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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lydia Spencer-Elliott

Jonathan Groff reveals he was asexual for years as he struggled with ‘shame’ over homosexuality

Jonathan Groff has shared that he went through a period of sexual abstinence before coming out as gay because he struggled with “a lot of shame” over his sexuality.

The Glee star, 40, who won a Tony Award last year for Best Actor in a Musical for his role in the musical revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along, came out at 23 after moving to New York.

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