The Bachelor Colton Underwood Has a Lot to Say About Cassie and That Fence Jump

Heads up: Spoilers for the most recent episode of The Bachelor are ahead.

"Holy f--k, he's gone" is most likely something Chris Harrison never thought he'd say on this—or any—season of The Bachelor. Actually, Colton, a franchise staple since last spring, probably didn't think he'd run off into the Portuguese countryside looking to escape the cameras either. But love on reality TV will do that to you, especially when it's not reciprocated.

Love him or leave him, you couldn't help but feel sorry for the fence-jumping former football player when he poured his heart out to Cassie, only to have her admit she's not "in love" with him and doesn't think she can get there. The whole thing is a mess, so it's no wonder Colton felt like his only option was to hop a fence and go rogue.

But what about Tayshia and Hannah G.? Will Colton, who's said from day one he wants to be engaged, propose to either of them? Or will he try to get Cassie back before she heads home to the States? With a week to go before we get those answers, Colton sat down with Glamour to talk about the details of the fence jump and whether he wishes he would have listened to all those warning signs. "You haven't even seen it all yet," he teases.

Glamour: OK, we must talk about the fence before anything else. Did you get splinters? How did you know you could even make it over?

Colton Underwood: It was metal, so I didn't get splinters. To be honest, I wasn't even thinking about not making it over. It was the last thing on my mind. I'm just very happy I stuck the landing and didn't fall ungracefully over it. I’m very happy about how the actual performance of the jump went. [Laughs.]

Did you hurt yourself at all? And how long after you jumped over the gate did the producers find you?

CH: I didn't hurt myself. And I was gone for quite a bit. Hours.

Do you regret scaring Chris and the producers by disappearing for so long?

CH: No, I think in that moment I needed time to myself. I needed to sit and process everything. You guys don’t get to see too much behind the scenes, but you’re always sort of around producers and TVs. You’re always talking to somebody, so to have space, to have time to yourself, was much needed in that moment.

You don’t like talking about regrets—but now that we know what happens with Cassie, do you wish you had listened more to Katie and Kirpa?

CH: No, because those two aren’t in the relationship with Cassie [and me]. You can only speak from your experiences, and it was a lot of she said/she said and "I heard it from this," "I heard it from that." No one actually heard it. I think one thing I realized is I have to follow my heart and trust my gut and think, How does this person make me feel? I didn’t see any red flags in any of my relationships. I really didn’t.

But do you understand why some viewers might be angry with Cassie for getting to this point and then saying she’s not ready? Especially because you’ve said it was your biggest fear all along.

CH: Yeah, I think everybody goes through this in their own way. There’s no right way to really do this. I could see why people’s opinions are probably going to be like, "So why did you say you didn’t say that when you weren’t really there?" I think that’s what was probably most frustrating about that night for me too—putting my heart out there and breaking every unwritten Bachelor rule that there is of laying it all out there and fighting for somebody. It was tough.

Obviously, Cassie likes you. So why can’t she say, "Let’s just slow down and date"? Why does it have to end in an engagement, if there is a connection there?

CH: I think you see her make the statement, "I can’t give you what you’re looking for." She said, "I love you, and I have respect for you, and I want to see you get what you want out of it." That, in her opinion, was her way to go about it. I can’t speak for her, what was going through her head in the moment. Could she have done things differently? Maybe. I don’t know.

There’s still more to unfold next week, but are you happy right now?

CH: I consider myself a happy person. I’m exactly where I need to be in my life right now, and I’m very excited for the future. In regards to the story and my relationship and where we’re at, I have a lot of things to figure out. I will say love is messy; it’s not always meant to be the prettiest thing.

Well, you were right when you said this finale is one that we haven’t seen before.

CH: You haven’t even seen it all yet.

Jessica Radloff is the Glamour West Coast editor. You can follow her on Instagram at @jessicaradloff14 or Twitter at @JRadloff.