Colton Underwood Thinks ‘Bachelor’ Franchise Could Provide Better Support to Their ‘Money Makers’

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Standing by his opinion. Colton Underwood doesn’t have any regrets about questioning The Bachelor franchise and the support they offer their contestants.“[It] doesn’t mean I’m not grateful for the opportunity that they provided me.

I do appreciate them changing my life in such a great way. But they also hold a big responsibility in making sure that the mental health of their contestants and of their money makers, to be very honest with you, is taken care of,” Underwood, 30, exclusively told Us Weekly on Tuesday, March 15, while promoting his new show Beyond the Edge.The former athlete believes that the people behind the successful dating competition series could do more. “They benefit greatly off of our faces, off of our likeness [and] off of our stories,” he said. “The only thing that they can do better is to follow up and make sure that you are mentally OK before they make decisions to make better TV over your mental health.”Viewers originally met Underwood when he joined Becca Kufrin’s season of The Bachelorette in 2018.

After ending season 14 single, the former NFL player appeared on season 5 of Bachelor in Paradise before he became the season 23 Bachelor.The former athlete left the show with Cassie Randolph in 2019, but the duo called it quits one year later amid a tumultuous relationship.

Four months after they announced their split in May 2020, Us confirmed that Randolph, 26, was granted a restraining order against Underwood after she claimed he was stalking and harassing her.