Anderson Cooper, 53, is getting candid about the moment he not only realized her was gay but “really, truly accepted it.” He answered a viewer’s question on CNN’s “Full Circle” regarding his sexuality: “I mean, I was probably, I don’t know, seven, when I kind of realized — I’m not sure I knew the word ‘gay’ at the time, but I realized something was up.
Something was different.” Cooper says although he told a few people in high school about his sexual orientation, it wasn’t until after he was in college that he “came around to really loving the fact that I was gay.” RELATED: ‘SNL’ Alum Cheri Oteri Revives Barbara Walters Impression For Andy Cohen, Anderson Cooper’s CNN ‘New Year’s Eve Live’ Broadcast “I think I really, truly accepted it —