Barry Manilow reveals why he didn't e out as gay years ago

Contents:

• BARRY MANILOW OPENS UP ABOUT BEG GAY, EXPLAS WHY HE KEPT SEXUALY A SECRET
• BARRY MANILOW REVEALS HE IS GAY
• BARRY MANILOW: SGER OUT AS GAY AGED 73 NFIRMG S-LONG RELATNSHIP
• BARRY MANILOW 'DIDN'T REALIZE HE WAS GAY' UNTIL HE MET HBAND
• BARRY MANILOW CONFIRMS HE IS GAY AND IS MARRIED TO PARTNER OF 39 YEARS
• BARRY MANILOW HAD SECRET GAY AFFAIR WHILE CLOSETED, SOURCE CLAIMS
• BARRY MANILOW REVEALS WHY HE DIDN'T E OUT AS GAY YEARS AGO

BARRY MANILOW OPENS UP ABOUT BEG GAY, EXPLAS WHY HE KEPT SEXUALY A SECRET

Barry Manilow opened up about beg gay a rare terview about his private life.

”“I thought I would be disappotg them if they knew I was gay.

Manilow on Wednday nfirmed that he was gay, that he and Kief have been together almost 40 years, and that they are married. At 73, Barry Manilow announc he is gay, married, and has been wh the same man for almost 40 years.

BARRY MANILOW REVEALS HE IS GAY

‘I thought I would be disappotg [my fans] if they knew I was gay.

BARRY MANILOW: SGER OUT AS GAY AGED 73 NFIRMG S-LONG RELATNSHIP

The sger Barry Manilow has said publicly that he is gay after keepg his sexualy secret for s for fear of “disappotg his fans”. “I thought I would be disappotg them if they knew I was gay.

“Not que sure how I’m gonna tell my mum that Barry Manilow is gay, ” said Takei, the gay actor bt known for his work the Star Trek televisn seri, was one of the first stars to react to the news on Twter. Femist wrer Roxane Gay said: “I didn’t realise Barry Manilow was the closet!

Sign up to Rois O’Connor’s ee weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the si track on all thgs micGet our Now Hear This email for eeBarry Manilow has spoken about his sexualy for the first time and e out as gay, nfirmg he is married to manager Garry Kief, his partner of nearly 40 famoly private pop in nfirmed his relatnship to People, explag that he feared fans would be disappoted if they knew he was gay.

BARRY MANILOW 'DIDN'T REALIZE HE WAS GAY' UNTIL HE MET HBAND

I thought I would be disappotg them [fans] if they knew I was gay. Barry Manilow has publicly nfirmed for the first time that he is gay and legendary sger, 73, appears on the ver of People this week, speakg about his 39-year romance wh manager hband Garry pair married a secret ceremony at their tate Palm Sprgs, California, April 2014.

BARRY MANILOW CONFIRMS HE IS GAY AND IS MARRIED TO PARTNER OF 39 YEARS

"I thought I would be disappotg them if they knew I was gay. Image source, Getty ImagImage ptn, Manilow scrib his hband as "the smartt person I've ever met my life"Sger Barry Manilow has spoken for the first time about beg gay, revealg he kept his sexualy secret for years out of fear of disappotg his 73-year-old, who married his long-term partner Garry Kief 2014, said he "never did anythg" to addrs speculatn about his private news of the weddg broke, though, he found the reactn hearteng.

BARRY MANILOW HAD SECRET GAY AFFAIR WHILE CLOSETED, SOURCE CLAIMS

Durg that time, when gay rights were still a growg dream, the soon-to-be mil in allegedly fell love wh a man named Michael Kearns. "Michael had guys fallg over him back the day, " the sir says, referrg to the now happily married 65-year-old acplished actor, wrer, director, teacher, producer and gay rights activist.

"But Michael was openly gay 70's and that was nsired to be reer suici. " PHOTOS: See 10 Photos Of Barry Manilow Wearg Weddg Band After Marryg PartnerAcrdg to the well-nnected iend, "Barry lived his whole life actually thkg that people did not know he was gay and he lost a ton of iends and rpect om people the muny.

""Instead of g his fame to bee an activist durg an era when gay rights were such a huge issue, he kept quiet and seemed he did not even want to be associated wh those who would out him, " the source tells Radar.

BARRY MANILOW REVEALS WHY HE DIDN'T E OUT AS GAY YEARS AGO

Barry Manilow is explag why he took so long to acknowledge publicly that he's gay, even after he married his longtime manager/partner: He was aaid of "disappotg" his fans.

For those who were snarky, Anna Kendrick had a sarstic retort: "Lot of people seem really proud of themselv for announcg they "already knew" Barry Manilow was gay. “I thought I would be disappotg [the fans] if they knew I was gay, so I never did anythg, ” he told People.

Lot of people seem really proud of themselv for announcg they “already knew” Barry Manilow was gay.