Reality star Jonathan Van Ness has opened up about his struggle with addiction, being a survivor of sexual assault and revealing that he is HIV positive.
In The New York Times interview, the grooming expert from TV series "Queer Eye" talked about some of the hard truths of his life ahead of the release of his memoir, "Over the Top".
"It's hard for me to be as open as I want to be when there are certain things I haven't shared publicly. There are issues that need to be talked about," he said.
In his tell-all book, Van Ness recalls at the age of 25 fainting while working at a salon. He went to Planned Parenthood to get checked and tested positive for HIV.
"That day was just as devastating as you would think it would be," he writes in his memoir, according to the NYT.
He wants to break certain misperceptions associated with being HIV positive through his book, describing himself as "an out-and-proud member of the beautiful HIV positive community."
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