Is jon knight gay

When asked if she had dated any member of the NKOTB, the artist said, "The quiet one, the shy one."

She continued per Billboard, "[Jonathan Knight] became gay later. He said, "My manager knew I was gay."

Knight further explained that his manager told him not to tell anyone about his sexuality because it could mean the death of his still-young career.

As it went along, the stress built up and built up and built up."

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Knight revealed that the pressure was so much for him that he was constantly battling with anxiety and felt like he was on the brink of a nervous breakdown.

I was just living my life... You have to clear the air.' And that whole process was horrible."

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After years together, Knight and his longtime boyfriend Rodriguez tied the knot in a secret ceremony. We were going to get married under candlelight.

He was so easy to talk to."

The Farmhouse Fixer personality later released a statement to Towleroad about how he had never hidden his sexuality and how Tiffany hadn't "outed" him.

In 2015, Jonathan officially went public with his partner, Harley Rodriguez, when the two competed as a team on Season 26 of The Amazing Race.

The artist joined a recent episode of the Frosted Tips podcast with Lance Bass, where he shed light on his experiences during his band's early years. The couple started dating in 2008 and by 2016 got engaged to each other.

The artist was part of the 90s boy band NKOTB alongside Jordan Knight, Danny Wood, Donnie Wahlberg, and Joey McIntyre.

That stress grew into anxiety until he felt like he was on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

New Kids on the Block's Jonathan Knight Secretly Married Harley Rodriguez

And yet, when Knight was finally out as a gay man, it still wasn't by his choice. My career is over,'" Knight said, per ET.

"That was a lot of pressure to put on somebody who's just trying to figure out the world themselves," he added, talking about how he could feel stress rising as time passed.

Knight is married to his longtime partner Harley Rodriguez. And then that all just stopped," Jonathan told People that year. They got engaged in November of 2016 and eloped during the pandemic, as Jonathan confirmed to Entertainment Tonight in August 2022.

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Originally they planned to tie the knot in 2021 and have a beautiful farm wedding, but COVID concerns halted these plans.

It was a supermoon. it wasn't something I was hiding," the former NKOTB member said. Jonathan is now Jonathan Knight-Rodriguez and Harley is now Harley Knight-Rodriguez!

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While the status of Jonathan and Harley's relationship was kept largely under wraps, when asked if they got married, he revealed, "We did," as he referenced the ring on his finger.

He was so easy to talk to."

The singer received heavy backlash online for what she said on "WWHL," but luckily got some support from her ex, Knight himself, who told her to not "lose any sleep" over what she shared on the show.