United Kingdom, May 17 -- Jonathan Groff is relieved no one "ripped the truth" about his sexuality "out of" him.

The 'Glee' actor came out as gay in 2009 and he feels "so grateful" that the people around him allowed him to do so in his own time, rather than "pushing" him to admit his then-partner was more than just a roommate.

Asked to name the weight he had to shoulder before he was read, he told NPR's 'Wild Card with Rachel Martin':

"The obvious one that's coming to my head is when I came out of the closet. I guess this is the most essential one. The wrestling with that and the acceptance of that is now...it helps me with every other version of that in my life. So it's like that thing of compartmentalising an innate truth...

"I am s...