How do you turn OFF “hide-my email”?

1. Open the Settings app on your Home screen.
2. Select your Apple ID at the top of the screen.
3. Select iCloud.
4. Select Hide My Email.
5. Select the email address you want to deactivate.
6. Select Deactivate email address or switch off “Foward To” to turn off email forwarding.

Hi. This does not work the way OP has requested. I can do steps 1--4. Then, my only option is to "+ Create New Address".

I can neither 5. Select the email address you want to deactivate nor 6. Select Deactivate email address or switch off “Foward To” to turn off email forwarding.

My question, and I think the OP's as well, is how to turn this feature off completely so that "Hide My Email" doesn't appear every time and email address field needs to be populated. Do you know how to do this?

You are welcome, and yes it should work.