Colton Underwood Is Rough & Scruffy In Sexy New Photoshoot

Colton Underwood is showing off his rougher, edgier side in his latest, brand-new photoshoot.

Teaming up with photographer Damon Baker and creative director Nicola Formichetti, the out Bachelor star donned some leather, grabbed some cigars, and showed off his famous furry chest in a series of intimate black-and-white portraits shared to his Instagram account earlier today.

"A little different. A little better. A little wiser," Underwood wrote in his caption of the gallery of steamy pics.

Baker and Formichetti also shared selected snapshots from their exclusive photo session to their own Instagram accounts, and to say there's a lot more leather and body hair where that came from is an understatement. (Not that we're complaining or anything...)

Though not without controversy, it seems to be a busy year for Underwood, who is reportedly set to be filming a reality series for Netflix alongside gay Olympic freeskier Gus Kenworthy, who will be acting as Underwood's guide, of sorts, helping him to navigate the coming out process and finding his place in the LGBTQ+ community.

Underwood made headlines earlier this year when he publicly opened up about his sexuality and came out as gay in a televised interview with Good Morning America's Robin Roberts.

"I've ran from myself for a long time. I've hated myself for a long time," the 29-year-old, reality TV star and former football player (who is most known for being a contestant on the 14th season of The Bachelorette and the lead of the 23rd season of The Bachelor) told Roberts during their chat. "I'm gay. And I came to terms with that earlier this year and have been processing it. And the next step in all of this was sort of letting people know."

Though he often denied any rumors about his sexuality over the years, in his one-on-one with Roberts, who is also a fellow out member of the LGBTQ+ community, Underwood says that, like many, the past year made year was hard for him and made him look at himself hard in the mirror and question who he really is.

"I'm still the same Colton everybody met on TV," he said. "I'm still the same Colton to my friends and my family, I just happen to be able to share with people now all of me. And I am proud of that, you know? I am proud to be gay."

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