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Bonus video! Tab Hunter's expensive secret loves
🕑 Added 2023-10-22 16:00:06 +0000 UTCHello there!
In this week's bonus video we're taking a little peek at the love life of Tab Hunter -- and some of the very expensive lengths to which he went to keep those loves hidden. Tab's boyfriends include actor Anthony Perkins and ice skater Ronnie Robertson, as well as a blackmailer or two, and the movie studios had to work around the clock to sell Tab to the public as a heterosexual hunk.
Plus: A funny little goof by Debra Messing!
Here's Tab Hunter on Madam's Place: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8spXPlXxoDw
Comments
Matt Baume
Haha as I recall his kids showed him the character and he was like “I don’t talk like that”
Huli Blue Eyes
“Hi, I’m Troy Donahue. You may remember me from…” I recently learned that Troy McClure was the model for Troy Donahue.
Matt Baume
Oh that's interesting -- I didn't realize it was a frequent question! But that makes sense. Poor Tab did seem to get in over his head a lot.
Kimberly Ehrlich
Great video as usual. Just a comment about the What’s My Line appearance—I don’t think it makes the point you want. I’ve seen all the episodes on YouTube, and the celebrity guest was often asked if they were attractive or had a lot fans of the opposite sex and John Charles Daly would always interject right away and explain that he will say yes for them so the celebrity could remain modest and not have to brag about how attractive they are. I will say though that Tab did seem to look especially confused in that clip as to how to respond, even though I don’t think John gave it a second thought. You know that Tab Hunter appeared in a couple other episodes of What’s My Line?, though not nearly as many as Anthony Perkins appeared in? Perkins was a frequent panelist in a addition to being a celebrity guest a couple times. Tab was also a panelist at least a couple times. (During the pandemic I watched every episode. 🤓)
