Hollywood’s ‘go-to gay teen’ don’t feel typest

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• INTERVIEW WH MICHAEL J. WILLETT AND GREGG SULK OF MTV'S "FAKG IT"{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY JIM HALTERMANAPRIL 18, 2014/11:04 AMBY JIM HALTERMANAPRIL 18, 2014 / 11:04 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"INTERVIEW WH MICHAEL J. WILLETT AND GREGG SULK OF MTV'S \"FAKG IT\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-04-18T15:04:50.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-04-18T15:04:50.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"JIM HALTERMAN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MTV'S NEW EDY FAKG IT MAY HAVE A RELATNSHIP BETWEEN TWO TEEN GIRLS AT S CENTER, BUT THERE'S ANOTHER IMPORTANT DUO ON THE SHOW--- OUT AND PROUD SHANE (PLAYED BY OUT ACTOR MICHAEL J. WILLETT) AND HIS STRAIGHT BFF LIAM (PLAYED BY GREGG SULK).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE SAT DOWN WH ADORABLE ACTORS WILLETT AND SULK AT THE MTV OFFIC SANTA MONI RECENTLY TO CHAT ABOUT THEIR CHARACTERS' GAY/STRAIGHT IENDSHIP AS WELL AS WHAT TO SAY TO THOSE WHO ARE WARY OF THE "FAKE LBIAN" PLOT OF THE SERI. AFTERWARDS, THEY WERE JOED BY -STARS KATIE STEVENS, RA VOLK AND BAILEY BUNTA FOR A FUN PHOTO SHOOT. (INTERVIEWS WH THE LADI ARE OVER ON OUR SISTER SE AFTERELLEN.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• THEBACKLOT INTERVIEW: MICHAEL J. WILLETTBY JIM HALTERMANNOVEMBER 25, 2014/10:54 AMBY JIM HALTERMANNOVEMBER 25, 2014 / 10:54 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"THEBACKLOT INTERVIEW: MICHAEL J. WILLETT","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-11-25T15:54:13.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-11-25T15:54:13.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"JIM HALTERMAN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MICHAEL J. WILLETT PHOTOGRAPHED BY CLTON GGHRAN FOR LOGO TV'S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MICHAEL J. WILLETT FIRST UGHT OUR EYE AS THE BRAZEN (AND BLEACH BLOND) LNEL UNED STAT OF TARA, AND HE DREW OUR APPRECIATIVE ATTENTN AGA THE 2013 EDY FILM GBF WHERE HE PLAYED THE GAY GUY ALL HIGH SCHOOL EL WANTED TO BE BTI WH. AND WHEN MTV'S H SERI FAKG IT PREMIERED EARLIER THIS YEAR THE 25-YEAR-OLD ACTOR BEME SERLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FIRST OF ALL, HIS CHARACTER SHANE HARVEY IS PROBABLY THE HIGH SCHOOLER WE ALL WISH WE ULD HAVE BEEN. OUT, PROUD, POPULAR AND SHOWG EVERY DAY THAT THERE'S POWER JT EMBRACG WHO YOU ARE, SHANE IS AN SPIRATN FOR ANYONE WONRG IF 'S OKAY TO BE HONT AND TTHFUL ABOUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEN THERE'S WILLETT HIMSELF. LIKE SHANE, HE ACROSS AS SOMEONE VERY FORTABLE HIS OWN SK. HE KNOWS HOW TO DRS. HE'S SOMEONE WE'D DO A DOUBLE TAKE (TRIPLE TAKE? YEAH, PROBABLY) IF HE WALKED BY. IN PERSON THE ACTOR IS VERY WELL SPOKEN,  AND 'S PROBABLY SAFE TO ASSUME THAT AT LEAST SOME OF SHANE'S QUICK W NOT JT OM THE TALENTED FAKG IT WRERS (LED BY CARTER COVGTON, WHO VELOPED THE SERI) BUT ALSO OM THE ACTOR WHO PLAYS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEBACKLOTUGHT UP WH WILLETT LAST WEEK WT HOLLYWOOD TALK ABOUT SHANE'S CURRENT ON-SCREEN ROMANCE WH THE CLOSETED DE (SKYLER MAXON, WHO WE TALKED TO RECENTLY), HIS OWN G OUT JOURNEY AND WHAT SPIR HIM HIS MIC, CLUDG HIS NEW SGLE "STARTED OVER."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEBACKLOT: DURG THE FIRST SEASON OF THE SHOW, I THK EVERY QUTN WAS SOMETHG LIKE 'WHEN IS SHANE GOG TO HAVE A LOVE TERT?' SO HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE DE RELATNSHIP THIS SEASON AND THE WAY WHICH CARTER AND THE WRERS CRAFTED ?