Personal Life
Van Amstel is openly gay. However, he does not label himself as gay because he does not want to be put in a box. During the story week in season eleven of Dancing With The Stars, Van Amstel partnered with Margaret Cho and blamed Cho's gay pride-themed performance for being kicked off the show. He said, "I don't want to be labeled because labeling is the beginning of discrimination and hatred."
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