Colton Underwood explains why he deleted Trump tweet: Coronavirus 'doesn’t care if you’re left or you’re right'

Two weeks after revealing that he’d tested positive for COVID-19, Colton Underwood is on the mend and recuperating with the support of girlfriend Cassie Randolph at her family’s home in Huntington Beach, Calif. That’s where the former Bachelor star and newly minted author called in via Skype to update Yahoo Entertainment on his coronavirus fight — from comparing his quarantine with the Randolphs to a super-sized “hometown date,” to fending off death threats and criticism over his diagnosis.

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ERIN DONNELLY: When a celebrity says, like I was able to get tested, there's people who think that like you shouldn't get tested if you aren't super sick. But do you kind of feel like-- do you regret speaking out about it at all?

COLTON UNDERWOOD: I try to be very transparent with everything that was going on with my struggles, with what I was getting prescribed. And then weirdly enough, I was getting death threats for taking certain people's medications, and told that I deserved it. And that's all minuscule compared to the support that I had and people appreciating the fact that I was speaking out on it. But I think right now especially, everybody just needs be supportive and lift each other up and be there for one another, because we're all going through this together.

ERIN DONNELLY: How are you feeling about the coronavirus situation right now? I know you kind of tweeted some response to Trump's tweet about The Bachelor ratings.

COLTON UNDERWOOD: I took that down because right now all that matters is human beings, and trying to save as many lives as we can. And I think getting the message out that you know this thing affects everybody. It doesn't care if your left or your right, or you're black or your white.

ERIN DONNELLY: Did doing the Bachelor kind of prepare you in a way for self quarantining? I imagine like you're kind of in largely-- obviously you go out for dates, but you are kind of in this house.

COLTON UNDERWOOD: This is like a mix of hometowns and happy couple, where it's like a blended I'm sort of stuck in the house. Because while the show is airing, we have these things called happy couple where you go and you spend time. So Cass and I spent time at four day, five day chunks where we couldn't leave this house in LA, where we got to spend time with each other. So we called those happy couple weekends. And that's sort of essentially what this has been, is like been, not to downplay the coronavirus at all, but it's just been one big happy couple slash family bonding experience. And I'm still in Huntington Beach. And I've been very, very blessed and fortunate to have them in the house and Cass taking care of me, and her family really sort of nursing me back to health. I'm doing so much better. I feel healthy and back to my normal self. Thanks for asking.