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'THORN BIRDS' RICHARD CHAMBERLA STUNS AT 89 - HE & HIS GAY PARTNER OF 38 YEARS ARE STILL LOVE YET LIVE APART

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Kildare" and was a hunk as Father Ralph the 1980s "The Thorn Birds, me out as gay at almost 70 2004, the star was asked about leadg a double life, and he admted that he hated himself and hid as a child. Kildare, " cir 1965 | Source: Getty ImagAlthough he was ially aaid to e out as gay, partly bee he worried about how that would affect his succsful reer based on a lie, Chamberla was still thrivg. Much like his onscreen prows, he gaed wi populary for g out as gay at age 69.

Richard Chamberla cir 1961 | Photo: Getty ImagCOMING OUT AT 69While Chamberla beme the heartthrob of his fans and land rol that ma him a sex symbol, he beme creasgly secretive about his sexual orientatn, but all that changed his 2003 tobgraphy, "Shattered Love, " Chamberla publicly me out as gay and revealed that he had hidn his inty for the sake of his reer but was not aaid to intify wh who he tly "Kg of the Mi-seri, " as he was fondly lled his prime, was 69 when he ma the bold move of g out as gay said he felt burned bee he was leavg a false life by playg romantic RABBET'S ROLEGay actor Richard Chamberla creded his boldns to the help he got om his longtime partner and hband, Mart Rabbet.

84-YEAR-OLD RICHARD CHAMBERLA'S FAILED RELATNSHIP WH GAY PARTNER OF 33 YEARS

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Eure nfsed that the breakup left him shattered and broken out as gay did not affect Chamberla's reer, but stead, he beme a source of spiratn to other stars hopg to take on his boldns. Kildare" the ‘60s, followed by his role as the hunky Father Ralph on "The Thorn Birds" the ‘80s, me out as a gay man when he was nearly 70 years old. It wouldn't be until s later that the star me out as a gay man.

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“For an actor to be workg at all is a kd of miracle, bee most actors aren’t, so ’s jt silly for a workg actor to say, “Oh, I don’t re if anybody knows I’m gay” – pecially if you’re a leadg man. Personally, I wouldn’t advise a gay leadg man-type actor to e out. The "Shogun" star was gay, and while iends and lleagu were aware of this, he hid om the public.