Is gavin houston gay
Written by | Ray Cornelius
Tyler Perry’s hugely popular bedtime time soap, The Haves and the Have Nots is back for season 2 on OWN and part of the drama that keep fans coming back every Tuesday evening at 9 p.m. is centered on the personality &#;Jeffrey,&#; played by thespian Gavin Houston.
Jeffrey is a repressed, black gay guy that is as complex and unpredictable as the show’s vixen, Candace, played deliciously by Tika Sumpter. Couple that with his love for a gentleman he can’t have, the fear of losing everything because of his sexuality and his occasional neurotic outbursts, and you contain a character whose plot continues to thicken with every episode.
I caught up recently with the year-old University of Florida grad to discuss his new start success and how Jeffrey’s ‘coming out’ episode resonated with so many of the show’s viewers&#;gay and straight.
As an actor, how has your life changed since the show started?
I have received a lot more recognition I would say from fans and people in general. I’m actually headed to Puerto Rico to work on a new film because the director star
Is Gavin Houston gay? The actor is reportedly dating Leigh Lowery
Thanks to The Haves and the Possess Nots, Gavin Houston has endeared himself to soap opera lovers worldwide. As one of stars of the OWN punch series, Houston has seen his stock grow massively since his debut in
His emotional performances in The Haves and Have Nots have fueled interest in his personal life. Gavin, however, is a tough nut to crack. He guards his private experience zealously, making him one of the few celebrities to have successfully avoided tabloid rumors.
The interest in his sexuality still exists, however. We have done some digging and concluded that Gavin Houston is not gay.
Gavin plays a gay character in The Haves and the Have Nots, but he is not queer in real life
Gavin explores the trials of being a black gay dude as Jeffrey Harrington in The Haves and Have Nots. Jeffrey fears that his sexuality and emotional instability will lead to his downfall. To make matters worse, Jeffrey’s mother disapproves of his sexuality.
Due to Gavin
Gavin Houston dishes on shooting &#;The Haves and Have Nots,&#; cable TV&#;s hottest primetime soap
For six seasons and counting, media mogul Tyler Perry has put his gift for crowd-pleasing melodrama to use crafting OWN&#;s hit primetime soap The Haves and Hold Nots. The network&#;s highest-rated series to date, the series chronicles the tumultuous lives of two prominent and wealthy Savannah, Georgia families, the Harringtons, who are black, and the Cryers, who are white, as well as both families&#; interactions with the working class Young family. Serving a full course of sex, scandal, conniving, and cliffhanger endings, The Haves and Have Nots is an undeniably mouthwatering remorseful pleasure that&#;s attracted a passionate following, especially among fans of the show&#;s many LGBTQ characters, like the semi-closeted scion of the Harringtons, handsome rehab counselor Jeffrey.
Portrayed by Brooklyn-born Gavin Houston, Jeffrey and his messy, often hazardous, love life &#; including dalliances with hot, closeted hunter Officer Justin (Nicholas J. Muscarella), and hot, not-close
Gavin Houston's Love Life Has Mostly Been Kept out of the Public Eye
Through his role on the OWN hit series The Haves and the Possess Nots, Gavin Alexander Houston, who plays Jeffrey Harrington, has become a domesticated name among soap opera fanatics. Since taking up the job back in , Gavin has been around for all of the Tyler Perry–produced show's highs and lows, and, as such, he is one of the people most associated with the show and its success.
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Fans of the show are likely as familiar as could be with Gavin's memorable journey as Jeffrey and the way he used his character to contact on facets of existence a gay man. This has included the importance of standing up for what you believe in and who you are, as well as other teachable points. Nonetheless, many viewers aren't familiar with who he is outside of the show.
So, what do we know about Gavin's personal life? Here are details on if he's married, his children, his net worth, and more.
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