Elizabeth Wagmeister Chief Correspondent “Did you see Gabby?” asks Colton Underwood. “I knew I wasn’t the only one!” Sitting on a deep couch sipping coffee and kombucha in the Los Angeles home he shares with his husband of four months and their dogs, Underwood is talking about Gabby Windey, a former star of “The Bachelorette.” On the day of this conversation in August, Windey had just come out on social media, revealing that she is dating a woman.
It was two years ago that Underwood, a former pro football player, made history as the first star of “The Bachelor” to come out as gay.
His secret was first met with praise, sparking conversations about the need to modernize heteronormative standards in reality TV and in sports.
But then, Underwood’s coming-out was scrutinized and met with intense controversy, as the media and fans picked apart his past.
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