The Bachelor star Colton Underwood has remained tight-lipped about the ending of his season -- which has been teased as the most dramatic one ever -- but his boys, Jason Tartick and Blake Horstmann, don't seem to have such tight lips.
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During a joint interview with Entertainment Tonight on Tuesday following The Bachelor's Season 23 premiere, Jason and Blake revealed what they know about Colton's journey to find lasting love.
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"I mean, there are spoilers, but we don't know if it actually happens," Jason teased, adding that Colton "runs his own show" and is the type of guy who will do anything under any set of circumstances to get what he wants.
"I'll say that he seems happy," Blake chimed in. "I will say that. He really does. He seems smitten."
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Colton hasn't publicly revealed whether he's engaged or even in love, but Blake sharing that the 26-year-old charity founder and former professional football player is "smitten" suggests Colton is currently in a fulfilling relationship.
Blake also confirmed Colton reaches a point of such frustration during the season that he "had enough" and attempts to quit the show, hence the fence-jumping scene everyone has been talking about from The Bachelor trailers.
Blake and Jason would not confirm whether Colton has shared his season's ending with them, but the guys have hung out multiple times in the last few months together.
Blake and Jason -- who were also up for The Bachelor position this year -- also discussed the women who stood out to them on Night 1 of Season 23.
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"With [Cassie Randolph], just reading his body language, he was instantly excited. He was glowing up, and he was excited and he was on edge," Jason explained to ET.
"And I saw it with [Hannah Godwin], the calm Colton I know, I felt like he was pretty tense all night -- you could just see it in his body -- but when he was with Hannah, he was just at a very calm, rested place, and seemed very comfortable."
Jason continued, "And then later in the program, [Colton] mentioned that [Hannah G.] made him feel like he was at home. So, either of those two, so far, would be a good fit... But I'd also say don't judge the first episode, because I was [a dark horse]!"
"I agree that those two are definitely frontrunners," Blake said.
"But the first kiss with [Caelynn Miller-Keyes], I thought... the way he leaned in and went for it, I thought he really went for it with her and it was something he really wanted. So I think Caelynn is definitely a frontrunner."
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Jason added Colton seemed to feel "a lot of chemistry" with multiple bachelorettes after first meeting them.
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"I was surprised because it was one of the first episodes I've watched where you see Colton -- the Bachelor or the Bachelorette -- kiss a few people and then not pick one of those people for the First Impression Rose," Jason reasoned.
"So I think it might be one of those seasons where he might fall in a lot of directions and it's going to create a lot of drama and angst on his end."
As for their own love lives, Blake admitted he is currently single and would consider appearing on Bachelor in Paradise if things stay the same way, while Jason insisted he is searching for a lifelong partner and has "interest" in one lucky lady right now.
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That lady would seemingly be eleventh-season The Bachelorette star Kaitlyn Bristowe, whom Jason recently asked out on an official date when he appeared as a guest on her Off the Vine podcast.
Jason therefore acknowledged he hopes his heart will be taken by the time filming for Bachelor in Paradise 6 comes around this summer.
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To read spoilers for Colton's The Bachelor season, including the bachelorette he allegedly picked, click here.
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