Colton Underwood’s engaged? Yes!

Colton Underwood, 30, and Jordan C. Brown, 39, are officially engaged. Underwood told PEOPLE, “Starting 2022 off with my best friend, teammate, and now fiancΓ© is something I never thought was going to be possible.”

The former The Bachelor star and his political strategist fiancΓ© were first linked together in the summer of 2021. The pair first went public as a couple in December of 2021.

“After my birthday, Jordan and I went to Big Sur for a weekend getaway to decompress and relax in nature,” Underwood told PEOPLE of the engagement.

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“I couldn’t have pictured a more beautiful place to celebrate an amazing milestone in my life and relationship.”

 

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“I’m extremely happy! 2021 was the most transformative year of my life,” he continued. “Starting 2022 off with my best friend, teammate, and now fiancΓ© is something I never thought was going to be possible.”

“I was struggling with my sexuality, but I had such a level of fear over being gay,” he added. “Now that I’ve been out to myself for a year, it’s the healthiest and happiest I’ve ever felt. And there is nothing I would ever want to be but gay.”

Underwood made headlines earlier this year following the premiere of his Netflix special, Coming Out Colton.