Why Barry Manilow Kept Being Gay And Married A Secret Until Now

Barry Manilow is opening up for the first time about his sexuality. The 73-year-old music legend has been in a nearly 40-year romance with his manager-turned-husband Garry Kief. For decades, the "Copacabana" singer, attempted to hide his sexuality, saying in the new issue of People magazine, "I thought I would be disappointing [fans] if they knew I was gay. So I never did anything." At 21, Manilow married his high school sweetheart Susan Deixler, but the union last just one year. #InsideEdition

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