10 Celebrities who are living with HIV – This will shock you! (With Pictures)

8. Greg Louganis

Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis tested HIV-positive when he was just 24 years old. His diagnosis was discovered in 1988, just six months after he won gold medals in tower diving and springboard events. He revealed that he had contracted the virus in his best-selling autobiography, Breaking the Surface. In the book, he spoke of domestic abuse, being raped, smoking and drinking at a young age, and bouts of depression. Later, in a 1995 interview with Oprah Winfrey, he publicly spoke out about being gay and HIV-positive. His story was then turned into a Showtime movie called Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story, starring actor Mario Lopez as the athlete.