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MICHAEL WILLETT: I REALLY FEEL LIKE THEY KNOW EACH OTHER REALLY WELL AND THEY’RE VERY DIFFERENT, SHANE AND DE. I THK AT FIRST SHANE LOOKED AT LIKE A CHALLENGE TO OVERE DE BEE HE THKS HE’S THE CLOSET BUT E TO FD OUT HE’S ACTUALLY REALLY OKAY WH HIS SEXUALY. HE JT DON’T LOOK AT AS A PROFABLE BS MOVE TO E OUT PUBLICLY. I FEEL LIKE THEY’RE LEARNG A LOT OM EACH OTHER AND I THK THAT THAT’S DIFFERENT FOR SHANE BEE NORMALLY HE’S KD OF LIKE ‘HS AND QUS .’{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PABLO (ANTHONY PALACS) WAS ALMOST TOO DIFFERENT A WAY THAT MA HIM ALMOST FEEL WORSE ABOUT HIMSELF. [SHANE'S] LIKE ‘YOU’RE SO PERFECT, I ULD NEVER LIVE UP TO YOUR STANDARDS.' I FEEL LIKE SHANE AND DE REALLY HAVE SOMETHG AND I HOPE ’S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE LAST EPISO, WE SAW KARMA (KATIE STEVENS) FLIPPG OUT OVER LIAM (GREGG SULK) AND AMY (RA VOLK) AND THEIR SECRET, BUT THAT’S SO NOT SHANE. WE DIDN'T SEE HIM GO ALL DRAMATIC ABOUT WHAT’S GOG ON WH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: I THK HE’S REALLY NFED AND HURT BY THE WHOLE THG. IT’S REALLY A NEW THG FOR SHANE TO BE SORT OF FORCED BACK THE CLOSET. THAT’S WHAT IS TERTG ABOUT . HE WANTS EVERYONE TO BE SO OPEN AND HONT AND FORTHRIGHT AND YET NOW HIS OWN RELATNSHIP HE N’T BE AND ’S NFG TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I TALKED TO SKYLER ABOUT WORKG WH YOU, SO HOW WAS FOR YOU?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}…YOU’RE NOT WEARG A LOT OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: …AND WE’RE NOT WEARG A LOT OF CLOTH AND WE’RE KISSG A LOT. HE WAS REALLY OL ABOUT AND HE DIDN’T MAKE ME FEEL WEIRD ABOUT . IT WAS A REHG EXPERIENCE AND I DON’T THK A LOT OF PEOPLE GET TO KD OF HAVE A SUATN LIKE THAT WHERE YOU MEET SOMEONE WHO’S JT TOTALLY OPEN-MD AND IS WILLG TO GO THERE FOR THE SAKE OF THE CHARACTER. AND HE’S A GREAT GUY SO I’M GLAD TO HAVE MET HIM. AND I HOPE THAT HE’LL BE BACK NEXT SEASON FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU TWO FELY HAD A NICE SPARK ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: GOOD. YEAH, I KNOW. I ULD TELL THE GIRLS WERE REALLY LIKG , TOO. THEY’RE ALWAYS LIKE SCREAMG. AND THAT’S ACTUALLY THE THG WE WOULD TALK ABOUT IS A LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T REALIZE. ‘OH, THEY’RE TWO GUYS KISSG BUT WHY ARE THE GIRLS FALLG FOR THEM?’ AND I THK ’S BEE ’S A FANTASY. EHER WAY THEY’RE FANTASIZG, GAY OR STRAIGHT, DON’T MATTER. AND EVEN IF THEY’RE FANTASIZG ABOUT BRAD PT, THEY DON’T REALLY THK ’S GOG TO HAPPEN, YOU KNOW? IT’S A FANTASY. SO, I DON’T THK ’S SO NFG THAT GIRLS WOULD BE TO A GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CONGRATULATNS ON BEG THE OUT 100 ISSUE. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: THANK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT OUT PROFILE OF YOU SAID "THE MOD OPERANDI FOR BUDDG GAY TALENT IS TO H THE BIG TIME BEFORE MAKG THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT," AND YOU HAD DONE THGS OUT OF ORR "BEE YOU WERE OUT BEFORE YOU EVEN GOT NOTICED." DO YOU FEEL THAT WAY AT ALL?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: YOU KNOW, PEOPLE THAT I WORKED WH HAD ADVISED ME AGAST BEG OPENLY GAY, BUT I’M THE KD OF PERSON WHO ULDN’T HI SOMETHG LIKE THAT. I N’T PRETEND TO BE SOMEONE I’M NOT UNLS ’S A CHARACTER I’M PLAYG-- AND I’VE OFTEN NSIRED THAT. I’M LIKE, ‘SHOULD I JT CREATE THIS CELEBRY PERSONA SO AS TO PROTECT MY SANY AND MY PRIVACY?’ BUT I JT ULTIMATELY WOULD RATHER BE HONT AND OPEN. AND I DON’T LOOK AT AS DIFFERENT, THAT’S THE THG TOO. I FELT LIKE IF I LOOKED AT AS SEPARATE AND DIFFERENT THAN THE NORM THEN I WOULD BE JT AS GUILTY AS ANYONE WHO’S JUDGG ME FOR BEG GAY. AND SO, I WANTED TO FORCE PEOPLE TO LOOK AT AS NORMAL BEE THAT’S HOW I SEE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GOG OFF THAT A LTLE, YOU’RE KNOWN FOR GAY ROL FAKG IT AND THE FILM, GBF. DO YOU WORRY ABOUT BEG PIGEON-HOLED TO ONLY GAY ROL?