On the positive reaction the news, he added: “When they found out that Garry and I were together, they were so happy. I thought I would be disappointing them if they knew I was gay. The 'Mandy' hitmaker explained: “I’m so private. Now, Barry admits he didn’t realise he might be gay until he met Garry, telling America’s Closer magazine: “(I) never even thought about whether I was gay (before I met Garry).”Īfter coming out publicly in 2017, Barry told PEOPLE magazine he kept his personal life private for so many years because he was worried about disappointing his fans. Garry went on to become Barry’s manager and the pair married in secret in 2014 before going public with their love in 2017. The veteran musician, 78, struck up a romance with TV executive Garry Kief in 1978 following the collapse of his marriage to Susan Deixler, which officially ended in 1966.

Barry Manilow has admitted he “never even thought” about questioning his sexuality until he met his future husband.