| The Bachelor | |
|---|---|
| Season 23 | |
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| Starring | Colton Underwood |
| Presented by | Chris Harrison |
| No. of contestants | 30 |
| Winner | Cassie Randolph |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | January 7 – March 12, 2019 |
| Additional information | |
| Filming dates | September 21 – November 15, 2018 |
| Season chronology | |
The twenty-third season of The Bachelor premiered on January 7, 2019. This season features 26-year-old Colton Underwood, a former professional football player and charity founder from Washington, Illinois.[1][2]
Underwood finished in fourth place on the fourteenth season of The Bachelorette featuring Becca Kufrin, and also appeared on the fifth season of Bachelor in Paradise. The season concluded on March 12, 2019, with Underwood choosing to pursue a relationship with 23-year-old speech pathologist Cassie Randolph. Randolph was the first woman to win in the show's history after quitting in the same season. The couple announced their breakup on May 29, 2020.[3] In September 2020, Randolph filed a restraining order against Underwood, alleging that he stalked her and put a tracking device on her car, but the restraining order was later dropped after the two reached a private agreement.[4]
Underwood publicly came out as gay on April 14, 2021, making him the first lead in franchise history to publicly identify as gay.[5]
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- ^ Aiello, McKenna (May 29, 2020). "The Bachelor's Colton Underwood and Cassie Randolph Break Up After Less Than 2 Years Together". E!. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ Chung, Gabrielle (November 3, 2020). "The Bachelor's Cassie Randolph Drops Restraining Order Against Ex Colton Underwood". People. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ "'Bachelor' Star Colton Underwood Reveals He's Gay in Emotional 'GMA' Interview". April 14, 2021.