Anderson Cooper may be the host of Anderson , but the journalist himself was placed on the hot seat yesterday by Kristin Chenoweth. Asked by the actress about his summer, specifically his decision to announce himself as a proud gay man , Cooper explained that his sexual preference was no secret to anyone in his personal life. “I came out in high school,” Cooper said. “I told my friends, I told my family. I’ve always been out to my co-workers and stuff. It’s just not something I talked about publicly, because as a reporter, I didn’t think it was appropriate. It didn’t seem like part of my job.”
