Adam Rippon Tells Ellen Why He’s Excited To Be An LGBTQ Role Model

Adam Rippon may have been one of the biggest breakout stars of the 2018 Winter Olympics, but the figure skater insists he’s the “same ol’ hot mess” he was a decade ago.

Wearing his bronze medal from the team figure skating event, Rippon dropped by “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” Thursday for his first televised interview since returning to the U.S. from Pyeongchang, South Korea. He opened up to the host about his ongoing commitment to LGBTQ advocacy work as well as his new celebrity crush (it’s not who you think it is).

“When I was young, to have somebody out there that I could’ve looked up to ― it would’ve made a world of difference. It would’ve changed my life,” the Olympian said in the video above. He used his appearance on the show to announce his new GLAAD fundraising campaign in support of the organization’s LGBTQ youth programs.  


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