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Former Bachelor star Colton Underwood, 29, has been spotted kissing a male friend on a beach in Hawaii.
Underwood, who came out as gay five months ago, has not revealed that he’s currently dating anyone, but paparazzi caught him engaging in a public display of affection near the Four Seasons in Maui, where’s he’s enjoying a vacation.
The pics were first appeared on TMZ. The celebrity news site, and other outlets, have identified the other individual as political strategist Jordan C. Brown (pictured below with Pete and Chasten Buttigieg).
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According to TMZ, Brown, 38, worked on John Kerry’s Presidential campaign in 2004 and Hilary Clinton’s in 2016.
Brown shared photos of himself and Gus Kenworthy on a trip to Provincetown earlier in the summer. It’s known Underwood was also there at the same time.
Related: Colton Underwood gayed it up in P-Town with Gus Kenworthy’s crew
Underwood also included a photo of himself and Brown in a photo dump on Instagram in late June (swipe below to see the sixth photo in the series). He captioned the photo, “Friends & family. I love you all.”
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Queerty has reached out to Brown for comment.
After coming out as gay in April, Underwood faced some criticism after it immediately emerged he was in the process of shooting a documentary series about his coming out journey. Some felt he was seeking to profit from announcing he was gay.
Others pointed to his participation on The Bachelor franchise of shows, in which he competed for the attention of a range of women, and his subsequent relationship with Cassie Randolph. She took out a restraining order against him last September, alleging Underwood stalked her. The order was dropped last November after the two reached an agreement addressing Randolph’s concerns.
Related: Fan asks Colton Underwood how many guys he’s been with and this was his reaction
Underwood has been based in recent months in Denver. He revealed to followers on Instagram in May that relocating from LA to Denver, “Literally saved my life.
“I have the best family support system in Denver. I wasn’t built for LA during that time in my life.”
He confirmed the documentary series about his life is expected to air this fall.
Gadfeal
This is jumping to conclusions. All we see are two guys, one young, one mature, on a beach.
Charlie in Charge
???
You can see them kiss in the photos.
ShiningSex
THE ONLY CONCLUSION WE GOT WAS THAT THEY’RE A BORE.
Fahd
The Four Seasons in Maui? Plain vanilla for him, I guess.
I wonder if Coltan has political ambitions; I’m just assuming he’s looking to use Brown in some way.
Finally, great way to get a picture where you look really tall – take a picture with Pete and partner.
Thad
Denver is always a good idea.
toddlicious
Daddy must have some money…
ShiningSex
HE IS A F*CKING BORE!!! WHO CARES??!?!?!?!?!?!!!
BoomerMyles
I do. Colton is hot!
rickywintour
You care clearly dried up queen!
Prowelsh56
and this is more important than the story of the Trans teen murdered in Louisianna…..HE is whats important. Is Queerty just short of stories. He is not worth anyones attention unless of course you are so far up your own a…….as is often said STOP MAKING STUPID PEOPLE FAMOUS…make the loss of our Trans Teen front page news….jeeze.
BoomerMyles
Stop being bitter just because Colton is a hot white man.
humble charlie
Stupid and boring people should be represented also in the gay celebrity pantheon. It’s too much work being smart and exciting all the time. Sometimes you have to just sit on the toilet, shit, and wipe yourself.
LifeinShaw
I hope they are dating. Jordan is a very sweet, genuine man. I’ve knew him when he lived in Washington, DC years ago.