SA panayam ng Entertainment Weekly at sa unang pagkakataon, kinumpirma ni Colton Haynes ang kanyang seksuwalidad.

Nagsimulang maghinala ang kanyang mga tagahanga na siya ay isang bakla nitong Enero nang kumalat ang mga lumang litrato ng Arrow star habang rumarampa. Sumagot ang 27 taong gulang na si Haynes sa pamamagitan ng Tumblr at sinabing, “Was it a secret?” ngunit sinabi niya sa EW na hindi pa siya handang magladlad noon.

“It was a complete shock,” pagbabalik-tanaw ng CW star kaugnay sa naging reaksiyon ng mga tao sa kanyang mensahe. “I wasn’t ready to be back in the headlines. I should have made a comment or a statement, but I just wasn’t ready. I didn’t feel like I owed anyone anything. I think in due time, everyone has to make those decisions when they’re ready, and I wasn’t yet. But I felt like I was letting people down by not coming forward with the rest of what I should have said.“

Sa kasagsagan ng espekulasyon, pumasok sa rehab si Haynes dahil sa pangamba, at ayon sa EW, tatlong buwan siyang nagpabalik-balik sa ospital.

“People want you to be that GQ image that you put out, but people don’t realize what it’s like to act 24 hours a day. I’d go home and I was still acting,” paliwanag ni Haynes. “People who are so judgmental about those who are gay or different don’t realize that acting 24 hours a day is the most exhausting thing in the world.

“It took me so long to get to this point, but I’m doing so good,” pagtatapos ni Haynes. “I’m happier than I’ve ever been, and healthier than I’ve ever been, and that’s what I care about.” (US Weekly)