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• ‘GMA’ ANCHOR ROB ROBERTS PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDG SHE’S GAY
• FORMER ‘BACHELOR’ STAR COLTON UNRWOOD: ‘I’M GAY’
• SHOP 'GMA3' POWER HOUR ALS FOR LABOR DAY!OPEN MENUVIOSHOPCULTUREFAYWELLNSFOODLIVGSTYLETRAVELNEWSBOOK CLUBGMA3: WYNTKNEWSLETTERPRIVACY POLICYYOUR US STATE PRIVACY RIGHTSCHILDREN'S ONLE PRIVACY POLICYINTERT-BASED ADSTERMS OF USEDO NOT SELL MY INFOCONTACT USCOPYRIGHT © 2023 ABC NEWS INTER VENTUR. ALL RIGHTS RERVED.SEARCHCULTURECOLTON UNRWOOD SETS 'EPLY PERSONAL' TERVIEW ON 'GMA' WH ROB ROBERTS13:36FORMER 'BACHELOR' COLTON UNRWOOD SPEAKS HIS TTH AND OUT AS BYCARSON BLACKWELR VIO BYJA ANRSON AND DANIELLE GEAPRIL 13, 2021, 9:57 PM•3 M READCOLTON UNRWOOD IS READY TO GET "EPLY PERSONAL" WEDNDAY ON "GOOD MORNG AMERI."MORE: FORMER 'BACHELOR' STAR COLTON UNRWOOD OUT AS GAYIN A 15-SEND PROMO RELEASED THIS AFTERNOON, FOR A PRE-TAPED TERVIEW TLED "COLTON UNRWOOD: IN HIS OWN WORDS," THE FORMER "BACHELOR" SS DOWN WH "GMA" ANCHOR ROB ROBERTS."THERE IS SOMETHG THAT YOU WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW, SO N YOU TELL WHAT IS ON YOUR HEART THAT YOU WANT TO SHARE?” ROBERTS ASKS UNRWOOD THE CLIP."YEAH," HE RPONDS AS HE TAK A EP BREATH. "IT'S BEEN A JOURNEY, FOR SURE."MORE: KATIE THURSTON AND MICHELLE YOUNG EACH GIVEN THEIR OWN SEASONS OF 'THE BACHELORETTE'ROBERTS ALSO TWEETED OUT A TEASER FOR THE CHAT, WRG: "HAD THE OPPORTUNY TO SPEND TIME WH FORMER #BACHELOR @LTON. HE HAS SOMETHG VERY PERSONAL HE WANTS TO COLTON WILL TOMORROW MORN ON @GMA."BACHELOR NATN WAS FIRST TRODUCED TO UNRWOOD WHEN HE WAS A NTTANT ON BEC KU'S SEASON OF "THE BACHELORETTE," THE 14TH SEASON, 2018. HE MA TO KU'S FAL FOUR.THE FORMER FOOTBALL STAR FOLLOWED THIS UP WH A BRIEF STT ON SEASON 4 OF "BACHELOR PARADISE," ON WHICH HE HAD A FLG WH TIA BOOTH.MORE: MATT JAM REFLECTS ON 'BACHELOR' SEASON, RACHAEL KIRKNNELL NTROVERSYUNRWOOD WAS THEN THE LEAD OF SEASON 23 OF "THE BACHELOR" 2019, WH HIS VIRGY BEG A EQUENT TOPIC OF NVERSATN AND HIS FAMO FENCE-JUMPG MOMENT BEG ONE OF THE ANCHISE'S MOST DRAMATIC MOMENTS. HE GAVE HIS FAL ROSE TO NTTANT CASSIE RANDOLPH BUT ULTIMATELY CHOSE TO NOT PROPOSE TO HER, THOUGH THEY LATER TOLD "GMA" THEY HAD DISCSED AN ENGAGEMENT.THE TWO DATED AFTER THE SHOW WRAPPED UNTIL ANNOUNCG THEIR BREAKUP EARLY 2020. THEY LATER MA HEADL WHEN RANDOLPH FILED FOR A RTRAG ORR AGAST UNRWOOD, ACCG HIM OF STALKG AND HARASSG HER. IN A POLICE REPORT, SHE ACCED HIM OF PUTTG A TRACKG VICE ON HER R. UNRWOOD LATER RELEASED A STATEMENT EXPLAG THAT HE AND RANDOLPH HAD ROLVED THEIR ISSU PRIVATE. SHE LATER DISMISSED THE RTRAG ORR AND REQUTED THE POLICE VTIGATN BE DROPPED.PRR TO HIS TIME ON REALY TV, UNRWOOD FAMOLY DATED OLYMPIC GYMNAST ALY RAISMAN. HE WROTE ABOUT THEIR RELATNSHIP -- AND MUCH MORE -- HIS 2020 BOOK, "THE FIRST TIME: FDG MYSELF AND LOOKG FOR LOVE ON REALY TV."TUNE TO "GOOD MORNG AMERI" AT 7 A.M. ET WEDNDAY FOR ROB ROBERTS' TERVIEW WH "BACHELOR" ALUM COLTON UNRWOOD.RELATED TOPICSTHE BACHELORUP NEXT CULTURE—BURNA BOY'S NEW ALBUM 'I TOLD THEM…' REMDS WHY HE'S 'ST' ON TOP OF THE WORLD'SEPTEMBER 1, 2023TOM HOLLAND SHAR SWEET PHOTOS OF GIRLIEND ZENDAYA ON HER BIRTHDAY: SEE THE PICTUR SEPTEMBER 1, 2023MEG RYAN ON HER SON'S REACTN TO 'WHEN HARRY MET SALLY' KATZ'S DELI SCENE, NEW ROM SEPTEMBER 1, 