Robin Roberts, the jovial host of ABC’s “Good Morning America,” mirrored on what it was like to return out to her viewers in late 2013 and her must reconcile that with being Christian throughout an look on entrepreneur and New York Instances bestselling writer Jamie Kern Lima‘s podcast, “The Jamie Kern Lima Present.”Within the first of a two-part interview, Roberts and Lima mentioned Roberts’ life and her classes on success, self-worth and self-love. The dialogue coated numerous subjects, from Roberts’ fears of being shunned for her twin identities, interviewing President Obama about marriage equality and her journey of overcoming well being obstacles.“It’s not the ‘Robin Roberts Present,’ it’s ‘Good Morning America.’ And there are such a lot of individuals whose livelihoods rely upon the success of our present. And so, if I do one thing that hurts the present, that hurts them,” Roberts mentioned. “I might stroll down the road with Amber, and if someone noticed us, I might introduce her. I wasn’t making an attempt to cover however but, I wasn’t able to, to totally…And a part of it’s, and I’ve by no means mentioned this earlier than, a part of it’s due to my Christianity.”Roberts went on to say that it was due to her concern of individuals rejecting her id as each “homosexual and a Christian” that she hesitated to return out brazenly.Beneficial“I used to be afraid that folks, they suppose you’ll be able to’t be homosexual and a Christian. And I’m. I’m and I used to be so fearful that I might be shunned,” Roberts mentioned. “I acquired a letter, a lovely letter from the Nationwide Workplace on the Presbyterian Church after I introduced about Amber, totally supportive, totally supportive, after which I take into consideration all these years I wasted, frightened, pointless fear.”Roberts concluded by saying: “You already know all the pieces about me. And I’ve nothing to cover and to nonetheless be, nonetheless be embraced. I’m blessed and extremely favored. And I’m so grateful.”In its first two weeks, “The Jamie Kern Lima Present” hit the #1 spot in Apple Podcasts’ Self-Enchancment class and hit the highest 15 in all podcasts on Apple Podcasts.