Did Van Hansis just come out of the closet?

From Nelson Branco's Column about the daytime Emmy nominations:

Their As The World Turns’ co-star Van Hansis (Luke), who was nominated as younger lead actor for the second year in a row, concurred, adding, “along with a few other actors from our show.” The unusually stylish and confident actor reminds us that although he wasn’t a judge this year, the gay icon thinks “the industry needs to figure out a better system, one that is more concise. Having said that, I’m still very happy with how the nominations turned out today.” Hansis’ ATWT love interest, Jake Silbermann (Noah) also failed to be recognized, but the actor tells me; “Jake will be at the Emmys." They will be bringing their own dates, Hansis informs me with a sly wink.

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