Was Bob Barker gay? Is there any truth to he rumours of him being gay? Learn all there is to know.
Bob Barker, the retired television show host passed away at the age of 99. The Price is Right star died in his home in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles on August 26, Saturday, as per ABC News. Roger Neal, his long-time publicist broke the news to USA Today in a statement and said: “It is with profound sadness that we announce that the World’s Greatest MC who ever lived, Bob Barker has left us. He had a wonderful life.”
The TV personality was married to Dorothy Joe Gideon for 36 years before she died of lung cancer in 1981. The couple had been together ever since they first met at a concert in Missouri. As per People, Barker started dating an animal rights activist named Nancy Burnet in 1983, two years after his wife’s death, and the couple had been together ever since.
Dorothy Jo Gideon was born in Springfield, Missouri on February 24, 1924. She began working in show business with commercial jingles. The Price is Right host and his wife appeared in 20 episodes of Tattletales, a 1970s show. Dorothy Jo Gideon and her husband Bob Barker were together for 36 years after they got married on January 12, 1945. They tied the knot when the game show host was on leave from the military, where he trained as a fighter pilot.
Was Bob Barker gay?
As it turns out, there is no proof that Bob Barker was gay.
Despite rumours of his sexuality being gay, there is no evidence that Barker was gay. It was in 1981 that Bob’s wife was diagnosed with lung cancer, as per The Sun. She passed away only six months after her diagnosis, in Los Angeles, California on October 19.
The Truth or Consequences host was seen visiting her grave with a bouquet of daisies in 2017, which marked her 36th death anniversary. Barker will no doubt be happy to be reunited with his wife in the afterlife.
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