{"id":437139,"date":"2022-04-25T16:47:13","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T13:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/robin-roberts-feared-she-would-be-outed-if-she-did-barack-obama-interview\/"},"modified":"2022-04-25T16:47:13","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T13:47:13","slug":"robin-roberts-feared-she-would-be-outed-if-she-did-barack-obama-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/robin-roberts-feared-she-would-be-outed-if-she-did-barack-obama-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"#Robin Roberts feared she would be outed if she did Barack Obama interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3cc618610a7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3cc618610a7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/robin-roberts-feared-she-would-be-outed-if-she-did-barack-obama-interview\/#%E2%80%9CRobin_Roberts_feared_she_would_be_outed_if_she_did_Barack_Obama_interview%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Robin Roberts feared she would be outed if she did Barack Obama interview&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CRobin_Roberts_feared_she_would_be_outed_if_she_did_Barack_Obama_interview%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Robin Roberts feared she would be outed if she did Barack Obama interview&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Robin Roberts has revealed that she was afraid she would be outed if she interviewed former President Barack Obama on the subject of marriage equality back in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Roberts, 61, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2013\/12\/29\/robin-roberts-comes-out-as-gay-in-facebook-post\/\">came out as part of the LGBTQ community<\/a> in 2013 and has been in a relationship with partner Amber Laign since 2005.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cGood Morning America\u201d anchor <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears on Monday\u2019s episode \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CitIZGdXu0E&amp;feature=emb_title\">The Ellen Show,\u201d <\/a>where she recalled the time the White House rung her up for an interview with the Commander in Chief.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a possibility that [he] would change his stance on marriage equality,\u201d the ABC star explained to host Ellen DeGeneres, 64. \u201cI had not been public yet about being gay, and I was afraid that I might be outed, that people might wonder \u2014 \u2018Why is she the one interviewing the president when he\u2019s making this change in his stance?\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Roberts said she later decided to take the gig and realized it was a big opportunity for her.<\/p>\n<p>The Alabama native continued, \u201cIt was kind of like a scene out of\u00a0\u2018Moonstruck.\u2019 [I thought] \u2018Snap out of it; Robin, what are you thinking? It\u2019s not about you. This man is going to impact countless lives.\u2019 And it was at that moment that I said, \u2018I\u2019m gonna stop letting fear keep me from the things that I want to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/robin-roberts-getty-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"U.S. President Barack Obama participates in an interview with Robin Roberts of ABC's Good Morning America, in the Cabinet Room of the White House on May 9, 2012 in Washington, DC. \" class=\"wp-image-22023417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/robin-roberts-getty-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/robin-roberts-getty-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/robin-roberts-getty-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>US President Barack Obama participates in an interview with Robin Roberts of ABC\u2019s \u201cGood Morning America\u201d in the Cabinet Room of the White House on May 9, 2012 in Washington, DC. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/TURNING-THE-TABLES-WITH-ROBIN-ROBERTS-DISNEY-PLUS-REVIEW.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"robin roberts \" class=\"wp-image-18983556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/TURNING-THE-TABLES-WITH-ROBIN-ROBERTS-DISNEY-PLUS-REVIEW.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/TURNING-THE-TABLES-WITH-ROBIN-ROBERTS-DISNEY-PLUS-REVIEW.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cI had not been public yet about being gay, and I was afraid that I might be outed, that people might wonder, \u2018Why is she the one interviewing the president when he\u2019s making this change in his stance?,&#8217;\u201d the broadcaster said.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so grateful that I did that [interview with Obama],\u201d she went on. \u201cShortly thereafter is when on Instagram, or on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>, I talked about Amber and all that fear I had of being a Christian, that people would look at me differently.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[But] I was embraced. Again, if we just stop and think about how many times we let fear keep us on the sidelines and I\u2019m so, so very glad that that\u2019s no longer the case. I am not gonna get everything that I want in life, and I\u2019m not going to accomplish everything, but by golly, fear is not going to be the reason why I\u2019m not,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Roberts also revealed to DeGeneres that she\u2019s been an emotional \u201cpuddle\u201d dealing with her partner Laign\u2019s ongoing health battle. She announced on April 18 that Laign is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/04\/18\/robin-roberts-partner-amber-laign-suspends-cancer-treatment\/?_ga=2.96247260.1918263304.1650889519-1315140479.1648074089\">suspending her breast cancer treatment<\/a> for the time being due to \u201ccomplications with the chemotherapy.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/robin-roberts-partner-cancer-treatment_07.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"robin Roberts partner\" class=\"wp-image-21944660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/robin-roberts-partner-cancer-treatment_07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/robin-roberts-partner-cancer-treatment_07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/robin-roberts-partner-cancer-treatment_07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Roberts\u2019 partner Amber Lain was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>caster <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobinRoberts\/status\/1496810251072557058\">announced in February<\/a>\u00a0that Laign was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021 and underwent surgery earlier this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Roberts revealed Laign\u2019s decision in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/robin-roberts-shares-why-partner-amber-laigns-treatment-was-suspended-amid-cancer-battle-exclusive\">an interview with Entertainment Tonight,<\/a>\u00a0stating, \u201cThey\u2019re working it out. We\u2019re gonna figure it out. The prognosis is still very good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said, \u201cI\u2019m just thankful that her spirits have been lifted. Recently it was a little tough there when \u2014 because she just wanted to get through it and to have this wrench thrown in our way \u2014 but I was able to tell her, as most people [who] have gone through cancer, this happens.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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