Lance & Reichen are OK With Spotlight...

The once-closeted Lance Bass and reality show winner Reichen have embraced being in the public eye as a couple since Bass came out on the cover of "People" magazine earlier this summer. They gave what is being billed as their "first joint interview" in the new issue of "OK!" magazine which, for some reason, is on sale for only 25 cents this week. The couple was at the US Open last week (probably watching dreamy Rafael Nadal) as well as at the Bridgehampton Polo event sponsored by the magazine.
Here are some of the highlights from the interview:
Since coming out, Bass says "Definitely, I've changed. I'm much happier now. I'm going out and being who I am. It's nice not having to lie anymore. Before, I was having to lie to my friends, having to keep my story stright. It was tough. Now I don't have to do that anymore. I was never the person I should have been. Now, all the doors are open and there's nothing to hide. I'm a better person. I've rekindled a lot of friendships."

Bass tells the magazine that he and his former NSYNC bandmate Joey Fatone will be filming a pilot for The CW in January, a new take on "The Odd Couple" that has them playing roommates. Yes, Bass' character will be gay.

As for Reichen, he has a book set to be released next month called "Here's What We'll Say" which chronicles his coming out at the U.S. Air Force Academy. He calls the military's 'don't ask, don't tell" policy against gays "the last legal human rights abuse the U.S. allows. This book chronicles the secret society we created to survive as gay cadets in the academy...We had to get our lives straight so we wouldn't get caught.
"I am very patriotic and I have great respect for the U.S. Air Force Academy," he adds. "It's just this one thing that needs to be fixed."