UMaine to Host MTV Real World Star
Contact: Derek Mitchell, Chair, Guest Lecture Series, University of Maine Student Government, Inc., (207) 712-8990
ORONO, MAINE — Nearly five-years after the broadcast of MTV’s Real World: New Orleans, 27-year-old Danny Roberts will discuss the pressures of being gay with University of Maine students on Monday.
A semi-closeted gay man when cast for the show, Roberts faced several challenges as a Real World cast member. Forced to come out to his parents before they saw the revelation on national television, and struggling to maintain a relationship with ‘Paul,’ an Army officer whom he had met two weeks prior to production, Roberts has become one of the most popular cast members in Real World history.
Serving as the kick-off to UMaine’s Pride Week and sponsored by University of Maine Student Government, Inc., Roberts will present “Out in the Real World,” Monday, April 4 at 7 p.m. in 101 Neville Hall. This event is free of charge and open to the public.