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: NO, I DON’T LOOK AT AS GAY ROL OR STRAIGHT ROL. I JT WANT TO PLAY TERTG CHARACTERS. AND YEAH, I WOULD LOVE TO PLAY SOMEONE WHO LIK GIRLS. THAT DON’T SEEM SO FAR-FETCHED TO ME. BUT YEAH, I WOULD LOVE TO DO ACTN OR ADVENTURE OR SCIENCE FICTN, THOSE ARE ALL GENR I {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A MARVEL MOVIE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: OH, YEAH. THAT WOULD BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF YOU HAD YOUR PICK, IF THE WORLD WORKED THAT WAY, WHICH SUPERHERO WOULD YOU WANT TO BE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: I DON’T KNOW, THE ONE THAT DON’T EXIST ALREADY. I WOULD BE ANYTHG. I JT LIKE BEG SUPERHUMAN. AND THAT’S WHAT’S SO OL ABOUT EVEN SHANE IS HE’S KD OF A SUPERHERO. YOU N PUT HIM ANY SUATN. YOU N PUT HIM ANY STUME AND HE N TALK TO ANYONE. I FEEL LIKE HE’S A WRER’S DREAM THAT WAY, KD OF FACILAT ANYONE’S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT IS SHANE’S ACHILL HEEL? HIS WEAK SPOT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: I FELY THK HE HAS WEAKNS AND THAT’S SOMETHG I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OF THIS SEASON 2B IS THAT WE SEE WHAT MAK HIM VULNERABLE AND HIS WEAKNS. I FEEL LIKE HE HAS A PROBLEM WH NOT GETTG HIS WAY. WHEN YOU’RE YOUNG, YOU’RE KD OF SELF-CENTERED AND I THK HE FELY SUFFERS OM THAT. I DON’T KNOW, THAT’S MORE TO EXPLORE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW DID YOU E OUT TO YOUR FAY? WAS THAT DIFFICULT ANY WAY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: YEAH. IT WAS ALWAYS JT A PART OF WHO I WAS. I WOULD SAY I WAS A CREATIVE PERSON, YOU KNOW? MY FAY WAS ALWAYS VOLVED WH THE ARTS. MY GRANDPA WAS AN ARTIST AND SO I FELT LIKE BEG SENSIVE AND BEG CREATIVE WERE JT PART OF BEG A MAN… WAS JT SORT OF A NATURAL PROGRSN THAT I THK ONLY MA SENSE THAT I WOULD LIKE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND I THK AT FIRST WAS DIFFICULT FOR MY FAY WHO HADN’T ALT WH THAT. THEY’D NEVER MET ANYONE WHO WAS GAY, OR THEY DIDN’T KNOW HOW TO TALK ABOUT . AND SO THAT WAS SOMETHG WE KD OF LEARNED TOGETHER. BUT I REMEMBER MY MOM ASKG ME THGS ABOUT BEG GAY OM A PRETTY EARLY AGE AND I WAS LIKE, ‘I JT DON’T KNOW. I N’T ANSWER YOUR QUTNS, I DON’T EVEN KNOW.’ SO WAS SOMETHG WE LEARNED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW HAVE THEY TAKEN TO THE LAST UPLE YEARS OF YOUR LIFE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: OH, GREAT. THEY’RE SO SUPPORTIVE AND SO PROUD OF ME. THEY WATCH ALL THE EPISOS AND I’M LIKE ‘OKAY, NOW, KNOW THAT THIS ISN’T ME. AS MUCH AS MAY SEEM LIKE ME ’S NOT, AND I’M NOT RPONSIBLE FOR ANY ACTNS OR CHOIC MY CHARACTER MAK.’{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DO YOU THK SHANE IS SOMEONE YOU WOULD BE IENDS WH REAL LIFE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: I DON’T KNOW, I MEAN, I REALLY LIKE SHANE A LOT. I WONR SOMETIM IF YOU’RE TOO MUCH LIKE SOMEONE, YOU BUTT HEADS AND YOU ARE PETG FOR THE SAME POSN? BUT NO, I LOVE SHANE. I HAVE A SOFT SPOT FOR SHANE AND SOME WAYS FOR ME HE’S LIKE WISH FULFILLMENT. BUT HE’S ALSO LIKE THIS OLER VERSN OF WHAT I WOULD’VE WANTED TO BE HIGH SCHOOL. SO ’S FELY A DREAM ROLE A LOT OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW DO BEG THE PUBLIC EYE AFFECT YOUR SOCIAL LIFE? DATG, ETC?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: I JT FEEL LIKE ’S HARD FOR ME TO SEPARATE MY CELEBRY LIFE OM MY REGULAR ONE. I’VE ALWAYS BEEN KD OF A PRIVATE PERSON. LIKE, IF I WORKED A CUBICLE I PROBABLY WOULDN’T HAVE PICTUR OF MY FAY ON MY SK BEE I JT DON’T WANT PEOPLE TALKG ABOUT THEM, YOU KNOW? I DON’T EVEN WANT TO GIVE ANYONE AN OPPORTUNY TO SAY ANYTHG. IT’S JT HOW I LIKE TO BE. SO, I DON’T KNOW IF ’S BEEN DIFFICULT, BUT ’S FELY TERTG. I DON’T THK ’S EASY FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO BE RELATNSHIPS WH ARTISTS GENERAL, YOU KNOW? IT’S A WEIRD LIFTYLE, BUT I’M DOG MY BT TO NAVIGATE THROUGH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LET’S TALK ABOUT MIC. HAS MIC ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF YOUR PASSNS?