Recalling an incident in February 2019 in which a female fan allegedly grew up at a charity event, Colton shared, “I just remember feeling so powerless and like such a piece of meat. That to me was a great turning point in my mental health, like, ‘Wow, I have no idea what I am right now.’ And it got pretty bad. It got dark. “
and came face-to-face with the “extent” of his sudden stardom. During a trip to Las Vegas withJason Tartick enBlake Horstmann, Colton said he attended a concert where fans cheered on him. “data-reactid =” 24 “> Things only got worse for Colton when he started production on his season of The bachelor and came face-to-face with the “extent” of his sudden stardom. During a trip to Las Vegas with Jason Tartick en Blake Horstmann, Colton said he attended a concert where fans cheered on him.
From that moment on, Colton said he began to experience social fears when he was in public. “I had so much anxiety and so much depression that I was like in the vast majority of my season [airing]To, I was pretty heavy medicine. I will not lie. I took medication for anxiety and for depression throughout the season, “he shared.
“Cass remained extremely professional and extremely quiet about our breakup, for which I was so happy and grateful,” he remarked. “I texted them myself. I said, man, I appreciate that. Like, thank you. What struck me was the fact that the show took advantage of them.”
“I get very defensive about people I love, and I know Cass is a great girl and that she could fight her own field battles,” he continued. “But I just know her heart and she does not want to rock the boat. And she loves people, even if they abuse her, or even if they take advantage of her, that’s what they did.”
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He then called out to Harrison immediately, saying, “And then you have Chris Harrison pointing out questions that say, ‘I think you do not want Colton to go crazy or that you’re afraid you’ll make Colton go overboard. like, “No, Chris. I literally talked to her the morning of that interview. We’re fine.” Stop worrying about me or paint me to be this controlling or angry person. I’m not angry. one is who I’m over or about to be shocked, that’s you guys.You’ll have my ex on the show about your lead, which I totally get.We’m not in a good place, you know? “
Colton and Cassie have yet to share insights on the reasons for their breakup, but the celeb confirmed it had nothing to do with rumors of infidelity or his sexuality.
“As for the rumors,” Colton explained, “I’d tackled it pretty hard in the book and I’ve been through it my whole life.” And it obviously does not help to be on the national stage for the aspect of mental health. But the main line is that I’m not gay. I have love and support for everyone in the LGBTQ community and support that, and love is love at the end of the day. ”
He concluded, “I’m used to it at this point, but I do not think I will ever give a good enough answer. I will always almost feel like I’m probably on defense for a very long time.”
You can listen to Colton’s entire interview with Reality Steve here.