As Dr. Levi Schmitt,a.k.a.
“Glasses"onGrey’s Anatomy,Jake Borelli is a part of life-changing moments on a weekly basis.
“I knew in that moment this is the right thing to do.
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This is bigger than me.”
He wrote, “As a gay guy myself, tonight’s episode was so special to me.”
He says he was very excited when he got the call.
She expressed how much she wanted me to be the actor to tell it,” he recalls.
“Jake has fallen in as many different ways that he can fall.
He is delightful and we want to see him change and evolve and where would that begin?”
“He is coming to terms with his sexuality.
He’s learning about his sexuality for the first time.
He’s a little bit of a late bloomer.”
It’s a lot easier to explain it through metaphor and through how it feels.
A decade ago, formerGrey’s Anatomystar T.R.
“As a gay guy, you have to come out all the time.
I’ve forgotten how intense the feelings are and how big a step it is.”
“I feel very connected to him and I really want it to work out for him.”
Regardless of where Levi’s journey leads, there’s no looking back for Borelli now.
He hopes fans can take strength from his choice to reveal this aspect of his life.
“This is not just coming out for me.
This is about speaking your truth and being authentic and really being vulnerable,” he stresses.
It doesn’t have to be about being gay.
It’s just about being honest."
Additional reporting by Patrick Gomez
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