"Bob Harper's confirmation that he's gay came about as a desire to comfort a ""Biggest Loser"" contestant. On a November 2013 episode, personal trainer Harper, 48, talked about his sexuality for the first time on the reality weight loss competition in an effort to show the contestant that he doesn't have to be ashamed. ""I'm gay,"" <a href=""http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/bob-harper-comes-out-as-gay-on-the-bigger-loser-20132711#ixzz2lsNlv69r"" target=""_blank"">Harper said.</a> ""I knew a very long time ago that I was gay. ... And being gay doesn't mean that you are less than anybody else. It's just who you are."""
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