2023JT TIMBERLAKE, TIMBALAND AND NELLY FURTADO RNE FOR NEW SGLE, 'KEEP GOG UP'SEPTEMBER 1, 2023UP NEXT CULTURE—BURNA BOY'S NEW ALBUM 'I TOLD THEM…' REMDS WHY HE'S 'ST' ON TOP OF THE WORLD'SEPTEMBER 1, 2023TOM HOLLAND SHAR SWEET PHOTOS OF GIRLIEND ZENDAYA ON HER BIRTHDAY: SEE THE PICTUR SEPTEMBER 1, 2023MEG RYAN ON HER SON'S REACTN TO 'WHEN HARRY MET SALLY' KATZ'S DELI SCENE, NEW ROM SEPTEMBER 1, 2023JT TIMBERLAKE, TIMBALAND AND NELLY FURTADO RNE FOR NEW SGLE, 'KEEP GOG UP'SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
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SHE WENT ON TO BEE A SPORTS REPORTER AND ANCHOR FOR A LOL TV STATN MISSISSIPPI. AT AGE 29, ROBERTS BEGAN HOSTG ESPN'S SPORTSCENTER AND, NOT LONG AFTER, APPEARG AS A GUT REPORTER ON GOOD MORNG AMERI. IN 2005, SHE WAS HIRED AS A FULL-TIME -ANCHOR OF THE MORNG NEWS PROGRAM. IN AUGT 2012, ROBERTS TOOK A LEAVE OF ABSENCE OM GOOD MORNG AMERI ORR TO UNRGO TREATMENT FOR A RARE BLOOD DISORR THAT SHE NTRACTED AFTER UNRGOG CHEMOTHERAPY FOR BREAST NCER. SHE RETURNED TO THE SHOW ON FEBARY 20, 2013. IN EARLY 2014, ROBERTS OFFICIALLY ME OUT AS A GAY WOMAN.EARLY LIFEROB RENé ROBERTS WAS BORN ON NOVEMBER 23, 1960, TKEGEE, ALABAMA AND GREW UP PASS CHRISTIAN, MISSISSIPPI. THE YOUNGT OF FOUR SIBLGS AND THE DGHTER OF A TKEGEE AIRMEN PILOT, ROBERTS SPENT HER CHILDHOOD CULTIVATG ATHLETIC AND AMIC SUCCS, GRADUATG AS HER HIGH SCHOOL'S SALUTATORIAN. HER SISTER, SALLY-ANN ROBERTS, BEME A LOL NEWS ANCHOR, AND ROB FOLLOWED HER FOOTSTEPS, EARNG A JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIP AND A GREE MUNITNS OM SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSY.EARLY BROADST CAREERIMMEDIATELY AFTER GRADUATG OM LLEGE, ROBERTS ED HER UNIQUE BATN OF ATHLETIC TALENT AND JOURNALISTIC SKILL TO BEE A SPORTS REPORTER AND ANCHOR FOR A LOL TV STATN MISSISSIPPI. SHE PROGRSED AND SUCCEED, MOVG EVERY YEAR OR TWO TO A LARGER CY THE SOUTH — OM HATTIBURG TO BILOXI TO NASHVILLE AND THEN ATLANTA — AS HER POPULARY AND EXPERIENCE GREW.ESPN TO 'GOOD MORNG AMERI'AT AGE 29, ROBERTS WAS HIRED BY ESPN, WHERE SHE HOSTED THE WORK'S FLAGSHIP NEWS PROGRAM, SPORTSCENTER. AROUND THIS SAME TIME, SHE BEGAN MAKG APPEARANC AS A GUT REPORTER ON GOOD MORNG AMERI, A SHOW BROADST BY ABC, A SISTER WORK OF ESPN (BOTH WORKS ARE OWNED BY THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY).IN 2005, AFTER YEARS OF NTRIBUTG TO BOTH ESPN AND GOOD MORNG AMERI, ABC HIRED ROBERTS AS A FULL-TIME -ANCHOR OF THE MORNG NEWS PROGRAM. 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ROBERTS HERSELF DID NOT RELY ON THE REGISTRY, BUT RATHER ON HER SISTER, SALLY-ANN, WHO DOCTORS EMED AN EXCELLENT MATCH. NOHELS, ROBERTS ADVOTED FOR BONE MARROW DONATN VIA BE THE MATCH AND ENURAGED VIEWERS TO REGISTER.RETURN TO 'GMA'ON FEBARY 20, 2013, ROBERTS MA HER FIRST APPEARANCE ON GOOD MORNG AMERI SCE SHE HAD BEGUN TREATMENT. THE WORLD WNSED HER EMOTNAL RETURN AND HAPPY RNN WH THE GOOD MORNG AMERI STAFF. ROBERTS HELPED GOOD MORNG AMERI W S BT RATGS NUMBERS SCE THE MORNG AFTER THE PRINTIAL ELECTN NOVEMBER 2012, AS 6.1 LN VIEWERS TUNED TO SEE HER RETURN TO THE AIR. "I HAVE BEEN WAG 174 DAYS TO SAY THIS: GOOD MORNG, AMERI!" 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‘GMA’ ANCHOR ROB ROBERTS PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDG SHE’S GAY

