Colton Underwood Shares Update on Fatherhood Journey and How Husband Coached Him For Masked Singer (Exclusive)

TooFab spoke to Underwood after he was unmasked because the Lovebird on Wednesday night time, the place he dished on his cause for stepping onto TMS stage and shared on replace on the couple’s journey to fatherhood.

“I believe it was simply the appropriate time,” Underwood mentioned of why he needed to strive his hand at present. “I would recognized that I needed to do that present and had provides and alternatives to do it, however the timing was by no means proper, till this season got here alongside.”

The Bachelor alum continued, “I lastly discovered myself able the place I’ve a supportive and loving husband who was there for me, and I used to be simply in a a lot better place to the place I may say sure, ‘Let’s go push myself and have some enjoyable,’ and I am so glad that I did. I had the expertise of a lifetime.”

Whereas Jordan was one of many few in Underwood’s interior circle to know he was happening the present, he saved him clued in for good cause, with the truth star revealing that the political strategist is definitely fairly the singer himself, and helped prep him for the massive stage.

“He is truly a powerful vocalist, so he helped me out fairly a bit, and likewise, I simply wanted someone to assist me with my confidence and to inform me that I may do it,” Underwood shared.

His household was additionally within the know, however the former soccer star mentioned he was compelled to play coy to some folks in his life forward of Wednesday’s present.

“I’ve needed to play coy to some individuals who do watch the present and kind of noticed me and/or heard my voice and acknowledged it,” he added.

As for Jordan’s vocal teaching, Underwood known as it “welcomed” in a scenario that was in any other case exterior of his consolation zone.

“My singing capabilities are within the automobile and within the bathe and so they’re not nice,” Underwood quipped. “For me to say sure to one thing like that was undoubtedly uncomfortable and kind of out of line, however in one of the best and most stunning method one thing that I would like, and I am so glad that I went via it.”

He added, “I let unfastened slightly bit and realized one thing new about myself and actually simply leaned into it.”

Underwood additionally touched on the couple’s journey to turning into mother and father. The pair, following what Underwood known as the “finest yr” of his life after getting married final Might, are within the technique of turning into mother and father, and taking the steps via surrogacy to take action.

“We’re nonetheless very a lot within the planning course of. We’re going via some final rounds of well being checks with our surrogate. These girls are unbelievable what they’re placing their our bodies via simply to assist us have a household,” Underwood defined. “We’re nonetheless very a lot within the course of and likewise taking lots of satisfaction in serving to different folks within the ins and outs of fertility.”

Navigating fertility for each homosexual and straight {couples} is one thing Underwood speaks about on his Daddyhood podcast.

“When my husband and I first began wanting round of how we needed to construct our household, there wasn’t lots of info,” Underwood mentioned, earlier than sharing how his private fertility struggles served as inspiration for the podcast.

“The extra I began talking alone struggles … I did not have any sperm at first, and the extra I began vocalizing that and humanizing it, the extra folks had been confiding in me and being like, ‘Yeah similar,'” he defined. “I simply realized there was this stigma round it and there was the disgrace round fertility and it felt so isolating that I would like to speak about this. Not just for the lads on the market, however for the ladies.”

Underwood continued, “They bear the burden of lots of fertility struggles when the truth is, lots of males are responsible, and 50 % of the equation as effectively. So, having this platform that I’ve, not just for same-sex {couples} however for {couples} on the market on the whole to talk on IVF and fertility struggles, has been one thing that I’ve actually leaned into.”

As for the recommendation he is gotten about beginning a household from fellow Bachelor Nation alums, Underwood mentioned the present’s former host, Chris Harrison, has been very a lot a “father determine” to him as he navigates this course of.

The Masked Singer airs Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.