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: YEAH. WHEN I FIRST MOVED TO LA I MA CLEAR TO MY AGENTS, ‘I’M ALSO A SGER AND I WRE MIC.’ I THK THE FIRST JOB I EVER BOOKED WAS A MERCIAL WHERE I SANG AND SO THAT WAS A NFIRMATN THAT MY REER WAS GOG TO BE BOTH ABOUT MIC AND ACTG. I’VE ALWAYS DONE THEATER BUT I’VE ALSO ALWAYS WRTEN MIC AS A WAY TO EXPRS JT MY NER WORLD. WHEN YOU’RE AN ACTOR YOU HAVE TO BE AT THE WILL OF SOMEONE ELSE’S VISN AND SOMEONE ELSE’S WORDS, SO [MY MIC] IS A WAY FOR ME TO HAVE MY OWN WORLD. I GET TO SAY WHATEVER I WANT AND CREATE WHATEVER I {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO, I’VE RECENTLY E OUT WH A SGLE, "STARTED OVER". I WAS GOG TO E OUT WH THIS ALBUM BUT I JT FELT LIKE WASN’T RIGHT AS A BUT AND I WANTED TO MOVE A DIFFERENT DIRECTN CREATIVELY AND SO I WROTE THIS SONG. I JT FELT LIKE WAS THE PERFECT WAY TO BEG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT DO YOU THK SPIR YOU THE MOST WHEN YOU’RE WRG MIC, WRG LYRICS?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: THGS THAT DON’T CHANGE, THGS THAT EHER EVERYONE N RELATE TO-- UNIVERSAL TTHS-- OR THGS THAT JT ARE FUNDAMENTALLY A PART OF THIS WORLD. AND NEW BEGNGS ARE FELY SOMETHG THAT EVERYONE RELAT TO. AND WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS SONG IS ’S ABOUT NOT BEG ASHAMED OF MAKG MISTAK AND ACCEPTG THAT ’S A PART OF LIKE HOW YOU LEARN. I MEAN, EVERY DAY I DO THAT, I START {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW WOULD YOU SCRIBE YOUR MIC STYLE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: IT’S VERY SPIRED BY CLASSIC ROCK AND GLAM ROCK LIKE FREDDIE MERCURY AND ELTON JOHN AND DAVID BOWIE. I GREW UP LISTENG TO NO DOUBT AND A LOT OF SKA AND PUNK, AND SO THOSE ARE ALL FLUENC. BUT LIKE I SAID, I HAVE THIS SIRE TO MAKE UNIVERSAL MIC AND SO I THK THAT’S WHAT MAK KD OF POPPY, SO ’S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE FAKG IT MID-SEASON FALE AIRS TONIGHT AT 10:30PM ON MTV. FOR MORE ON MICHAEL WILLETT, FOLLOW HIM ON TWTER AND INSTAGRAM. HIS MIC N BE FOUND ON ITUN. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• G.B.F. DIRECTOR DARREN STE AND STAR MICHAEL J. WILLET ON WHIZ-BANG DIALOGUE, GROWG UP GAY, & MORE
• EXCLIVE INTERVIEW: DARREN STE, MICHAEL J. WILLETT ON ‘G.B.F.’ (GAY BT FRIEND)
• HOLLYWOOD’S ‘GO-TO GAY TEEN’ DON’T FEEL TYPEST

INTERVIEW WH MICHAEL J. WILLETT AND GREGG SULK OF MTV'S "FAKG IT"{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY JIM HALTERMANAPRIL 18, 2014/11:04 AMBY JIM HALTERMANAPRIL 18, 2014 / 11:04 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"INTERVIEW WH MICHAEL J. WILLETT AND GREGG SULK OF MTV'S \"FAKG IT\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-04-18T15:04:50.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-04-18T15:04:50.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"JIM HALTERMAN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MTV'S NEW EDY FAKG IT MAY HAVE A RELATNSHIP BETWEEN TWO TEEN GIRLS AT S CENTER, BUT THERE'S ANOTHER IMPORTANT DUO ON THE SHOW--- OUT AND PROUD SHANE (PLAYED BY OUT ACTOR MICHAEL J. WILLETT) AND HIS STRAIGHT BFF LIAM (PLAYED BY GREGG SULK).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE SAT DOWN WH ADORABLE ACTORS WILLETT AND SULK AT THE MTV OFFIC SANTA MONI RECENTLY TO CHAT ABOUT THEIR CHARACTERS' GAY/STRAIGHT IENDSHIP AS WELL AS WHAT TO SAY TO THOSE WHO ARE WARY OF THE "FAKE LBIAN" PLOT OF THE SERI. AFTERWARDS, THEY WERE JOED BY -STARS KATIE STEVENS, RA VOLK AND BAILEY BUNTA FOR A FUN PHOTO SHOOT. (INTERVIEWS WH THE LADI ARE OVER ON OUR SISTER SE AFTERELLEN.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

The mod operandi for buddg gay talent is to h the big time before makg the big announcement, but this performer has thrown that formula out the wdow.

