Whereas Jonathan Groff’s most well-known relationship is arguably his longtime friendship with Lea Michele, the actor has additionally had some romantic companions that followers might or might not learn about. Groff tends to put low for essentially the most half, however in HBO’s 2022 “Spring Awakening: These You have Recognized” documentary, he opened up about how starring alongside Michele within the Broadway musical helped him actually come to phrases together with his sexuality.
“Lea and I, we had been greedy onto one another, we had been actually in love,” he defined. “Coming from a non secular background surrounded by the Amish, I felt . . . ashamed of who I used to be. I assume I used to be additionally afraid that if individuals knew who I used to be, they would not discover what I used to be doing plausible.”
Within the doc, Groff additionally defined how Michele helped him achieve sufficient confidence to return out as homosexual, which he did in 2008, only one month after they each exited “Spring Awakening.” Nevertheless, earlier than that, Michele recalled how she had fallen in love with Groff. “I used to be so in love with him,” she stated. “Lastly, I cornered him at a celebration, and I stated to him, ‘Why do not you like me? Simply love me. Why cannot you like me? Date me. Love me.’ And I simply noticed this look in his eyes, and in that second, I knew. I spotted in that second, ‘That is the tip.’ And I would like to guard this. That is intense.”
“And I by no means requested him once more about his sexuality, and it was form of this . . . I believe he felt protected with me as a result of he knew that I knew and that we could possibly be greatest pals,” she added. “And our relationship simply grew and grew to the purpose that we might do the present after which we might go residence collectively. That is why Jonathan and I grew to become so shut. We had been so intertwined.”
Whereas it is clear Groff’s love for Michele runs deep, maintain studying to study extra in regards to the actor’s relationship historical past through the years.
