'9-1-1: Lone Star' Actor Brian Michael Smith on Fighting to 'Just Be Brian,' Asking Haters to 'Let Me Live'

Brian Michael Smith.Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Brian Michael Smithis opening up about his journey to coming out as transgender. “I just felt so good to know that I wasn’t the only person, that, historically, there were other people, that there were standards of care that have already been established,” he continued. “There was a process. There were clinics, there were places to go. And there were actually other people to meet, who were further down the road than I was.

'9-1-1: Lone Star' Casts Rob Lowe's Real-Life Brother Chad to Play His Sibling on the Show

Photo: JC Olivera/Getty Images; Mike Pont/Getty Images 9-1-1: Lone Staris keeping it in the family. Chad will play Captain Owen Strand’s estranged sibling in the upcoming episode, per the episode’s official logline. “Owen travels to Los Angeles to confront his estranged father and some painful childhood memories,” the description reads. The episode will also feature Robert Pine (CHiPs) starring as Owen’s father. This will be the first time Chad will appear on the show, though he previously directed two episodes.

'90 Day '''Fiancé' ' ' : Love In Paradise' Makes History with 2 LGBTQ+ Couples in New Dramatic Season

The90 Day Fiancéis crossing all spectrums to bring the juiciest drama this summer! Season 2 of90 DayFiancé: Love In Paradisefeatures new and returning couples as they try to beat the odds to find love abroad. This sophomore run will be especially noteworthy as the franchise includes twoLGBTQ+couples for the first time. “Don’t forget your hats and sunscreen, because no vacation fling is without drama that can leave you burned!” reads a press release from the network.

'90 Day Bares All' : Liz Recalls Big Ed Taking a Trip to Vegas Days After Their Split — 'You Hurt Me'

90 Day FiancéstarBig Edis being confronted about his split from recent flameLiz. In PEOPLE’s exclusive sneak peek at Sunday’s episode of90 Day Bares All,Liz opens up about her relationship with Ed, which was documented on another spinoff,90 Day: The Single Life. “At one point I felt like if I didn’t go at his pace, I was gonna lose him,” Liz says. “That he wouldn’t want me anymore, so I would cave in and go at his speed.

'90 Day Bares All' Sneak Peek: Chelsea Opens Up About Her Sexuality 5 Years After Split from Yamir

90 Day Fiancéalums Chelsea and Yamir are coming together again, five years after their relationship ended in a divorce. In PEOPLE’s exclusive sneak peek at the upcoming episode of90 Day Bares All,Chelsea opens up about her sexuality and the role it played in her romance with — and eventual split from — Yamir. “Yamir and I had had a conversation early on when we were dating about the fact that I identity as being bisexual, and so that was something he knew from the beginning if I remember correctly,” the Illinois native explains.