Openly gay before makg a splash, Willett is fast beg a new kd of leadg man, but more importantly, he's beg the embodiment of queer as ol. F., he replaced the tiara as every would-be prom queen's mt-have accsory, and this year's h MTV seri Fakg It ("a groundbreakg show, " as Willett lls ), he's the most popular kid a school where beg gay is a badge of honor.

Gay. Playg a gay character Tanner G. (Gay Bt Friend) for his role of Tanner.

THEBACKLOT INTERVIEW: MICHAEL J. WILLETTBY JIM HALTERMANNOVEMBER 25, 2014/10:54 AMBY JIM HALTERMANNOVEMBER 25, 2014 / 10:54 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"THEBACKLOT INTERVIEW: MICHAEL J. WILLETT","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-11-25T15:54:13.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-11-25T15:54:13.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"JIM HALTERMAN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MICHAEL J. WILLETT PHOTOGRAPHED BY CLTON GGHRAN FOR LOGO TV'S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MICHAEL J. WILLETT FIRST UGHT OUR EYE AS THE BRAZEN (AND BLEACH BLOND) LNEL UNED STAT OF TARA, AND HE DREW OUR APPRECIATIVE ATTENTN AGA THE 2013 EDY FILM GBF WHERE HE PLAYED THE GAY GUY ALL HIGH SCHOOL EL WANTED TO BE BTI WH. AND WHEN MTV'S H SERI FAKG IT PREMIERED EARLIER THIS YEAR THE 25-YEAR-OLD ACTOR BEME SERLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FIRST OF ALL, HIS CHARACTER SHANE HARVEY IS PROBABLY THE HIGH SCHOOLER WE ALL WISH WE ULD HAVE BEEN. OUT, PROUD, POPULAR AND SHOWG EVERY DAY THAT THERE'S POWER JT EMBRACG WHO YOU ARE, SHANE IS AN SPIRATN FOR ANYONE WONRG IF 'S OKAY TO BE HONT AND TTHFUL ABOUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEN THERE'S WILLETT HIMSELF. LIKE SHANE, HE ACROSS AS SOMEONE VERY FORTABLE HIS OWN SK. HE KNOWS HOW TO DRS. HE'S SOMEONE WE'D DO A DOUBLE TAKE (TRIPLE TAKE? YEAH, PROBABLY) IF HE WALKED BY. IN PERSON THE ACTOR IS VERY WELL SPOKEN,  AND 'S PROBABLY SAFE TO ASSUME THAT AT LEAST SOME OF SHANE'S QUICK W NOT JT OM THE TALENTED FAKG IT WRERS (LED BY CARTER COVGTON, WHO VELOPED THE SERI) BUT ALSO OM THE ACTOR WHO PLAYS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEBACKLOTUGHT UP WH WILLETT LAST WEEK WT HOLLYWOOD TALK ABOUT SHANE'S CURRENT ON-SCREEN ROMANCE WH THE CLOSETED DE (SKYLER MAXON, WHO WE TALKED TO RECENTLY), HIS OWN G OUT JOURNEY AND WHAT SPIR HIM HIS MIC, CLUDG HIS NEW SGLE "STARTED OVER."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEBACKLOT: DURG THE FIRST SEASON OF THE SHOW, I THK EVERY QUTN WAS SOMETHG LIKE 'WHEN IS SHANE GOG TO HAVE A LOVE TERT?' SO HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE DE RELATNSHIP THIS SEASON AND THE WAY WHICH CARTER AND THE WRERS CRAFTED ?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MICHAEL WILLETT: I REALLY FEEL LIKE THEY KNOW EACH OTHER REALLY WELL AND THEY’RE VERY DIFFERENT, SHANE AND DE. I THK AT FIRST SHANE LOOKED AT LIKE A CHALLENGE TO OVERE DE BEE HE THKS HE’S THE CLOSET BUT E TO FD OUT HE’S ACTUALLY REALLY OKAY WH HIS SEXUALY. HE JT DON’T LOOK AT AS A PROFABLE BS MOVE TO E OUT PUBLICLY. I FEEL LIKE THEY’RE LEARNG A LOT OM EACH OTHER AND I THK THAT THAT’S DIFFERENT FOR SHANE BEE NORMALLY HE’S KD OF LIKE ‘HS AND QUS .’