Alan Bat was one of Bra's most charismatic actors - wh gged good looks that ma women adore him. But a new book reveals that this wty and warm-hearted man lived a tormented double life, hidg a seri of gay relatnships. This is our send exclive extract
Contents:
- TURNS OUT, BARBIELAND ISN'T AS GAY AS S QUEER FANS HAD HOPED
- THE DANGERO GAY DOUBLE LIFE OF ACTOR ALAN BAT
TURNS OUT, BARBIELAND ISN'T AS GAY AS S QUEER FANS HAD HOPED
“First of all, I’m gay, ” he said, “and this movie is gog to be gay non. "Alex AvilaAnd Gay Tim, a Brish LGBTQ news se, celebrated Friday, the day of the film’s official release, as “Barbie day“ and lled the world-renowned doll a “queer cultural phenomenon. PicturIn an terview wh Fandango, actor Kate McKnon, who is openly gay and plays “Weird Barbie” the film, said Barbie is about “imagatn.
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THE DANGERO GAY DOUBLE LIFE OF ACTOR ALAN BAT
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