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    ‘Hairspray’ actress Nikki Blonsky comes out as gay

    ChloeBishopBy ChloeBishopJuly 1, 2020
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    NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS - JUNE 22: Actress Nikki Blonsky attends the Screenwriters Tribute at Sconset Casino during the 2019 Nantucket Film Festival - Day Four on June 22, 2019 in Nantucket, Massachusetts. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for the 2019 Nantucket Film Festival )
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    Hairspray blew us all away in 2007 with Tracy Turnblad singing her heart out and dancing like nobody’s watching. Well, Nikki Blonsky, who played the lead role, has now made a huge announcement: she’s gay.

    As Pride month came to an end, Blonsky shared her announcement in a TikTok video lip-syncing to Diana Ross’ ‘I’m Coming Out’ in her back garden. The song is a widely-known Pride anthem, so Blonsky didn’t have to say anything for fans to understand what she meant by the video.

    @therealnikkiblonsky

    Hi, it’s Nikki Blonsky from the movie I’m Gay! #pride #imcomingout #hairspray

    ? I’m Coming Out – Diana Ross

    Following her big announcement, Blonsky spoke to the Hollywood Reporter to talk about the positive response to her video. She said she was happy to see her Hairspray family being so supportive.

    “I was most nervous about my Hairspray family, I think. Hearing from Adam and from Brittany and people who I think so incredibly highly of, it means more than they will ever know. I was so nervous because I didn’t want them to think I was keeping something from them. I wasn’t ready at the time to put it all out there,” Blonsky explained.

    In that same interview, Blonksy revealed the first person she told was her on-screen mother Edna from Hairspray, who was played John Travolta. “I did not want the person who played my mother to have to find out about this from anybody else,” Blonsky said.

    Hairspray Tracy and Edna

    It’s nice to see that after all this time, Blonsky is still so close with her Hairspray family.

    Let us know your thoughts about Nikki Blonsky’s announcement on Twitter @CelebMix!

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