{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PABLO (ANTHONY PALACS) WAS ALMOST TOO DIFFERENT A WAY THAT MA HIM ALMOST FEEL WORSE ABOUT HIMSELF. [SHANE'S] LIKE ‘YOU’RE SO PERFECT, I ULD NEVER LIVE UP TO YOUR STANDARDS.' I FEEL LIKE SHANE AND DE REALLY HAVE SOMETHG AND I HOPE ’S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE LAST EPISO, WE SAW KARMA (KATIE STEVENS) FLIPPG OUT OVER LIAM (GREGG SULK) AND AMY (RA VOLK) AND THEIR SECRET, BUT THAT’S SO NOT SHANE. WE DIDN'T SEE HIM GO ALL DRAMATIC ABOUT WHAT’S GOG ON WH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: I THK HE’S REALLY NFED AND HURT BY THE WHOLE THG. IT’S REALLY A NEW THG FOR SHANE TO BE SORT OF FORCED BACK THE CLOSET. THAT’S WHAT IS TERTG ABOUT . HE WANTS EVERYONE TO BE SO OPEN AND HONT AND FORTHRIGHT AND YET NOW HIS OWN RELATNSHIP HE N’T BE AND ’S NFG TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I TALKED TO SKYLER ABOUT WORKG WH YOU, SO HOW WAS FOR YOU?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}…YOU’RE NOT WEARG A LOT OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: …AND WE’RE NOT WEARG A LOT OF CLOTH AND WE’RE KISSG A LOT. HE WAS REALLY OL ABOUT AND HE DIDN’T MAKE ME FEEL WEIRD ABOUT . IT WAS A REHG EXPERIENCE AND I DON’T THK A LOT OF PEOPLE GET TO KD OF HAVE A SUATN LIKE THAT WHERE YOU MEET SOMEONE WHO’S JT TOTALLY OPEN-MD AND IS WILLG TO GO THERE FOR THE SAKE OF THE CHARACTER. AND HE’S A GREAT GUY SO I’M GLAD TO HAVE MET HIM. AND I HOPE THAT HE’LL BE BACK NEXT SEASON FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU TWO FELY HAD A NICE SPARK ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: GOOD. YEAH, I KNOW. I ULD TELL THE GIRLS WERE REALLY LIKG , TOO. THEY’RE ALWAYS LIKE SCREAMG. AND THAT’S ACTUALLY THE THG WE WOULD TALK ABOUT IS A LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T REALIZE. ‘OH, THEY’RE TWO GUYS KISSG BUT WHY ARE THE GIRLS FALLG FOR THEM?’ AND I THK ’S BEE ’S A FANTASY. EHER WAY THEY’RE FANTASIZG, GAY OR STRAIGHT, DON’T MATTER. AND EVEN IF THEY’RE FANTASIZG ABOUT BRAD PT, THEY DON’T REALLY THK ’S GOG TO HAPPEN, YOU KNOW? IT’S A FANTASY. SO, I DON’T THK ’S SO NFG THAT GIRLS WOULD BE TO A GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CONGRATULATNS ON BEG THE OUT 100 ISSUE. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: THANK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT OUT PROFILE OF YOU SAID "THE MOD OPERANDI FOR BUDDG GAY TALENT IS TO H THE BIG TIME BEFORE MAKG THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT," AND YOU HAD DONE THGS OUT OF ORR "BEE YOU WERE OUT BEFORE YOU EVEN GOT NOTICED." DO YOU FEEL THAT WAY AT ALL?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: YOU KNOW, PEOPLE THAT I WORKED WH HAD ADVISED ME AGAST BEG OPENLY GAY, BUT I’M THE KD OF PERSON WHO ULDN’T HI SOMETHG LIKE THAT. I N’T PRETEND TO BE SOMEONE I’M NOT UNLS ’S A CHARACTER I’M PLAYG-- AND I’VE OFTEN NSIRED THAT. I’M LIKE, ‘SHOULD I JT CREATE THIS CELEBRY PERSONA SO AS TO PROTECT MY SANY AND MY PRIVACY?’ BUT I JT ULTIMATELY WOULD RATHER BE HONT AND OPEN. AND I DON’T LOOK AT AS DIFFERENT, THAT’S THE THG TOO. I FELT LIKE IF I LOOKED AT AS SEPARATE AND DIFFERENT THAN THE NORM THEN I WOULD BE JT AS GUILTY AS ANYONE WHO’S JUDGG ME FOR BEG GAY. AND SO, I WANTED TO FORCE PEOPLE TO LOOK AT AS NORMAL BEE THAT’S HOW I SEE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GOG OFF THAT A LTLE, YOU’RE KNOWN FOR GAY ROL FAKG IT AND THE FILM, GBF. DO YOU WORRY ABOUT BEG PIGEON-HOLED TO ONLY GAY ROL?