Joey Graceffa: Reality TV Pressure, Coming Out Journey

0:00On March 30th, YouTuber Joey Gracefah just opened up about a rough time on the amazing race, calling it fun, but straight up traumatizing. He claims a producer pressured him to come out as gay right there on national TV during his season. Back then, Joey pushed back hard, telling the producer he'd only do it if they handed over a $1 million check at the finish line. That never happened, and he knew he wasn't ready anyway. Fast forward to 2015, Joey came out on his own terms with a heartfelt YouTube video that racked up over 8,500,000 views. He credits his loyal fans for giving him the boost he needed after feeling like the odd kid out in high school. Those same fans, especially the younger ones, now whispered to him that he's the first person they felt safe telling their gay. It's become this full circle thing, watching their journeys unfold like they're his own kids. Producers at CVS and the studios got reached out to for comment, but no word yet. Joey's tale shines a light on reality TV pressures, reminding everyone timing your truth matters

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