# Predict the next celebrity who'll come out of the closet (and when)

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**Created:** [September 26, 2008, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-celebrity-wholl-come-out-of-the-closet-and-when/465296 "2008-09-26T06:02:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-celebrity-wholl-come-out-of-the-closet-and-when/465296/64 "2008-10-03T15:14:57Z")

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> [@spifflog](#):
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> Cole Porter and Linda Thomas had a marriage of convenience that was by all accounts _not_ consummated. The “love of his live” nonsense was written for the film only.

On the other hand, Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester were married 33 years, until his death, though he was quite gay. I think it’s sweet that people can be soulmates even with that standing in their way, though he regretted that they could not have children, either because she didn’t want to because of his gayness (her version) or because she couldn’t after a botched abortion in her younger years (his version).

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