Who Is Colton Underwood’s Husband? Inside His Marriage, Family & Dating History
Colton Underwood is making waves on The Traitors. The Season 4 faithful is no stranger to reality television, having come to the show as an alum of The Bachelorette and The Bachelor. His love life has been in the spotlight since before he made his Bachelorette debut in 2018.
In 2021, after two high-profile romances with women, Underwood came out as gay. Just months later, he was first romantically linked to Jordan C. Brown, whom he went on to marry in May 2023. The two have since started a family together.
Scroll down to learn more about Brown, his relationship with Underwood, and the former NFL star’s dating history.
What does Colton Underwood’s husband do for a living?
Brown is a democratic political strategist. He founded his company, One Blue Hill, which is “a boutique political strategy agency working with clients in entertainment, tech, finance, and media to achieve innovative advocacy and philanthropy goals,” in 2020, according to LinkedIn.
He graduated from Stanford University with a degree in political science and English.
Prior to starting his company, Brown “advised local, state, and national political campaigns” for more than two decades, per his website. He worked on John Kerry’s campaign in 2004 and advised on Barack Obama‘s presidential campaigns in 2008 and 2012. Brown also served on Hillary Clinton‘s Entertainment Advisory Council and served on the National Finance Committee for Joe Biden‘s 2020 campaign.
How did Colton Underwood meet his husband?
Underwood and Brown met at a party on Oscars night in Los Angeles in April 2021. “We didn’t get to talk much the night we met,” Brown recalled in an interview with People. “We were just at a big group dinner at different tables.”
It wasn’t until “a few months later” that they reconnected on a group trip to Provincetown, Massachusetts. “We just hung out. The weather was bad, so we didn’t get a lot of outdoors and popping around time,” Underwood explained. “It was really cold and really rainy, and it just gave us time to get to know each other.”
Brown described the relationship as a “slow roll” in the beginning, but said things ramped up when Underwood began spending more time in Los Angeles. Underwood confirmed the relationship in December 2021.
Underwood revealed in February 2022 that he and Brown had gotten engaged. Their wedding took place on May 13, 2023.
What is the age difference between Colton Underwood and his husband?
Underwood and Brown have about an eight-year age difference. When Underwood first confirmed the romance in December 2021, he was about to turn 29. Brown was 38 years old at the time, according to Us Weekly.
Does Colton Underwood have kids?
Underwood and Brown have one child. They welcomed their son, Bishop Colton Brown-Underwood, in September 2024. The baby was born via surrogate.
The couple has not revealed the identity of their son’s surrogate or egg donor, but Underwood made it clear in a TikTok video that the child “does not have a mother,” pointing out that he is being raised by two dads.
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“Sometimes it’s rude and disrespectful,” Brown pointed out. “And again, other times it isn’t. Some people don’t know. There are comments of like, ‘This child was ripped away from its mom.'” Underwood jumped in to add, “Not the truth.”
Brown continued, “We made Bishop because there was an egg donor who is a separate person from the incredible woman who carried him, who is our surrogate. And by the way, neither of them feels in their heart like he’s their child.” Underwood reiterated that Bishop “doesn’t have a mom,” but rather, has an egg donor.
Underwood and Brown also don’t know who the biological father of their child is. “We told our doctor to put the healthiest embryo in,” said in a May 2024 interview. “And then for the next [baby], switch the genetics.”
Did Colton Underwood date Aly Raisman?
Yes, Underwood and Raisman briefly dated in 2016 and 2017. The romance began after Underwood publicly asked Raisman out in an August 2016 video, which went viral online. At the time, Raisman was competing in the 2016 Olympics with Shawn Johnson, whose husband, Andrew East, was one of Underwood’s teammates on the Oakland Raiders.
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Raisman responded to the video by tweeting, “Thanks for the sweet video….looking forward to meeting you :)” and they quietly began dating. They went public with their romance that December, but had broken up by June 2017. In his 2020 book, Underwood revealed that Raisman ended things with him over FaceTime.
Although he would eventually go on to come out as gay, Underwood said in 2019 that Raisman was his “first love.”
What happened between Colton Underwood and Cassie Randolph?
On his season of The Bachelor, which premiered in January 2019, Underwood gave his final rose to Cassie Randolph. They did not get engaged on the show, but decided to pursue a relationship in the real world.
The two were able to go public with their romance in March 2019 after privately dating for several months while the show aired. That summer, they briefly split because they “weren’t communicating as well as we once did,” Underwood shared in his memoir. Two days after they agreed to spend some time apart, Underwood reached out to Randolph, and they eventually reconciled.
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After spending the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic together at Randolph’s house, the former couple announced their split in May 2020. Four months later, Randolph filed a restraining order against her ex and accused him of stalking and harassment. Among her various claims was an allegation that Underwood put a tracker on her car, incessantly sent her text messages, and began showing up at her and her family members’ homes uninvited.
Underwood was ordered to stay at least 100 yards away from Randolph when the order was granted. By November 2020, the pair settled things privately, and Randolph dropped her restraining order.
“I think that was sort of a huge wake-up call. I’m sad that it even got to that point to where that had to be my wake-up call, and me affecting other people in my life was sort of the moment that I realized I had to come out,” Underwood said on his Netflix series Coming Out Colton in December 2021. “Obviously, I wish I would have had the courage to come out without having to be pushed.”
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