Russell T. Davies’s HIV drama It’s a Sin — and he’s also been open in recent years about his own experiences living with HIV since his teens.In an interview with Attitude magazine in 2019, Hall first spoke about the devastation he felt when he learned he had contracted HIV following his first sexual experience at 16. (The article was republished this year due to his appearance on It’s a Sin.)“It was like being hit by a truck” the now-34-year-old Hall remembered of receiving the diagnosis.Hall revealed he had been involved in a whirlwind romance with an older lover “between 23 and 26,” given the pseudonym of “Sam.” Sam claimed he had tested negative at the time, so Hall gave protection and safe sex little thought.