“I just couldn’t stop staring at his chest.”
A shirtlessRichard Gerehelped a youngAnderson Cooperdiscover something major about himself: that he’s gay.
“And I just remember being like, ‘Oh my God, I’m gay.
Anderson Cooper says seeing a young, shirtless Richard Gere helped him realize he’s gay.Cindy Ord/Getty for SiriusXM; Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty
“I mean the opening scene…
It is the gayest thing you might imagine.”
And with that, Anderson’s eyes were opened.
“This was Richard Gere in 1977,Looking for Mr. Goodbar.
He was so beautiful,” Cooper said.
“I couldn’t speak,” Cooper said.
But don’t worry the story has a happy ending.
Ten years ago, Cooper was interviewing Gere and brought up their first meeting.
He was very tickled with it.”
Check out the clip of Anderson gushing over Gere below.
