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Jennifer Grey says Oscar winning dad is ‘a lot more gay’ since coming out publicly
A lot of people were happy for 83-year-old Joel Grey when he decided to publicly come out as a gay man earlier this year.
Bujt according to the Oscar winner’s daughter, Dirty Dancing star Jennifer Grey, there’s no one happier than her father himself.
‘He’s a lot more gay! she joked this week at the premiere of her new series Red Oaks. ‘The truth is, he’s a lot happier. He feels very light, his energy feels light and joyful.It feels like there’s just more of a skip in his step. And it just feels like he’s alive.’
She added: ‘When he came out, I was so thrilled for him and for anybody who is able to fully be themselves without having any secrets and without having to make any excuses and without having any loss of self-esteem, and just declare, this is who I am.’
Joel Grey won the Oscar and Tony for playing the Master of Ceremonies in Cabaret on Broadway and in the 1972 film version. He was married to actress Jo Wilder for 24 years and are the parents of Jennifer and son James Grey,who is a chef. They divorced in 1982.
He was at the Red Oaks event in support of his daughter and said of life since coming out:
‘No different! I’m the same guy. I’m pretty happy.’
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