Singer Tiffany confirms Jonathan Knight is gay: ‘New Kids’ star responds on Twitter [video]
”I did, yes, Jonathan Knight…. ‘the quiet one, the shy one.’ He became gay later. I didn’t do it. But he’s fabulous…. I had issues with that. I was thinking maybe I did, but no. Now looking back, when we were dating, we used to do facials together. He was so easy to talk to — Hello! Right?”
1980s pop star Tiffany, 39, appearing on Bravo’s ”What Happens Live.” She appeared on the talk show to promote a new SyFy Channel movie, ”Mega Python vs. Gatoroid,” that also features singer Debbie Gibson, 40. Tiffany was asked about dating NKOTB singer, Jonathan Knight. (BravoTV.com)
JonathanRKnight 1:13pm, Jan 21st
I’m so devastated………….
JonathanRKnight 1:15pm
How can I not remember getting facials???????
JonathanRKnight 1:28pm
I’d also appreciate it if the people talking trash about Tiffany and Deborah knock it off and stop being nasty!
TiffanyTunes 8:31pm
Really didn’t know that was the wrong thing to say…Never meant to hurt Jon
JonathanRKnight 8:37pm
@tiffanytunes Tiff, please don’t lose any sleep over it! I know you weren’t being mean and I found it to be funny!
TiffanyTunes 8:50pm
@JonathanRKnight Thanks, That means a lot to me XO
Public Twitter exchanged between Jonathan Knight (of New Kids On the Block) and Tiffany. (Twitter/JonathanRKnight) (Twitter/TiffanyTunes)
She seems to have confirmed a long-held perception about Knight. He was one-fifth of that late ’80s boy-band sensation, and many observers had guessed that, of all the band’s members, Knight was most likely the one to be gay. He was also the first to leave the band.
A tabloid newspaper article outed him in February of 2009.
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