{"id":95545,"date":"2025-08-20T00:22:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T00:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/95545\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T00:22:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T00:22:08","slug":"kaitlyn-bristowe-colton-underwood-talk-virgins-traitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/95545\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaitlyn Bristowe, Colton Underwood Talk Virgins, Traitors"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tAre You My First?<\/a> isn\u2019t Kaitlyn Bristowe<\/a> or Colton Underwood<\/a>\u2019s first time stepping into the spotlight of a reality television show.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tHowever, it marks the debut of the two former Bachelor Nation leads co-hosting a series together, one that\u2019s a first-of-its-kind show. Are You My First? enlists the \u201chottest group of virgins ever assembled search for intimacy, love \u2014 and maybe their first\u2026\u201d time having sex.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tIt\u2019s a wild concept for a dating show, though reality TV<\/a> isn\u2019t foreign to unique structures, and neither are Bristowe or Underwood. Bristowe led The Bachelorette<\/a> in 2015 before temporarily co-hosting<\/a> the series for a few seasons. Meanwhile, Underwood\u2019s virginity was the main storyline<\/a> during his leading spin on The Bachelor<\/a> in 2019, and two years later, he came out as gay.<\/p>\n

\n\tBelow, the two Bachelor franchise alumni reflect on the outlandish premise of Are You My First?, if they think their varying relationships with sex made them the perfect candidates to host the show and Underwood\u2019s upcoming run on The Traitors<\/a> season four<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t***<\/p>\n

\n\tThere have always been unique reality TV show ideas, and Are You My First? is no exception. When this offer to host a reality dating show with a cast full of virgin singles was brought to you both, what was your reaction? Did you hesitate at all?<\/p>\n

\n\tKAITLYN BRISTOWE Zero hesitation from me. I just was wondering why, as someone who is very open about having sex in their life and in relationships, I was asked to be part of a show about virginity. But once I heard about the concept and I knew Colton was a part of it, he had zero hesitation. It was kind of what you said, like there\u2019s always these outlandish concepts for shows, and it was one of those things that Colton and I both thought, How is this the first time we\u2019re doing this show?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tUNDERWOOD When I first heard about the project, I immediately called my team and said, \u201cI want to be involved in some way, shape, form or fashion.\u201d It\u2019s a full-circle moment for me back on what I would call my home network of ABC, Disney, Hulu<\/a>. I was at a point in my life where I was in a really good position to feel like I was capable of stepping back in front of the camera and letting people in, and also be there for the cast. Kaitlyn and I both took on a lot of responsibility, and we both still are very protective over them because we\u2019ve been in their shoes before. We know what they\u2019re gonna go through.<\/p>\n

\n\tYou\u2019re both former leads from the Bachelor world, and you\u2019ve both had very contrasting relationships with sex on the show. Do you think that\u2019s why you both were selected to host Are You My First?, specifically as a duo?<\/p>\n

\n\tBRISTOWE I\u2019m sure that\u2019s part of it. And then I have experience with hosting, and I\u2019ve always wanted to be a part of a show in a hosting role. I think maybe they were like, \u201cWell, Kaitlyn could step in for the advice if they choose to, you know, have their first.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tUNDERWOOD Kaitlyn is so humble, too, but I think the show only works with co-hosts. I think understanding and having a male and a female point of view is so important for a show like this. I am not qualified or equipped to have some of the conversations that Kaitlyn was having with some of the women, and I think she would say vice versa. It was really a no-brainer once we got on camera together. We\u2019re just like, \u201cOh, this is it. This is us.\u201d And we knew what had to be done in the job that we were hired to do.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tWhat was your initial reaction when you did learn that it was going to be both of you, Colton and Kaitlyn, co-hosting together?<\/p>\n

\n\tUNDERWOOD Pumped.<\/p>\n

\n\tBRISTOWE We\u2019ve always loved each other. I told Colton I had a crush on him before I knew he was gay<\/a>. And sometimes I had to remind myself that while we were filming, because I just love him so much. I\u2019m like, \u201cHe\u2019s gay, Kaitlyn. Married, with a baby!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tUNDERWOOD And then [my husband] Jordan showed up to set, and she\u2019s like, \u201cOh yeah, right.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBRISTOWE \u201cOkay, back off.\u201d But it was a testament to our chemistry.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tUNDERWOOD Once we had the conversation when Kaitlyn was there, I was like, This is it. We have such similarities in our stories, but our stories are so different that we really were like that perfect combination to help balance the cast and take them through this experience.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tAre You My First?<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDisney\/Jeff Daly<\/p>\n

\n\tWhy do you think that virginity is such a narrative storyline in reality TV shows, especially coming from the Bachelor Nation world?<\/p>\n

\n\tBRISTOWE Virginity and having sex is such a topic. You\u2019re kind of in the situation where if you talk about sex, it\u2019s like, Whoa, and then if you have never had sex, people are like, Whoa \u2014 it\u2019s very polarizing. That always makes for good conversation \u2014 or in this case, good TV. It\u2019s a conversation that we all try to shy away from, but in this generation and where we\u2019re at in life, it\u2019s becoming more of a topic of how important it is to talk about and to be accepting of people\u2019s choices.<\/p>\n

\n\tUNDERWOOD \u201cSex sells,\u201d or the lack of it \u2014 people are going to be interested in it. And it\u2019s always something that I\u2019ve played with, of not really fully understanding, especially as somebody who was a virgin and that storyline consumed and took over my life and my season. So many people have so many opinions on sex, and at the end of the day, they all have it or consume it in some way, shape, form or fashion. I think it\u2019s time for us to try to keep destigmatizing it and having these conversations in these honest and authentic shows.<\/p>\n

