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1980s Pop Star Tiffany Outs NKOTB’s Jonathan Knight As Gay
Eighties pop star Tiffany publicly outed New Kids On the Block member Jonathan Knight late last week — but she claims she “really didn’t understand that was the false thing to say.”
While appearing on Bravo’s “What What Happens Live” late Thursday night to promote her upcoming Syfy movie with Debbie Gibson (“Mega Python vs. Gatoroid”), Tiffany fielded saucy questions from host Andy Cohen.
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Video: Tiffany Casually Outs NKOTB’s Jonathan Knight on “Watch What Happens Live”
“Did you have anything [romantic] with any of the New Kids on the Block?” Cohen asked Tiffany in regards to her former tourmates.
She casually mentioned that she dated Jonathan Knight, “the quiet one, the shy one,” adding that “he became homosexual later.” Commenting on her role in “turning him,” Tiffany continued:
“I had issues with that! I was thinking maybe I did [turn him]. But no, now looking back when we were dating, he was so much entertainment — we used to
Jonathan Knight Confirms He’s Gay After Organism Outed on Bravo Show
New Kids on the Block singer Jonathan Knight revealed he is gay on his group’s official website over the weekend.
Speculation had arisen after ’80s popstar Tiffany outed him on Bravo’s Watch What Happens: Live.
Knight also gave a declaration to Towleroad in which he said he never hid his sexuality:
“I own never been outed by anyone but myself! I did so almost twenty years ago. I never knew that I would acquire to do it all over again publicly just because I reunited with NKOTB! I contain lived my existence very openly and have never disguised the fact that I am gay! Apparently the pre requisite to entity a gay universal figure is to appear on the cover of a magazine with the caption ‘I am gay’. I say sorry for not doing so if this is what was expected! My conviction is that you live your being by example, and not by a caption on a magazine! If there ever has been any confusion about my sexuality, then you are someone that doesn’t even know me!
“I treasure living my existence being open and honest, but at this time I choose not to discuss my personal life any further! My fellow
What Every Member Of New Kids On The Block Is Doing Today
Before BTS, before Backstreet Boys, before NSYNC, there was New Kids on the Block (NKOTB). With the let go of their second album, 1988's Hangin' Tough, Jonathan Knight, Jordan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Danny Wood became instant teen idols with their hit singles "You Got It (The Right Stuff)," "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)," and, of course, the title track itself. They scored another hit at the turn of the century with "Step by Step," but despite selling 80 million records worldwide, musical tastes changed, and the band broke up in 1994 after a ten-year run.
After a 14-year break, the band reunited and released their comeback album, The Block. Since then, the band has been touring non-stop to their legions of fans and show no signs of slowing down. In 2014, Brand-new Kids on the Block received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and the success they have enjoyed was something they never imagined. "When we started, our concept of being really famous was, fancy , being known in Boston," Wahlberg explained (via Variety). "That was our goal, to walk down the street and have
New Kids On The Block Singer Jonathan Knight Opens Up About 'Pressure' to Hide His Sexuality
New Kids on the Block's Jonathan Knight is happily married to longtime partner Harley Rodriguez, and is living his animation in truth and with joy. However, that freedom and openness wasn't always something he felt was an option.
During a recent episode of the podcast Frosted Tips with Lance Bass, Knight opened up to Bass and Joey Fatone about his experiences with being essentially forced to maintain his sexuality a secret during his band's early years.
"My manager knew I was gay," Knight explained, adding that it wasn't something he hadn't realized. But rather, it was something he felt he couldn't share.
"Did they ever tell you you can't say anything?" Bass asked.
"My manager actually did. He pulled me aside and was enjoy, 'If anybody finds out, your career is over. The New Kids' career is over. My career is over,'" Knight recalled. "It was just so much pressure."
"Looking help, that was a lot of pressure to put on somebody who's just trying to figure out the planet themselves," he continued, adding that, "As it went along, the stress built up and built up and built up.