Actor Colton Haynes
Actor Colton Haynes arrives at the 2014 Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar Party in West Hollywood, California March 2, 2014. Reuters/Gus Ruelas

Actor Colton Haynes has created some noise on social media last Saturday, Jan. 2, because of his response to a Tumblr user’s post about his “secret gay past.” Holton’s reaction to the claim about his sexuality had the fans wondering and expressing their thoughts on social media sites like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

UsWeekly reports that a Tumblr user posted over the weekend about finding out that Haynes had a secret gay past. The user’s post on Tumblr resulted to a social media stir because Haynes responded to the subject matter with the use of his official Tumblr account.

“Was it a secret? Let’s all just enjoy life and have no regrets,” Haynes posted on Tumblr.

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Haynes’ fans and other users have flooded the social media sites since Saturday with comments about the 27-year-old actor’s “chill” way of “coming out.” Some people are still wondering if Haynes really did come out as gay through his Tumblr post while the others are expressing their love and support for the “Arrow” and former “Teen Wolf” star.

According to People, it is still unknown if Haynes’ response on Tumblr is considered as an official coming out. When it comes to Haynes’ past romantic connections, People claimed that the former cast member of MTV TV series “Teen Wolf,” where he portrayed kanima character Jackson Whittemore, was linked to TV personality and fashion designer Lauren Conrad back in 2011.

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Meanwhile, Haynes opened up in December 2015 via Twitter about struggling with anxiety since he was a kid after sharing an article that links anxiety and social status. Haynes, who portrayed Roy Harper/Arsenal in the CW TV series “Arrow,” revealed through a series of posts on his Twitter account @ColtonLHaynes that he has been hospitalized numerous times due to anxiety.

Haynes further shared that the struggle with anxiety made him quit jobs and be flaked on social events, family gatherings, birthday celebrations and important movie or work tests. Haynes explained that anxiety is not a case of “being dramatic” so he asked people to show love and support to those who are suffering the disorder because it is a life-long struggle.

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