Roberts and Laign attend the 2014 Rpect Awards, held by the Gay, Lbian & Straight Edutn Network, New York Cy. Rob Roberts reflected on her own g out story after Colton Unrwood revealed to her that he is gay durg an emotnal terview on Good Morng Ameri on former Bachelor star and ex-NFL player sat down wh Rob to reveal the panmic had ma him e to terms wh his sexualy, before tellg her: "I'm gay" Who is Rob Roberts' partner Amber Laign?

Everythg you need to know about the upleAfter the terview aired, Rob shared a msage that her late mother had told her after she me Rob Roberts clar love for girliend Amber Speakg to her -stars, Rob said: "I shared wh [Colton] somethg that my mother said when I told her about my sexualy, that I'm gay, and she said, 'God lov you bee of who he is, not bee of anythg you do or don't do. '"Rob publicly addrsed her sexualy back 2013, revealg that she is gay after thankg her "long time girliend" a post to mark 100 days sce her bone marrow transplant durg her battle wh myelodysplastic said at the time: "I am grateful to God, my doctors and nurs for my rtored good health.

FORMER ‘BACHELOR’ STAR COLTON UNRWOOD: ‘I’M GAY’

Unrwood revealed he is gay to Rob on GMA"Your grace ught my eye right away and the ease of the eveng ntued to flow through dner. “Good Morng Ameri” anchor Rob Roberts ed a Facebook post to acknowledge what iends and -workers have long known: She’s gay.

She has, however, kept a low profile, unlike her famo 2013, Rob Roberts me out to publicly clare that she is gay.

At the time, she was already a relatnship wh her current girliend, Amber Laign, who has succsfully managed to keep a low profile over the celebratn of Gay Pri Day back 2017, Rob shared an adorable photo of herself and Amber. | Photo: Getty ImagIn her ptn, Roberts gave a shoutout to everyone the gay muny who was celebratg the day. Former 'Bachelor' star says he is gay.

