Complex sentence: In January 2017, in an interview with "Gay Times" magazine Mallard revealed that he is gay, Mallard explained that he came out to his family eight years ago and admitted he felt lucky after his confession as his family and friends took it so well.
Split into simpler sentences: In January 2017, in an interview with "Gay Times" magazine Mallard revealed that he is gay. He explained that he came out to his family eight years earlier and admitted he felt lucky as his family and friends took it so well.