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Bachelor Nation Stars Who Came Out as LGBTQIA+ Members Over the Years: Gabby Windey and More

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Aug 11, 2023 3:58 pm·

By Jessica Stopper

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Gabby Windey is the most recent Bachelor Nation star to reveal she’s part of the LGBTQIA+ community after she announced her relationship with girlfriend Robby Hoffman in August 2023.

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“So, I have been seeing someone for a couple months, and I’ve been keeping it a little more private, because it is a bigger story and a bigger conversation, cause I’m dating a girl,” she said during an appearance on The View.

The Bachelorette season 26 colead isn’t the only person from the franchise who came out after their time on the show, and we have the full list.

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Gabby Windey

Gabby went Instagram official with her comedian girlfriend hours after her August 2, 2023, oncamera announcement.

“Told you I’m a girls girl!!” she captioned her Instagram post.

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Colton Underwood

Colton became the first and only male from the Bachelor franchise to openly come out as gay in April 2021.

The former NFL star revealed his sexuality during a Good Morning America interview and released a Netflix docuseries titled Coming Out Colton later that year.

Colton came out one year after his split from ex-girlfriend Cassie Randolph and is married to husband Jordan C. Brown.

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Demi Burnett

After appearing on season 23 of The Bachelor during Colton’s season, Demi continued her search for love on Bachelor in Paradise in 2019.

Upon arrival, she revealed to fans that she was bisexual, and she rekindled things with her then-ex Kristian Haggerty throughout the season. The women left the beach engaged but split soon after in October 2019.

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Becca Tilley

Becca announced she was dating girlfriend Hayley Kiyoko in May 2022, but revealed she does not identify as lesbian.

“Leading up to this point, I was like, ‘Oh, my gosh, I’m gonna have to address, like, my sexuality, my label. I’ve never connected with that.’ And I think my story is different from other people,” she said during an episode of her “Scrubbing In” podcast shortly after her relationship reveal.

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Kaitlyn Bristowe

The Bachelorette alum came out as bisexual before her reality TV debut but didn’t disclose the information to producers when she joined the show during season 19.

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Josh Seiter

Josh had a short-lived Bachelorette journey after Kailyn sent him home on night one and he later came out as bisexual in June 2023.

“I always knew as an early teen I was different sexually; I just don’t think I had the vocabulary to articulate what that difference was,” he said during an interview at the time. “Now, with hindsight, I can see clearly that I’ve been starkly aware of my bisexuality and attraction to men and women since at least college. I strongly believe a large part of me was suppressed for my childhood.”