'Finding Prince Charming' Host Lance Bass Confirms HIV-Positive Suitor

After a report from TMZ, Lance Bass, who is host of the upcoming "The Bachelor"-style gay dating show, confirmed a suitor vying for the attention of said prince charming, Robert Sepulveda Jr., is HIV-positive.

Both Bass and Sepulveda Jr. confirmed the news to People magazine Monday and said they hope an HIV-positive contestant will fight stigmas associated with the disease.

"It's true," the former *NSYNC singer told the publication. "This is one of the things I love about the show - it's a fun reality show, it's dramatic, but there's a lot of heart in it and amazing story lines that you're going to shed a tear over. And one of those is finding about this guy's HIV."

Sepulveda Jr., a 33-year-old interior designer, said the news did not change the way he approached a relationship with the unidentified suitor.

"For me, it's like: Is someone HIV-positive not worthy of love?" he told People. "That's really the question, and it doesn't matter to me. 'Prince Charming' would be accepting of anyone, and that's how I am."

Sepulveda Jr. also said the news did not change the way the other suitors interacted with one other.

"In the gay community, in just any community, if you have a disease, it's not going to be anything that someone's going to push you away from," he said. "Again, me being 'Prince Charming' - the guy that everyone's vying for their attention - I'm not going to not date someone because they're HIV-positive. That's ridiculous. It's really a stigma that we have to resolve now."

Bass added: "And that's what's so great, it's fighting these stigmas. What's so great about this moment is the brotherhood that really formed in the house with these guys because of this situation. It's a beautiful thing to watch."

The host said the story will have an impact with viewers and hopefully educate some.

"All of us know someone that is living with HIV, and I think the stigma is still really bad out there - people are just so uneducated about it," he told People. "To us, obviously it doesn't matter at all, we've been around it so much, but I think this is really going to educate a lot of people. I'm excited for people to watch it, especially this episode."

Sepulveda Jr. chimed in: "You're going to have your critics, you're going to have your haters, but you just keep moving forward. This is a real show that's going to help the LGBTQ community. It's another step forward in LGBT entertainment."

On another note, the prince charming also discussed the possibility of the suitors fooling around with each other.

"It was a thought, but if the guys fell in love with each other, then more power to them!" he told People. "But I appreciate the guys staying true to the fact that they were here for me and they were here finding love, and I think they did a really good job."

Watch Bass and Sepulveda Jr. talk about the HIV-positive suitor in the People video below.