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: NO, I DON’T LOOK AT AS GAY ROL OR STRAIGHT ROL. I JT WANT TO PLAY TERTG CHARACTERS. AND YEAH, I WOULD LOVE TO PLAY SOMEONE WHO LIK GIRLS. THAT DON’T SEEM SO FAR-FETCHED TO ME. BUT YEAH, I WOULD LOVE TO DO ACTN OR ADVENTURE OR SCIENCE FICTN, THOSE ARE ALL GENR I {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A MARVEL MOVIE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: OH, YEAH. THAT WOULD BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF YOU HAD YOUR PICK, IF THE WORLD WORKED THAT WAY, WHICH SUPERHERO WOULD YOU WANT TO BE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: I DON’T KNOW, THE ONE THAT DON’T EXIST ALREADY. I WOULD BE ANYTHG. I JT LIKE BEG SUPERHUMAN. AND THAT’S WHAT’S SO OL ABOUT EVEN SHANE IS HE’S KD OF A SUPERHERO. YOU N PUT HIM ANY SUATN. YOU N PUT HIM ANY STUME AND HE N TALK TO ANYONE. I FEEL LIKE HE’S A WRER’S DREAM THAT WAY, KD OF FACILAT ANYONE’S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT IS SHANE’S ACHILL HEEL? HIS WEAK SPOT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: I FELY THK HE HAS WEAKNS AND THAT’S SOMETHG I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OF THIS SEASON 2B IS THAT WE SEE WHAT MAK HIM VULNERABLE AND HIS WEAKNS. I FEEL LIKE HE HAS A PROBLEM WH NOT GETTG HIS WAY. WHEN YOU’RE YOUNG, YOU’RE KD OF SELF-CENTERED AND I THK HE FELY SUFFERS OM THAT. I DON’T KNOW, THAT’S MORE TO EXPLORE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW DID YOU E OUT TO YOUR FAY? WAS THAT DIFFICULT ANY WAY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: YEAH. IT WAS ALWAYS JT A PART OF WHO I WAS. I WOULD SAY I WAS A CREATIVE PERSON, YOU KNOW? MY FAY WAS ALWAYS VOLVED WH THE ARTS. MY GRANDPA WAS AN ARTIST AND SO I FELT LIKE BEG SENSIVE AND BEG CREATIVE WERE JT PART OF BEG A MAN… WAS JT SORT OF A NATURAL PROGRSN THAT I THK ONLY MA SENSE THAT I WOULD LIKE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND I THK AT FIRST WAS DIFFICULT FOR MY FAY WHO HADN’T ALT WH THAT. THEY’D NEVER MET ANYONE WHO WAS GAY, OR THEY DIDN’T KNOW HOW TO TALK ABOUT . AND SO THAT WAS SOMETHG WE KD OF LEARNED TOGETHER. BUT I REMEMBER MY MOM ASKG ME THGS ABOUT BEG GAY OM A PRETTY EARLY AGE AND I WAS LIKE, ‘I JT DON’T KNOW. I N’T ANSWER YOUR QUTNS, I DON’T EVEN KNOW.’ SO WAS SOMETHG WE LEARNED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW HAVE THEY TAKEN TO THE LAST UPLE YEARS OF YOUR LIFE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: OH, GREAT. THEY’RE SO SUPPORTIVE AND SO PROUD OF ME. THEY WATCH ALL THE EPISOS AND I’M LIKE ‘OKAY, NOW, KNOW THAT THIS ISN’T ME. AS MUCH AS MAY SEEM LIKE ME ’S NOT, AND I’M NOT RPONSIBLE FOR ANY ACTNS OR CHOIC MY CHARACTER MAK.’{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DO YOU THK SHANE IS SOMEONE YOU WOULD BE IENDS WH REAL LIFE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: I DON’T KNOW, I MEAN, I REALLY LIKE SHANE A LOT. I WONR SOMETIM IF YOU’RE TOO MUCH LIKE SOMEONE, YOU BUTT HEADS AND YOU ARE PETG FOR THE SAME POSN? BUT NO, I LOVE SHANE. I HAVE A SOFT SPOT FOR SHANE AND SOME WAYS FOR ME HE’S LIKE WISH FULFILLMENT. BUT HE’S ALSO LIKE THIS OLER VERSN OF WHAT I WOULD’VE WANTED TO BE HIGH SCHOOL. SO ’S FELY A DREAM ROLE A LOT OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW DO BEG THE PUBLIC EYE AFFECT YOUR SOCIAL LIFE? DATG, ETC?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: I JT FEEL LIKE ’S HARD FOR ME TO SEPARATE MY CELEBRY LIFE OM MY REGULAR ONE. I’VE ALWAYS BEEN KD OF A PRIVATE PERSON. LIKE, IF I WORKED A CUBICLE I PROBABLY WOULDN’T HAVE PICTUR OF MY FAY ON MY SK BEE I JT DON’T WANT PEOPLE TALKG ABOUT THEM, YOU KNOW? I DON’T EVEN WANT TO GIVE ANYONE AN OPPORTUNY TO SAY ANYTHG. IT’S JT HOW I LIKE TO BE. SO, I DON’T KNOW IF ’S BEEN DIFFICULT, BUT ’S FELY TERTG. I DON’T THK ’S EASY FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO BE RELATNSHIPS WH ARTISTS GENERAL, YOU KNOW? IT’S A WEIRD LIFTYLE, BUT I’M DOG MY BT TO NAVIGATE THROUGH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LET’S TALK ABOUT MIC. HAS MIC ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF YOUR PASSNS?