FormerBachelorlead and ex-football playerColton UnderwoodandDance MomsalumJoJo Siwahave more in common than you would think.

“I’ve ran from myself for a long time.

I’ve hated myself for a long time,” Underwood told Roberts.

JoJo Siwa with rainbow bow

He added, “And I’m gay.

She added, “Just be yourself.

It doesn’t matter.

Colton Underwood smiling at event

Love is love.”

Siwa, who is 17 years old, came out over anInstagram Live.

In the video, she told her fans that her family had been supportive.

Siwa said, “Like my dad said, love is universal.

“I had made mistakes in my sports and my athletic career.

And when you make mistakes, that play was gay.

Gay was always affiliated with a connotation of negativity.

Underwood’s college football coach and former teammates supported him in speaking his truth, according toUSA Today.

I wouldn’t expect anything less from him as a person.”

In his interview with Roberts, he said, “Keep fighting for you.

Keep choosing you every morning.