How Colton Underwood Will Tackle Football and ‘Bachelor’ Past With His Son

Colton Underwood with his son Bishop Colton Brown-Underwood.

Colton Underwood is happy to embrace the past, present and future with his baby boy Bishop.

“There’s no hiding. I definitely live my life differently in a way of understanding that my son is going to be watching me when he grows up,” Underwood, 32, exclusively shared with Us Weekly when partnering with the leading tech brand Nanit. “I try to make him proud in everything that I do. That’s sort of been my north star with the trajectory of my career right now — when all is said and done, I wanna make entertainment and I wanna make this place and this world a better place and more loving and understanding.”

Before becoming a dad, Underwood played defensive end at Illinois State and was drafted into the NFL.

Following his football career, Underwood went on a journey to find love on The Bachelor in 2019. He later became the first lead in Bachelor franchise history to come out as gay.

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“I definitely take a little bit more pride in the work that I’m doing on television now,” Underwood explained to Us about his experience on the small screen. “And I definitely think if [my son] wants to watch The Bachelor, he can when it’s appropriate. And then, football wise too. It would be a dream of mine for him to play. But, you know, we’ll see once it gets there if that’s an interest of his.”

Jordan Brown and Colton Underwood pose with son Bishop.

Until then, Underwood and his husband, Jordan C. Brown, are soaking up every moment with their son. With help from the Nanit Pro Baby Monitor, both parents can catch all of baby Bishop’s best moments on camera and they can see their baby from anywhere — including the shower.

“Yes, I’m sleeping, but my brain never shuts off,” Underwood admitted to Us about his first months of fatherhood before praising Nanit’s baby monitor. “No matter what’s going on, even if I’m watching a sports game on my phone, the Nanit is running in the background.”

Although Bishop is only one month old, Underwood has already thought about giving his son a sibling in the future.

“We definitely have been open to another one or two,” he shared. “We really just wanted to bond and have this moment with [him] individually and then continue to grow our family.”

Colton Underwood with son Bishop.

Underwood admitted that he once didn’t see a path to becoming a dad as a gay man. As he prepares to celebrate his first holiday season with both his husband and their son, the “Daddyhood” podcast host says he’s experiencing a dream come true.

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Now, his priority is to raise a boy that will turn into a good man.

“I hope that he is a kind and patient loving soul,” he shared. “I hope that when he looks at his two dads, he sees exactly that.”

With reporting by Lanae Brody