\n\tKaitlyn, you co-hosted [Katie\u2019s season of] The Bachelorette, so when you saw the cast, what was running through your mind when you realized that a contestant from that season was going to be on Are You My First?<\/p>\n

\n\tBRISTOWE I had heard rumblings that [Mike] was coming on. I was just so excited, because he is such a genuine human who really is looking for the right person. I know him obviously from Katie\u2019s season, and I\u2019ve talked to him after and he was such a perfect addition to the show. He was able to not only come in as a virgin, but also be like, \u201cI\u2019ve talked about my virginity on national television,\u201d which made them feel even more safe and secure and and bonded over that. He\u2019s a good one.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tWhat did you take from your time co-hosting The Bachelorette and how did you apply that to Are You My First?<\/p>\n

\n\tBRISTOWE What I loved on Bachelorette\u2026 that\u2019s such a structured role that\u2019s been around for however many seasons that show has been on. It\u2019s always been the same format where you come in, say your lines \u2014 \u201cIt\u2019s the final rose.\u201d But there were moments hosting that show that I got to actually sit down and have way more humanizing conversations with the lead. I was like, Wait, shows need more of this. It felt so good to host but also be able to be a real person and not feel like a robot, and that\u2019s what I took into Are You My First? Colton didn\u2019t really have anything to compare it to, and he naturally just did that anyways. We both got to go in and have a little more realness and shared experiences with the cast. I took a lot of things I learned professionally from Bachelorette, but I also took that little piece of being a mentor.<\/p>\n

\n\tUNDERWOOD It was more of a collaborative effort on Are You My first? I have nothing to compare this to, but in my conversations with Kaitlyn, we also had a relationship with our showrunner, Peter Geist. He was a producer on her Bachelorette season and on my Bachelor season, so he had this trust and natural chemistry with us. We were very involved with knowing where the show was going, who was coupling with who. We were invested as hosts, but also from a human level of wanting the best out of them. There was a lot of trust we had with each other, and also with the production team.<\/p>\n

\n\tBRISTOWE Collaborative feels like such a good word, Colton. That\u2019s so true, it really was.<\/p>\n

\n\tUNDERWOOD We were in hair and makeup before we\u2019d go on and be like, \u201cI\u2019m changing this. You should say this. I\u2019m gonna say that.\u201d That\u2019s also what we\u2019re good at: \u201cNo, this line is not [for me], that\u2019s a Kaitlyn thing, she\u2019s so much better at this. Let her take this.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tKaitlyn Bristowe with the cast of Are You My First?<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDisney\/Jeff Daly<\/p>\n

\n\tColton, you haven\u2019t specifically hosted a show, but you have been the lead of The Bachelor, so what did you learn from that that you applied into the hosting of Are You My First?<\/p>\n

\n\tUNDERWOOD It\u2019s a fine balance, because when you are the lead, you understand you\u2019re making a television show and you have this responsibility to hit your marks, say the right things, be polished, but you also need to be present. You need to understand some of the women on your show are not comfortable yet with the cameras and you are, and you have this experience under your belt. That was sort of our role as hosts, too, to disarm them in saying, \u201cYo, we\u2019re not here to get you. This isn\u2019t a \u2018got you\u2019 type of show. Like, we really want you to lean in. We want you to trust us.\u201d We were available 24\/7, and we told them that too. We\u2019re like, \u201cIf you need to pull us in the middle of the night to go have a conversation because someone is not sure what\u2019s going on, or they need to talk to us on or off camera, we\u2019re available.\u201d That was also important for us. We\u2019ve been in their shoes, we know how daunting this is.<\/p>\n

\n\tSpeaking of reality TV experience, Colton, you\u2019re going to be on the upcoming season of The Traitors. What was your experience like filming that competitive reality show, and what can you tease about season four?<\/p>\n

\n\tUNDERWOOD As a contestant, it was one of the best shows that I\u2019ve ever done. It was so much fun. I\u2019m just naturally such a competitive person. Alan Cumming<\/a> is in a league of his own, as far as a host and commanding a room and taking control of that castle. It is going to be an electrifying season. I think that people are really in for a treat, and from somebody now who\u2019s doing more hosting and producing, it\u2019s going to be some of the best television that people have ever seen.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tKaitlyn, hopefully we\u2019ll see you on season five.<\/p>\n

\n\tUNDERWOOD Hey, I\u2019m hoping! She needs to do it, she would crush.<\/p>\n

\n\tBRISTOWE [Fingers crossed] I\u2019m also competitive. And I\u2019m like, it\u2019s not about dating and it\u2019s competitive \u2014 put me in coach!\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tUNDERWOOD And the drama is not personal, it is about the game and strategy. That\u2019s what I loved about it.<\/p>\n

\n\t***<\/p>\n

\n\tAll 10 episodes of Are You My First? are now streaming on Hulu.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Are You My First? isn\u2019t Kaitlyn Bristowe or Colton Underwood\u2019s first time stepping into the spotlight of a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":95546,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[64611,88,10028,64612,604,29227,64613,64614,92],"class_list":{"0":"post-95545","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-colton-underwood","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-hulu","11":"tag-kaitlyn-bristowe","12":"tag-reality-tv","13":"tag-the-bachelor","14":"tag-the-bachelorette","15":"tag-traitors","16":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95545"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95545\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}