ABChascastitsleadingmanforSeason23of“TheBachelor.”ColtonUnderwood,whopreviouslyappearedonBeccaKufrin’scycleof“TheBachelorette”andmostrecentlyon“BachelorinParadise,”isthenextluckyladlookingforloveonthelong-runningrealityseries.“Thirdtimeisthecharm,that’swhattheysay,right?”Underwoodsaidaftertheannouncementwa*adeTuesdaymorningonABC’s“GoodMorningAmerica.”Underwoodtold“GMA”hostMichaelStrahanthathehopestobeengagedbytheendofhisseason.“That’swhatI’mlookingforwardtothemost,i*eingengagedandgettingmarriedshortlyafterthat,”hesaid.The26-year-oldgainedattentionforopeningupabouthisvirginityonKufrin’sseason.Underwoodgotemotionaldiscussingthetopicon“TheBachelorette:MenTellAll”reunionepisode.HeplacedfourthonKufrin’sseason.ShewoundupchoosingGarrettYrigoyen,whomsheisstillengagedto.Underwoodexited“BachelorinParadise”onMondaynight(thespinoffserieswasfilmedinMay)afterarockyrelationshipwithformer“Bachelor”contestantTiaBooth.Underwood,aformerNFLplayer,alsopreviouslydatedOlympicgymnastAlyRai*anbeforeappearingonSeason14of“TheBachelorette.”Thenewseasonof“TheBachelor”premieresinJanuaryof2019.