Revealing the fact that she was dating was the first step in starting the lengthy discussion. Since they didn't ask in detail about the relationship, she could respond vaguely as well.
She was indeed dating, and it's been a while. As for how many people were involved, that was for her to know and the people involved.
What would be cruel was denying that she was in a relationship in front of so many people and hurting her lovers. She wasn't going to hide them forever. Slowly, she was going to let the world accept the kind of relationship she was in with them so that they wouldn't face criticism in the future.
She was going to set a base, and it was all going to start with the millions of viewers currently watching her.
[OMG! Did she just say that?]
[It's understandable. What's so surprising about that?]
[But isn't she afraid of losing fans because of this?]
[Umph! She must be slaying with her boyfriend's money!]
[What does he do?]
