Barry Manilow's Tragic Life After Keeping His Sexuality Secret For 39 Years 

I’ve always enjoyed his music and talent plus his being a good person and I still do. Thanks for all the years enjoying your beautiful music…

Secret?? I grew up in the '70s, We new He was gay, no surprise here. A great talent.

❤🎤Barry is always Barry Mnilow🎤❤his music is gorgeous💖

❤ We knew back in the 1970s and no one cared or cares now. He is a GREAT TALENT.

Barry Manilow is a rare talent! I’ve loved his music and HIM since I was 12! I’m 60 now. Thanks for all the beautiful music and beautiful memories!!❤❤❤

Why is the video showing Suzanne Somers? She is not his high school sweetheart.

From the first time I saw Barry Manilow I thought he was a brilliant singer, but I also thought he was gay what he did with his personal life had nothing to do with his beautiful songs.

He is a talented man..who cares if he is gay.

Like a secret everyone knew, whos kidding who? It was NEVEr a secret No one cared he was a great artist

Barry’s wife is Susan and Suzanne Somers is only a friend of his nothing else. I am very fond of Barry as his an old fan .He performed here in San Francisco and it’s great. Thanks for sharing

THEY REALLY MESSED UP PUTTING SUZANNE'S NAME AND THINGS HERE. SHE WAS BARRYS FRIEND... NOT LOVE..

Wrong, Wrong, Wrong . Get it straight. Susan Deixler not Suzanne Sommers RIP

Barry should have an audit done on all his finances and investments for his protection.

A secret from whom, you would have to be a lamp post not to notice

What a crock…thats not susan…they are still great friends….but after the gay incident…he knew he twas gay…..found the happiness he wanted.!

Loved his Music❤

Yikes! Well, I didn't know until now. 2024. It would have made a huge difference knowing this as a young woman in the 70'.s To me and a whole lot of other folks. It wouldn't have been the same. However He was there in the middle of our lives. Going places, being in places that he had no idea he was going and no business being there. He was that good. He's still that good. His voice comes out of this phone or a box, the volume gets turned up. Every time. He's a legend. Without a doubt one of THE greatest song writers, and singers that ever was.

This is ridiculous! The makers of this video have mixed up Susan and Suzanne Somers

Oh everyone knew he was gay in the 70s. No secret.

I never cared that Barry was gay . Its his happiness that I care about. I have never heard of anyone with the compassion and love that Barry has for his music ❤

we all have a life and are entitled to privacy who he is (gay or not ) doesn't change him as a human being and who cares he has a brilliant voice and is a great song writer and artist he is also great fun

Stop showing Susanne Sommers - they weren't married or ever a couple - click bait - lies

Why are they keep showing Suzanne Somers, he was never married to Suzanne Somers they were just very good friends, he was married Susan Deixler

You keep showing pictures of "Suzanne Somers" when you say "SUSAN". IT IS NOT HER! NOT SUZANNE SOMERS!!! Btw when "Secrecy & Rumours" are involved sometimes it comes to light. It was not a big deal when: "Elton John", "George Michael", "Johnny Mathis" came out it was not a big deal. Barry had mentioned in "BRITAIN" it does not ruin a career from the "get-go"❤

It was a secret?

What a croc 😢 He is a wonderful human talented musician...stop the hate...he has made the whole world sing...this piece is nonsense

This was no secret. Most people always knew he was gay. Didn’t matter, he was still loved

I keep wondering why when they mention Suzanne....they showed Suzanne Sommers picture. He didnt marry her....

Secret?

I think these are AI generated. Repetitive and uses images that are irrelevant to story, like Suzanne Sommers.

Amo a Barry . No me importa su sexualidad.

Everyone knew and knows hes been gay all along .. its funny these celebrities think no one knows ..please since he girst appeared people said he was gay ..he never had a woman

Like no one knew he was gay?......gee I wonder if people were surprised when they found out Liberace was gay..... c'mon man....

Sick 🤢

Every one new he was gay. But who really cares

A rear door admiral..

This is CRAP!NONSENSE!!!

We always knew he was gay!! Who cares !!! His talent is unbelievable!!!!!!

He was not married to SUSAN SOMERS, why show her face?

Who Barry Manilow dates has nothing to do with anyone else. Barry Manilow is now happily married to a lovely man, and what is important is that they are both happy and love each other.

I am so tired of the always speculation on who you love or sleep with. Always loved him and he has written some of the most beautiful lovesongs

I thought so for many years. He brought so much joy to me and many others for many years. As long as he is happy thats all that is important. LOVE BARRY MANILOW ❤❤❤❤

Clickbait. He didn’t marry Suzanne Sommers. She was married. They were very dear friends. RIP Ms. Sommers❤

It doesn't matter if you are gay or not it the love and devotion you have for each other

Lousy job! WHY do you keep on showing the late Suzanne Somers all the time while talking about his wife? smdh

This is not his wife. This is the actress Susan sommers. What foolishness is this 🤷🏽‍♀️

To me he looked like liberachiei so i just guest he was gay he looked like a woman to me but i liked him and his music i ant care what he was

Love Barry Manilow! His personality, energy, humblesness, his praise for his fan clubs and faithful followers. If EVERYONE would react to his personal life (sexuality), and treated every gay person exactly the same way, famous or not, we would remove one sector of hate from this world.

