Colton Underwood, a former NFL player who maintains he's still a virgin, has been named the next "Bachelor" on ABC's hit series.
"[W]hat I'm looking forward to the most is being engaged and then getting married shortly after that," he said Tuesday on "Good Morning America."
Underwood _ or as Bachelor Nation would call him, simply Colton _ is 26, which likely means a host of younger contestants on the upcoming season of "The Bachelor." He was born and bred in the Midwest, part of a blended family with seven siblings, and now lives in Denver. Did we mention he's still a virgin?
Colton, who was let go when only four men remained on "The Bachelorette," beat out Jason Tartick, 29, and Blake Horstmann, 28, for the "Bachelor" job. Tartick and Horstmann both were let go after Colton on Becca Kufrin's "Bachelorette" season.
Of the three, he was the only one to do "Bachelor in Paradise," the franchise's summer show.
After trying to make it work in "Paradise" with pre-Becca pal Tia Booth, he finally decided he was forcing his feelings and left the Mexican resort in tears. Tears, for the uninitiated, are one of Colton's specialties.
"[T]hat's one thing that I took pride in on both seasons, being true to who I am," he said Tuesday. "I think it took all of that to get to where I am now."
"The Bachelor" returns in January 2019 on ABC. And for Colton, perhaps the third time will be the charm.
