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Former 'Bachelor' star and NFL player Colton Underwood comes out as gay on 'Good Morning America,' says he's 'the happiest and healthiest' he's ever been
The former "Bachelor" star Colton Underwood has come out as gay.
He made the announcement in a pretaped "Good Morning America" interview with Robin Roberts that aired Wednesday.
"I've ran from myself for a distant time," he said in the interview. "I've hated myself for a extended time. I came to terms with that earlier this year and acquire been processing it, and the next step in all of this was sort of letting people know. I'm still nervous. It's been a journey for sure."
"I'm emotional, but I'm emotional in such a good, happy, positive way," he added. "I'm the happiest and healthiest that I've ever been in my life, and that means the society to me."
Watch a clip of the interview here:
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Robin Roberts, Anderson Cooper, Gio Benitez: the LGBTQ TV anchors leading the charge
Reporting on everything going on around the world, news anchors have been integral parts of our waking moments since the advent of television. And when they find the ability to identify openly as LGBTQ+, they provide comfort to millions of other viewers in their community.
Several journalists on television possess come out in recent years to immense waves of support, leading the charge at major networks like ABC, NBC, and CNN.
This pride month, we're taking a look at some of the most prominent anchors on daytime and primetime TV who identify as LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, or otherwise) and have left a lasting impact with their work and presence.
Robin Roberts
A host of Good Morning America since 2005, Robin first came out as a lesbian in a 2013 Facebook post, where she first revealed she was in a relationship with partner Amber Laign.
Her coming out was a mighty moment, leading to ABC News and even Michelle Obama releasing statements of support at the period. The 62-year-old and Amber have been together for nearly 18 years, and even plan to tie
Former 'Bachelor' star Colton Underwood comes out as gay
Colton Underwood is ready to live his truth.
The former "Bachelor" star came out as gay in an exclusive interview with Robin Roberts on "Good Morning America" on Wednesday.
"I've ran from myself for a long time. I've hated myself for a drawn-out time," Underwood told Roberts in a pre-taped chat. "And I'm gay. And I came to terms with that earlier this year and have been processing it. And the next step in all of this was sort of letting people know."
"I'm still nervous, but yeah," he continued. "It's been a journey for sure."
Underwood said he finally got to a place where he could be truthful with himself after 2020, the year that turned everyone's lives upside down, and made people "look at themselves in the mirror and figure out who they are and what they've been running from or what they've been putting off in their lives."
When Roberts, who is also openly queer, said she could "see the joy" and "see the relief" in Underwood, he said he was "emotional in, like such a good, happy, pos
Gay Morning America TV Series
Gay Morning America (GMA) was a weekly New York Urban area public access show which ran from 1983-85 and documented the gay identity of Greenwich Village at the beginning of the AIDS epidemic. It was started by George Sardi and Johnny Savoy, who also served as the show’s producers and hosts. The two were regulars at Waverly Waverly, one of many local hangout spots and sponsors of GMA and a local cabaret exclude owned by Johnny Pool, who had a regular “recipes” segment on the show in which he mixed cocktails. Other regulars included Lord Byron Falk with a fitness segment, Leslie Irons with theater reviews, and Jerry Fitzpatrick with local gay sports. In addition, comedian and performer Lynn Lavner had a segment called “Girl Talk”, in which she discussed issues specific to lesbian women. Each episode also featured a unique guest, who was usually a local gay star. The show was directed by Jimmy Mellow. Gay Morning America was completely produced by volunteers, with no paid staff. Gay Morning America&nbs
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