebrations until now. The former 'Bachelor' star came out as gay three years ago but felt he had to "put the work in" to learn more about the LGBTQ+ community and his place within it before he could take part in public events celebrating his sexuality. He told Us Weekly magazine: “Not that I didn’t feel qualified, I just wasn’t ready yet.
“It’s taken me a few years to really put the work in. To learn and advocate and fight next to our community and understand where I fit in in all of that.” Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion.
The 32-year-old star acknowledged he was likely to be celebrating alongside “people who maybe had judged me in the past or had things to say when my Netflix show was coming out or even still might not totally agree with how I’ve handled everything.” But he added: "We’re all part of the same community. We have each other’s backs and nobody can get in between us.
” Colton and his husband Jordan Brown are expecting their first baby via surrogate but he insisted he isn't "nervous" about impending fatherhood because he's been waiting for it for a long time. He said: “I’ve been on a rollercoaster now for almost two years going through this process with Jordan. “We’re at a place now where we’re just so overwhelmed with joy and excitement.
There aren’t really nerves. When you’re tried for two years, you’re kind of ready .