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Colton Underwoodis loving his new role as a dad.
“It’s been the best year of my life,” Underwood tells PEOPLE at the Neuehous in Hollywood, CA. “I’m still very much coming into everything.”
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Colton Underwood attends the Out100 Event 2024.Presley Ann/Getty

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He continues to rave, “I have the best husband, the best family. I can’t even put into words what it means. I’ve always wanted to be a dad and to have little Bishop — our family is the best.”
The proud dad only recently came out as gay in 2021. He now tells PEOPLE, “I feel like a new person. You just shed different layers of yourselves at different times.”
“I would have never envisioned this version of myself. I never thought that I could be who I am today out loud and, you know, have a husband and a son,” he proudly shares. “Never thought that was possible.
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“Yeah, I’m just really proud of my entire journey,” Underwood concludes.
In October, Colton and his family of three celebratedtheir first Halloween together.Sharing a few sweet snaps of their coordinated costume onInstagram,Underwood and Brown matched in chef costumes while Bishop rocked a little rat onesie to recreate the cast of Disney’sRatatouille.
“Our little Ratatouille 🐭👨🏻🍳 @jordancbrown_,” he captioned the post.
source: people.com