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: YEAH. WHEN I FIRST MOVED TO LA I MA CLEAR TO MY AGENTS, ‘I’M ALSO A SGER AND I WRE MIC.’ I THK THE FIRST JOB I EVER BOOKED WAS A MERCIAL WHERE I SANG AND SO THAT WAS A NFIRMATN THAT MY REER WAS GOG TO BE BOTH ABOUT MIC AND ACTG. I’VE ALWAYS DONE THEATER BUT I’VE ALSO ALWAYS WRTEN MIC AS A WAY TO EXPRS JT MY NER WORLD. WHEN YOU’RE AN ACTOR YOU HAVE TO BE AT THE WILL OF SOMEONE ELSE’S VISN AND SOMEONE ELSE’S WORDS, SO [MY MIC] IS A WAY FOR ME TO HAVE MY OWN WORLD. I GET TO SAY WHATEVER I WANT AND CREATE WHATEVER I {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO, I’VE RECENTLY E OUT WH A SGLE, "STARTED OVER". I WAS GOG TO E OUT WH THIS ALBUM BUT I JT FELT LIKE WASN’T RIGHT AS A BUT AND I WANTED TO MOVE A DIFFERENT DIRECTN CREATIVELY AND SO I WROTE THIS SONG. I JT FELT LIKE WAS THE PERFECT WAY TO BEG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT DO YOU THK SPIR YOU THE MOST WHEN YOU’RE WRG MIC, WRG LYRICS?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: THGS THAT DON’T CHANGE, THGS THAT EHER EVERYONE N RELATE TO-- UNIVERSAL TTHS-- OR THGS THAT JT ARE FUNDAMENTALLY A PART OF THIS WORLD. AND NEW BEGNGS ARE FELY SOMETHG THAT EVERYONE RELAT TO. AND WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS SONG IS ’S ABOUT NOT BEG ASHAMED OF MAKG MISTAK AND ACCEPTG THAT ’S A PART OF LIKE HOW YOU LEARN. I MEAN, EVERY DAY I DO THAT, I START {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOW WOULD YOU SCRIBE YOUR MIC STYLE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MW: IT’S VERY SPIRED BY CLASSIC ROCK AND GLAM ROCK LIKE FREDDIE MERCURY AND ELTON JOHN AND DAVID BOWIE. I GREW UP LISTENG TO NO DOUBT AND A LOT OF SKA AND PUNK, AND SO THOSE ARE ALL FLUENC. BUT LIKE I SAID, I HAVE THIS SIRE TO MAKE UNIVERSAL MIC AND SO I THK THAT’S WHAT MAK KD OF POPPY, SO ’S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE FAKG IT MID-SEASON FALE AIRS TONIGHT AT 10:30PM ON MTV. FOR MORE ON MICHAEL WILLETT, FOLLOW HIM ON TWTER AND INSTAGRAM. HIS MIC N BE FOUND ON ITUN. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

He is openly gay. He me out as gay at the age of 13 but dated both genrs. He was once asked about playg gay characters multiple rol to which Willett rpond, “I want to play all different kds of people; gay or straight.

G.B.F. DIRECTOR DARREN STE AND STAR MICHAEL J. WILLET ON WHIZ-BANG DIALOGUE, GROWG UP GAY, & MORE

Willett is openly gay. Willett also played a gay character the TV seri, Fakg It. Although he has openly stated that he is gay, his lady followers aren’t gog to stop fantasizg him.

(which stands for "gay bt iend") as closeted homo turned prom kg Tanner Daniels. But his new role as Fakg It's not-so-token gay Shane Harvey has everyone been slowly buildg momentum sce the die edy h theaters last year. Sger Jojo plays Soledad, a girl who wants to start a gay-straight alliance at all sts, Natasha Lyonne of Orange Is the New Black sh as a teacher and GSA lear, Sasha Pieterse of Pretty Ltle Liars plays a reigng high school queen, and fellow out gay actor Pl Iano (prevly om MTV's The Hard Tim of RJ Berger) grac the screen as a flamboyant gay boy who jt n't even.

Willett's Shane is eher keepg the peace or g trouble the most dramatic of fashns, actg as a gay Oprah of sorts for Amy, who qutns her sexualy.

EXCLIVE INTERVIEW: DARREN STE, MICHAEL J. WILLETT ON ‘G.B.F.’ (GAY BT FRIEND)

Rehgly, the show treats sexualy the way Willett says he has always viewed his own gayns. Willett is a member of the followg lists: 1989 births, Gay actors and Gay micians.

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