He’s a total sweetheart. He’s sort of turned into a father figure to me. He reached out and offered advice after I came out. Basically, he said, ‘If you need anything, just ask. I understand what it’s like to be out in the public eye.’ He said, ‘You’re a great kid.’ So he’s been really supportive. They arranged for me to be on the show for New Year’s Eve and it was one of the most surreal experiences: to be a skier from a small town and co-hosting a ball drop in Times Square was insane. It was out of the realm of anything I thought was possible. We got to overlook a sea of people. It was completely insane.”
— Gus Kenworthy explains to Rolling Stone why he thinks of buddy Anderson Cooper as a “father figure”
Captain Obvious
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Markajv
UGHHHHH!!!! http://markajv.tumblr.com/image/138304179255
redcarpet30
Anderson cooper will never admit it, but that man wants a piece of his ski pole. Father figure my lily white ass, more like Daddy figure.
Hussain-TheCanadian
@Captain Obvious: LOOOL oh shit…….you were not kidding when you said “elder gay community”
vonric
@Hussain-TheCanadian: So, Anderson Cooper is an older getting oldest gay guy. Would it be your preference that gay men die off at a politically appropriate age? perhaps 29?
n900mixalot
I wish that bodybuilder NBA ref would take me under his wing. I’m young(ish), black and athletic with tattoos. So since we look like one another he should. Isn’t that how it works?
martinbakman
Nice Rolling Stone article.
“You’ve said SuperPipe isn’t your favorite event, but you were amazing.”
Would be hilarious if A.C. said that. But I don’t think Gus is going for that kind of silver.
joeyty
Rolling Stone also claimed that some girl got gangraped at UVA, and we saw how that turned out.
enlightenone
A step us for gay celebrities, they do with the heteros do now, not having to use truck stops anymore. I guess that’s what the “fight” was about?
DavidThomasCurran
@redcarpet30: So obvious the two of them have the “hots” for each other.
stranded
I’m getting to the age where I can offer life advice, I don’t do it to people I want to sleep with, just acquaintinces that seem to be lost. So I’m kind of insulted by some of the comments that perpetuate the idea that all older gay men are uncontrollably thirsty for young dick. I mean if a pretty young thing wants to get down, I’m game, but if they’re just in need of a friend and mentor, then I’m willing to be that and just that