In the biggest news for bear fans this week, former N*SYNC heartthrob (and current beefy daddy-type) Joey Fatone is coming out in My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2.
Fatone has been keeping busy with various TV hosting gigs since the first flick was released in 2002, and was happy to return as Angelo and to grab a meatier storyline this time around. In an interview with WENN, he said:
“It was quite an honor for Nia to give me something like that, because not many people see the non-comedy side of me and to have to deliver something like that – telling your parents you are gay – it’s a tough thing.
It was an exciting thing to do and it’s from life experience – one of my best friends, him coming out… It’s a hard situation because you don’t know what your parents are gonna say or do and you don’t want to be rejected. So how do you deal with that?”
Writer Nia Vardalos was happy that Fatone had no qualms whatsoever about playing a gay character, and she came up with the storyline as a tribute to her friends who’ve come out to her since the original flick was released:
“When my cousins came out, the love that came at them was so intense and unconditional that I thought, ‘This is my chance to put a little message in of acceptance’. It’s a way of showing my family is your family, isn’t it time that we just have a moment that is treated with a shrug and a smile?”
The original Big Fat Greek Wedding is one of our guiltier pleasures, so we’re definitely happy that Ms. Vardalos decided to include a message about acceptance in this sequel. We’re also sure that Fatone fiends (we just coined that and you’re welcome) will be first in line!
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Greg Board
I always liked him 😛
Russ Carpenter
Fantastic !!!
Kraig Fiero
Linsey all your poor Nsync boys are gay ahahah
Brandon K. Brown
One step closer.
Sam Oropeza
I knew it hahaha
Ronald E Whipple Ochoa
It’s a start.. Now swing that closet door open in real life.
Ben C. Byard
I am hoping some of you realize that it is the character that he plays in the movie and not him in real life.
Jeff Durham
It’s just his character in the movie. FFS, people don’t read anymore.
Sweetie Pie
Hunky and chunky…I’d do him
Michael Clifford
Was kind of hoping that Louis Mandylor ‘s character Nick was the gay one. HOOOOTTTTT!!!!!
spiffy
BFD… The character he plays is gay; it’s not as if he’s gay in real life.
J.r. Graff
Everyone thought the first movie was hilarious. I watched it and didn’t laugh once.
Joe Hernandez
Maybe he hit Lance up for tips on how to play the role.
Richard Holaday
As what? Italian instead of Greek? ð??? lol
DCguy
Too bad it wasn’t hser smoking hot brother in the movie, but Fatone will be good. Hopefully the movie is more like the first one and less like some of the other stuff she has done since then.
Brian
There is no power in a gay-identifying man coming out as gay. It’s a form of girly surrender. It makes women feel comfortable whenever a man segregates his homosexuality from the mainstream of society, as many gay men obviously do whenever they come out.
Men are at their most powerful when they don’t publicly declare their sexual orientation. Keep women guessing. This especially applies to men who are attracted to women. Don’t let the woman dictate the terms of your sexuality – always leave open the option that you can turn to a man if a woman does not provide for you.
Therefore, I don’t think Joey Fatone coming out as gay in a movie is going to be significant at all. There is no power in a man identifying as gay.
Stached1
@Jeff Durham: LOL no they do not.
@Richard Holaday: That would be hilarious if they did this in the movie.
Bobby Smith
Misleading title. Not fair. Not right!
trell
@Brian:
Seriously? Are you kidding me?
I’m guessing from that statement, you are either:
a) A straight guy, who gets his kicks by trolling LGBT websites
b) A closeted gay guy who has used some very irrational arguments & deluded himself that staying in the closet is better than coming out.
c) Someone who has clearly overthought things, especially with regard to worrying about other peoples perceptions of them
Whatever the case, mate, you have some serious issues!
I don’t give a fuck what other people think about my sexuality. I’m openly gay, and I don’t apologise or pander to anyone else in society about it. That’s not a girly surrender, and why should I be bothered about keeping people guessing?
youarekiddingme
@Brian: Brian you’re so SMART! You know SO much more than the scientific, medical and psychiatric communities combined. You are astounding! Are you published? Are you in JAMA? How about any of the journals in the APA? If you aren’t I’m sure it’s all political…they’re black-balling you because you are vastly above them intellectually.
I almost threw up in my mouth typing that garbage!! Brian please do read some of the writing of some (or at least one) of those organizations on the subject of human sexuality. I hope that you learn even a minuscule amount of scientific data on the subject so you don’t continue talking out of your anus.