We Need To Talk with Paul C. Brunson

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Colton Underwood: I Thought The Bachelor Would Make Me Straight “I Prayed To God”

Explore episode Jun 16, 2026

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The Fence Jump That Changed The Bachelor

At 50:10 · chapter starts 48:14

When Colton discovered producers had manipulated his top-3 relationships — the only thing he'd asked them not to do — he headed for the fence. He explains the physics dispassionately: adrenaline is powerful, the gate was locked, he cleared a 6-footer in boots and jeans. The escape plan was methodical: find the US Embassy, get an emergency passport, book his own flights home from Portugal. Instead he got lost for two hours wandering alone in the dark. Paul's question — 'Were you trying to escape the show, or the facade you'd built over the years?' — produces the most reflective answer of the episode. Colton agrees it was both: a culmination of 'what the hell am I doing?' that extended far beyond reality television.

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