Anderson Cooper is gay, having publicly come out in an email to a journalist. If you’re like me you already thought he was gay anyway.

If anyone is shocked by this news then what planet are they living on? It’s pretty obvious Cooper is gay, it’s just never been a fact put on the public record until now.

I laugh at this coming out because I had assumed Cooper was openly gay anyway. As he’s on U.S. television I had only seen him a few times and naturally thought the whole world and its dog knew of his sexuality.

It’s just a shame that this news will still cause a ripple. One day, hopefully soon, someone famous coming out won’t even warrant a shred of coverage.