I love Barry. The best all time.

Why are they showing Suzanne Sommers???

PS, If he is gay , nothing could change that as long as he have a clean heart what is matter !

Barry has not had a tragic life. This is just click bait.

It was NOT a secret that Barry was gay, everyone knew back then in the 70s. I was a kid and even I knew.

We already knew.

On top of the other problems with this video, including showing Suzanne Sommers while talking about his ex-wife Susan, this BS about his secret sexual orientation (if it was a secret it was only because Barry didn’t feel comfortable to voicing it until retirement. But we knew in the 1970s that he was gay, but it wasn’t really an issue because we liked his music.) But the thing that really jumped out at me was the offensive language “wheelchair bound.” I didn’t know he couldn’t get out of this wheelchair for two straight months. How was he bound to the wheelchair-with rope or chains? I truly hope the writer of this horrid script ends up having to use a wheelchair some day and someone calls them “wheelchair bound.”

I love Barry Manilow's music and the person he is. I play his music a lot.His sexual preference is his business and noone should care because it is not their business 😮 the time is5:05pm

No importa su orientación sexual.Es una maravillosa persona y sus canciones marcaron momentos de mi vida.Yo lo amo tal cual es y le deseo toda la felicidad del mundo.Para mí es un mago que me hace soñar.

SO WHAT if he is gay? what matters is the talent and the music, right?

I DONT CARE IF HE IS GAY,I LOVE HIS TALENT, HIS SONG WRITEING AND HOW HE SINGS,HE SINGS SOME OF THE BEAUTIFUL LOVE SONG. S

Always knew but didn't care. As it says in this video, talent is talent, and Barry has bags of it. A great voice, great musician and arranger, and he really knows how to work an audience. I'm glad he's found personal happiness. He's certainly brought plenty to millions of others. If you've never seen him in concert, you've really missed out.

I grew up with this… my mom had one of his albums. When I was a teenager his music kind of helped me get through some tough times, when I learned he was gay it didn’t really bother me. He is still the world’s greatest entertainer.

Always knew he was gay.. he just not surprised when he came out

I only love you and your music!

Everyone knew about her

No secret obviously gay

God Bless You,Barry.

Secrets? The Gay Community had no Secrets..

Barry es una estrella de la canción, aún en activo y con mucho éxito. En los últimos conciertos en Londres le hemos podido demostrar lo que sus fans lo amamos. Y a los verdaderos fans sólo nos interesa su música y que él esté bien.

So sad to hear this! Sure like all his songs! He is such a legend!

This keeps showing Suzanne Summers, a good friend. No photos of his Ex-wife Susan Deixler

Sou uma grande fã de Barry Manilow...e sua vida pessoal só importa à ele! Eu amo Barry Manilow e suas músicas, sou fã para sempre!!! Barry Manilow é o maior e melhor cantor Internacional que existe... Obrigada por existir, Barry Alan Pincus ( meu querido cantor: Barry Manilow)❤🇧🇷

Amo su música y el me parece un ser exquisito.❤

Yes ..he is. Very. Nice. Person .love. Him

🤣😂 human beings are funny as F..k the things humans focus on like it is important 😆he is a good person with masterful talent , end of

People need to make sure their facts are right. SUZANNE SOMERS and Barry wouldve made such an adorable couple but they were best of friends.

I don't consider it tragic that Barry manilow is gay.who he loves is nobody business but his own. He is in a committed relationship with a nice man who he loves. That should be respected , even if people don't agree. I believe that negative opinions should be kept to themselves.

why should it matter that Barry is gay and happily married it doesn’t matter to me I still love him and always will, he is the greatest talented singer of all time and Zi have seen him in concert many times but have never met him I hope some day my dream will come true ❤❤❤❤

I've always knew Barry was gay and didn't care love his music and love Barry ❤️ 😊

Barry is Barryhe is human being the difference he is gay we should not make a big deal out of it

americans don't care what kind of freak you are so long as you're rich and talented!

Hi father was not Irish, his stepfather was Irish. Get your facts right. 😡

He was never married to Suzanne Somers. So what's up with that?!?

Did anyone edit this horrible piece! They got 75% wrong!

Please stop bringing this up about Barry private life

My gay-dar detected it long ago. So what?

Too bad he didn't keep it that way.

Suzanne was a great beard

He writes the SONGS! ☺️

WRONG SUSAN

BS!!!

You're really kidding right p there was no way you couldn't tell all he just did was confirm it after all years everyone knew no one cared because they loved him and his music and basically could not care about who the hell he was sleeping with

Barry is an enigma to me.

NOT ONE OF MY FAVORITES.

Why the lies?

Live and let live. He is the showman of our generation. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻👏👏👏👏👏👏

Barry Manilow is another Gustape

WASTE OF TIME. DO NOT WATCH!!!

Barry Dear Barry God Don't Like What You Are Doing God Loves Everyone But He doesn't Believe In A Gay Lifestyle Get Right With Jesus

Never cared for him, or his music.

Ferry Manablow