Former Bachelor Cassie Randolph and Colton Underwood have been through a lot, but Underwood’s revelation on Wednesday that he’s gay was the most shocking turn of events in their public relationship. On Friday, Randolph broke her silence over the amazing news in a post in her Instagram stories.
“Thank you so much to everyone for all the kind comments and messages,” Randolph, 25, wrote in a link to her YouTube channel, which she usually updates weekly. “” And yes, some of you are asking for my youtube for this week. I decided to take the week off, but next week again one !! “
Randolph and Underwood begin their relationship on season 23 of ‘The Bachelor’ in 2019 and break out in May 2020. Randolph announced their split in an Instagram post that has since been removed.
“First, I want to say this is one of the hardest things I have had to share, as none of us are quite ready to talk about it yet,” she wrote. “Because our relationship is so open, however, our silence on the matter speaks to us. Colton and I broke up, but decided to remain a part of each other’s lives,” she writes next to a full gallery. of photos of the couple.
Randolph said nothing further on Friday about Underwood’s announcement about his sexuality. The former Bachelor, 29, said he got a deal with him earlier this year after running a lifetime away from the truth. He even talked about suicidal thoughts he had and tried to wrestle with his reality. Without addressing Randolph directly, Underwood thanks ‘The Bachelor’ and the women he dated for helping him come to this revelation about himself. The former NFL player was raised as a Christian and said the word ‘gay’ always had a negative connotation for him.
Underwood, 29, did address Randolph during an interview on ABC’s Nightline. “I do not know if I will ever get the chance to sit down and talk to her,” he said. ‘I would like to. I want to be sorry about how things ended. And I messed up. I made a lot of bad choices. ‘
He continued: ‘I made mistakes at the end of that relationship. And I ruined the good memories we had through my actions and what I did to keep straight, because I did not want to look at myself in the mirror. for that I am very, very sorry. ‘
After their split last year, Randolph filed a restraining order against Underwood, saying he was pursuing her. Randolph later lifted the restriction. There was no indication that she knew of Underwood’s announcement before it happened on Wednesday, but eventually he addressed his relationship with her, saying he was in love with her and that he was sorry from the bottom of his heart for the pain he may have. have caused.
In his own statement about their breakup in May last year, Underwood said he was grateful that Randolph and her family got him through his coronavirus and that their decision to divorce came after ‘a lot of self-reflection’.