After revealing that he is HIV-positive, Billy Porter spilled all on “Tamron Hall." As previously reported the Grammy, Emmy, and Tony-winning actor revealed this week that he's been living in shame for 14 years after his diagnosis and he planned to keep it hidden forever from his mother. Now bravely stepping out, Billy Porter joined Tamron for his first television interview about his status and candidly opened up about the moment he found out he was HIV-positive and how playing his character “Pray Tell” in “Pose” helped him work through his trauma.
Billy Porter is living fully in his truth. The "Pose" actor who plays the HIV-positive character Pray Tell in the FX series is covering The Hollywood Reporter and sharing that he's been quietly living with HIV since 2007. The 51-year-old star revealed that he kept his diagnosis hidden because of shame and embarrassment in particular when it came to his mother.
