Meredith Baxter who is best know for playing Elise Keaton on Family Ties, came out to Matt Lauer on The Today Show this morning. Earlier this week one of the tabloids had a story about her being on lesbian cruise and then one of the paparazzi agencies had pictures of her with her partner, so she decided to come out before they outed her.
She told him she only realized that she was a lesbian 7 years ago, but once she did everything made sense. She also said everyone in her family and on Family Ties has been really supportive of her.
So why did it take so long for her to come out? She said she was a very private person and even doing the interview made her feel like she wanted to die. Well now she is going to have to used being used to being a public person for a while because you know the paps won’t leave her alone.
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[ # 376773 ] Comment from Christian Rudolf [December 2, 2009, 7:43 am]
Good for her! She’s being true to who she is. And if anyone wants to criticize her for that, so be it. The only sad thing is that because she’s a “celebrity” she doesn’t have the option of maintaining her privacy. But that’s what comes with her profession, so all in all, I think she’s handling it well.
[ # 376773 ] Comment from Christian Rudolf [December 2, 2009, 7:43 am]
Better late then never!