Famous Gay Men Who've Married Women

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It can be difficult for people who aren’t in the tabloids every day to come out of the closet, so we can only imagine the courage it took for these gay celebrity men to do so. And while they worked up that courage, they were married to women.

Al Reynolds

Ex husband of Star Jones hasn’t come out as gay, but many rumors have flown saying he is bisexual or gay.

Elton John

John was married to German recording engineer Renate Blauel in the 80’s and shortly after Elton came out. By 2005, John was married to his partner David Furnish.

Vincente Minnelli

Father of Liza Minnelli, Minnelli was married to several famous women including Judy Garland, however in his biography it was revealed Minnelli was openly gay in New York, but kept his sexuality a secret in Los Angeles.

Peter Allen

The Minelli women don’t have too much luck with men! Allen was married to Liza Minelli from 1974 to 1976 but after their divorce he came out as gay and entered into a 15-year relationship with Gregory Connell.

Jonathan Plummer

Plummer was married to the author Terry McMillan—around 20 years his senior—and he was even the inspiration for McMillan’s book “How Stella Got Her Groove Back.” Plummer came out as gay after his 2005 divorce from the author.

Richard Cromwell

The “Jezebel” actor whose career piqued in the 30’s was married to the British-American actress Angela Lansbury for just one year.

James McGreevey

The former New Jersey governor was discovered having an affair on his wife Dina McGreevey, with a man, during his reign in office.

Oscar Wilde

The famous author was married to a woman named Constance Lloyd in the late 1800’s, with whom he had two children. However, Wilde was imprisoned for two years for having sexual relations with a man.

Dwight Eubanks

The “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star, known for his ability to style hair, is openly bisexual. However, he married a woman. Eubanks has hinted in interviews he still sleeps with men.

Alan Cummings

The Scottish actor was married to Hilary Lyon from 1985 to 1993 and married graphic designer Grant Shaffer in 2007. He says he is bisexual.

Jack Wrangler

The former adult film star has been in both gay and straight adult films, but he was married to singer Margaret Whiting from 1994 to 2009.

Peter Marc Jacobson

Jacobson was married to Fran Drescher for over 20 years. Jacobson created the show “The Nanny” and Drescher starred in it. After their divorce, Jacobson came out as gay and the ex-couple created the show “Happily Divorced” together.

Little Richard

Even when Richard was already wearing makeup and drag in his performances, he was still married to a woman—Ernestine Campbell. In 1995 he admitted in an interview he always knew he was gay.