SHOP 'GMA3' POWER HOUR ALS FOR LABOR DAY!OPEN MENUVIOSHOPCULTUREFAYWELLNSFOODLIVGSTYLETRAVELNEWSBOOK CLUBGMA3: WYNTKNEWSLETTERPRIVACY POLICYYOUR US STATE PRIVACY RIGHTSCHILDREN'S ONLE PRIVACY POLICYINTERT-BASED ADSTERMS OF USEDO NOT SELL MY INFOCONTACT USCOPYRIGHT © 2023 ABC NEWS INTER VENTUR. ALL RIGHTS RERVED.SEARCHCULTURECOLTON UNRWOOD SETS 'EPLY PERSONAL' TERVIEW ON 'GMA' WH ROB ROBERTS13:36FORMER 'BACHELOR' COLTON UNRWOOD SPEAKS HIS TTH AND OUT AS BYCARSON BLACKWELR VIO BYJA ANRSON AND DANIELLE GEAPRIL 13, 2021, 9:57 PM•3 M READCOLTON UNRWOOD IS READY TO GET "EPLY PERSONAL" WEDNDAY ON "GOOD MORNG AMERI."MORE: FORMER 'BACHELOR' STAR COLTON UNRWOOD OUT AS GAYIN A 15-SEND PROMO RELEASED THIS AFTERNOON, FOR A PRE-TAPED TERVIEW TLED "COLTON UNRWOOD: IN HIS OWN WORDS," THE FORMER "BACHELOR" SS DOWN WH "GMA" ANCHOR ROB ROBERTS."THERE IS SOMETHG THAT YOU WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW, SO N YOU TELL WHAT IS ON YOUR HEART THAT YOU WANT TO SHARE?” ROBERTS ASKS UNRWOOD THE CLIP."YEAH," HE RPONDS AS HE TAK A EP BREATH. "IT'S BEEN A JOURNEY, FOR SURE."MORE: KATIE THURSTON AND MICHELLE YOUNG EACH GIVEN THEIR OWN SEASONS OF 'THE BACHELORETTE'ROBERTS ALSO TWEETED OUT A TEASER FOR THE CHAT, WRG: "HAD THE OPPORTUNY TO SPEND TIME WH FORMER #BACHELOR @LTON. HE HAS SOMETHG VERY PERSONAL HE WANTS TO COLTON WILL TOMORROW MORN ON @GMA."BACHELOR NATN WAS FIRST TRODUCED TO UNRWOOD WHEN HE WAS A NTTANT ON BEC KU'S SEASON OF "THE BACHELORETTE," THE 14TH SEASON, 2018. HE MA TO KU'S FAL FOUR.THE FORMER FOOTBALL STAR FOLLOWED THIS UP WH A BRIEF STT ON SEASON 4 OF "BACHELOR PARADISE," ON WHICH HE HAD A FLG WH TIA BOOTH.MORE: MATT JAM REFLECTS ON 'BACHELOR' SEASON, RACHAEL KIRKNNELL NTROVERSYUNRWOOD WAS THEN THE LEAD OF SEASON 23 OF "THE BACHELOR" 2019, WH HIS VIRGY BEG A EQUENT TOPIC OF NVERSATN AND HIS FAMO FENCE-JUMPG MOMENT BEG ONE OF THE ANCHISE'S MOST DRAMATIC MOMENTS. HE GAVE HIS FAL ROSE TO NTTANT CASSIE RANDOLPH BUT ULTIMATELY CHOSE TO NOT PROPOSE TO HER, THOUGH THEY LATER TOLD "GMA" THEY HAD DISCSED AN ENGAGEMENT.THE TWO DATED AFTER THE SHOW WRAPPED UNTIL ANNOUNCG THEIR BREAKUP EARLY 2020. THEY LATER MA HEADL WHEN RANDOLPH FILED FOR A