But despite the nerves, “the words started flowing.”
During the broadcast, Hackett admitted to viewers that coming out had always been a challenging experience for him.
“I’m not going to lie,” he said. “This is definitely the largest audience I’ve ever come out to at once.”
He continued, “What I… and everyone here on ‘Sunrise’ strive for is authenticity. And I can’t preach that without being my authentic self.”
