Chris Colfer Was 'Terrified' to Portray a Gay Character on 'Glee'

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• WHICH GLEE CHARACTERS ARE GAY IN REAL LIFE?
• 'GLEE' STAR CHRIS COLFER SAYS HE WAS 'ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED' TO PLAY A GAY CHARACTER ON THE SHOW BEE HE WASN'T OUT YET
• 'GLEE' ALUM KEV MCHALE CONFIRMS HE'S GAY: 'I THK THERE WAS ZERO SURPRISE'

WHICH GLEE CHARACTERS ARE GAY IN REAL LIFE?

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'GLEE' STAR CHRIS COLFER SAYS HE WAS 'ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED' TO PLAY A GAY CHARACTER ON THE SHOW BEE HE WASN'T OUT YET

Kurt is the first gay character to e out season one of Glee, and is badly bullied for . However, Dave later reveals he is gay after tryg to kiss Kurt season two. Jonathan Groff is openly gay.

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"Glee" actor Chris Colfer, 32, opened up about his fear of playg an openly gay character on the h Fox seri durg Thursday's episo of the "And That's What You Really Missed", who portrayed a character named Kurt on the show om 2009 to 2015, shared that he was "absolutely terrified" bee he hadn't e out yet.

'GLEE' ALUM KEV MCHALE CONFIRMS HE'S GAY: 'I THK THERE WAS ZERO SURPRISE'

And back then, people told their clients, 'Don't play gay characters bee will your reer, '" Colfer said. "Colfer's character had many storyl that centered around his experience as a gay high school stunt. "#NoTearsLeftToCry is gayer than me and I ACCEPT, " Kev McHale tweeted.

Kev McHale is openg up about his sexual orientatn — weeks after sparkg speculatn about beg gay when he posted a photo of himself cuddlg up to actor At McKenzie.