Gilbert made the emotional confession about her sexuality Thursday as part of secret-spilling week on "The Talk," People magazine noted. She began by describing how she dated Galecki as a teenager back in the s while filming "Roseanne.
Johnny felt badly, I think, and started to take it personally and didn't understand what was going on. So I eventually told him that I thought it was about my sexuality, and he was super sweet about it. After the two had split up, the actress began dating a woman, 18 years her senior, who was also in the public eye. She didn't want it to get out, for fear it would damage her career, and Galecki kept it a secret.
Even up until recently, when she got engaged to musician Linda Perry in April, the year-old continued to worry about what these personal revelations could mean. I have an amazing life, but there can still be a struggle with it, and that's ok.
There can be a part of you that doesn't want to be different or feel scared. And that is more important than any of it. Before Thursday's episode, she called the "Big Bang" actor and told him she was planning on telling the story. He gave his full support, saying he is proud of her and offering to appear on the show to hold her hand if she needed. Gilbert's sexuality was an open secret in Hollywood. Even though Gilbert began dating "Glee" writer-producer Alison Adler back in , she didn't publicly come out as a lesbian until while promoting the premiere of "The Talk.
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