RTRAG ORR AGAST UNRWOOD, ACCG HIM OF STALKG AND HARASSG HER. IN A POLICE REPORT, SHE ACCED HIM OF PUTTG A TRACKG VICE ON HER R. UNRWOOD LATER RELEASED A STATEMENT EXPLAG THAT HE AND RANDOLPH HAD ROLVED THEIR ISSU PRIVATE. SHE LATER DISMISSED THE RTRAG ORR AND REQUTED THE POLICE VTIGATN BE DROPPED.PRR TO HIS TIME ON REALY TV, UNRWOOD FAMOLY DATED OLYMPIC GYMNAST ALY RAISMAN. HE WROTE ABOUT THEIR RELATNSHIP -- AND MUCH MORE -- HIS 2020 BOOK, "THE FIRST TIME: FDG MYSELF AND LOOKG FOR LOVE ON REALY TV."TUNE TO "GOOD MORNG AMERI" AT 7 A.M. ET WEDNDAY FOR ROB ROBERTS' TERVIEW WH "BACHELOR" ALUM COLTON UNRWOOD.RELATED TOPICSTHE BACHELORUP NEXT CULTURE—BURNA BOY'S NEW ALBUM 'I TOLD THEM…' REMDS WHY HE'S 'ST' ON TOP OF THE WORLD'SEPTEMBER 1, 2023TOM HOLLAND SHAR SWEET PHOTOS OF GIRLIEND ZENDAYA ON HER BIRTHDAY: SEE THE PICTUR SEPTEMBER 1, 2023MEG RYAN ON HER SON'S REACTN TO 'WHEN HARRY MET SALLY' KATZ'S DELI SCENE, NEW ROM SEPTEMBER 1, 2023JT TIMBERLAKE, TIMBALAND AND NELLY FURTADO RNE FOR NEW SGLE, 'KEEP GOG UP'SEPTEMBER 1, 2023UP NEXT CULTURE—BURNA BOY'S NEW ALBUM 'I TOLD THEM…' REMDS WHY HE'S 'ST' ON TOP OF THE WORLD'SEPTEMBER 1, 2023TOM HOLLAND SHAR SWEET PHOTOS OF GIRLIEND ZENDAYA ON HER BIRTHDAY: SEE THE PICTUR SEPTEMBER 1, 2023MEG RYAN ON HER SON'S REACTN TO 'WHEN HARRY MET SALLY' KATZ'S DELI SCENE, NEW ROM SEPTEMBER 1, 2023JT TIMBERLAKE, TIMBALAND AND NELLY FURTADO RNE FOR NEW SGLE, 'KEEP GOG UP'SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Colton Unrwood told Rob Roberts on “Good Morng Ameri” that he is gay an terview that aired Wednday morng. I’m gay.

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However, the beloved news anchor kept her relatnship wh Amber on the down-low for nearly a until she proudly me out as gay 2013.

While she and Roberts have been together sce 2005, Roberts didn't e out as a gay woman until December 2013, when she shared an end-of-year Facebook post. "When you grow up and you know that you’re gay — pecially olr — you thk that's never gog to happen.

In early 2014, Roberts officially me out as a gay LifeRob René Roberts was born on November 23, 1960, Tkegee, Alabama and grew up Pass Christian, Mississippi.