Bigger is Better! Colton Underwood Explains His Idea for a Gay Version of 'The Bachelor'

Out "The Bachelor" alum Colton Underwood has ideas for a gay version of the show – and it wouldn't feature just one single, desirable guy.

Appearing on Harry Jowsey's "Boyfriend Material" podcast, Underwood talked about the need for more gay representation in reality dating shows. But, he added, people who clamor for a gay season of "The Bachelor" might be overlooking some major opportunities.

"I think it's lazy for people to always put that on 'The Bachelor' franchise," Underwood said, "but I do think there's a version in which, if we had three bachelors at the same time, you could represent our community as a whole."

The conversation veered into queer territory when Jowsey said, "I remember when I went back to Australia, I met the bachelors, and they had three bachelors."

Quantity isn't everything; Underwood promptly took note of the quality of "[o]ther countries' bachelors," saying they were "so hot."

"I can say that now, but I used to find them so hot," Underwood went on to say.

But, Underwood reflected, three bachelors would have some benefits that a show with a single eligible single would not. "It's hard to represent the gay community with one singular [sic] person," the "Coming Out Colton" star pointed out. "Everybody's so picky, and they have types, and our community is so diverse" that, he said, "no matter who you pick [people] are going to roll their eyes."

"So I think having three could be the solution to avoiding that," Underwood reasoned, "and I think it makes for a dramatic and messy season."

Who are we to argue?

Queer representation in reality dating shows has been sporadic at best. The single-season experiment that was "Boy Meets Boy" aired in 2003 on Bravo; since then, fans of shows like "Love Island" have clamored for some queer inclusion. But the most notable examples of queer reality dating shows that made it to air might be Britain's "I Kissed a Boy" and "I Kissed a Girl." (Both have made it to our shores thanks to Hulu.) In the U.S., a lesbian/nonbinary season of "The Ultimatum" aired last year.

Underwood suggested he's not just kidding around with his idea for a bigger, gayer "Bachelor"-like show. He shared some ideas for how to organize such a show, but didn't want to get into too much detail because, he said, "they're going to just steal it and put it on air and not credit me. I already know how this goes. I've been burned by it before. They have my cell phone number and my agent's number."

Watch the exchange between Underwood and Jowsey below. (The discussion about a gay version of "The Bachelor" starts at about the 22:20 mark.)