Believe it or not, Colton Underwood’s choice to abstain from sex didn’t go over well when he was a teenager.
The infamous “virgin” Bachelor star sat down with People to promote his new book, cheekily titled The First Time, where he revealed that he was a victim of bullying due to his religious beliefs — which eventually caused him to question his sexuality.
The former football pro said the bullying started when he was in grade school in the small town of Washington, Illinois, telling the outlet: Naturally, those insecurities reached an all-time high when Colton was in high school.
There, rumors that the athlete was gay started to circulate so rampantly he started to believe they might be true. Related: Colton Speaks Out About Peter Weber’s