Always.'Ī source told People it was a 'mutual' and 'amicable' breakup, and they were 'still good friends,' while another source later added that in the months following their breakup, they saw each other several times.īut things weren't to remain friendly for much longer.įirst, in July of 2020, Cassie briefly discussed the breakup on The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons - Ever! We have both learned and grown so much these past couple years, and will always have each others back.
I love Colton very much and have an enormous amount of respect for him. 'With all that we have gone through, we have a special bond that will always be there. 'Colton and I have broken up, but have decided to remain a part of each others lives,' she wrote. Meanwhile, Cassie also wrote that they were staying friends. We both have grown immensely and been through so much together - so this isn't the end of our story, it's the start of a whole new chapter for us.' 'Sometimes people are just meant to be friends - and that's okay. I made a lot of bad choices.'Īngered: After it aired, Colton took to social media to chide Cassie for speaking about their breakup at all I’d like to say sorry for how things ended. Speaking to Robin Roberts today, Colton publicly apologized to his ex for how he treated her, explaining: 'I got into a place with my personal life that was dark, and bad, and I can list a bunch of different things, but they’d all be excuses. The 29-year-old ex-NFL player also opened up about his relationship with Cassie Randolph, 25, whom he picked as the winner of his 2019 season of the reality romance show.īut while it looked like love for the former couple - with Colton, known as the 'virgin Bachelor,' losing his virginity to Cassie - the pair had a dramatic split in 2020, with Cassie later requesting a restraining order against him for allegedly stalking and harassing her with incessant text messages and a GPS tracker on her car. Published: 23:27 BST, 14 April 2021 | Updated: 13:42 BST, 15 April 2021įormer Bachelor star Colton Underwood dropped a bombshell this morning when he came out as gay on Good Morning America, revealing that he spent years hating himself as he struggled with his sexuality and even attempted suicide.