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Bernadette Peters Says She’s ‘So Proud’ to Be a Gay Icon


Bernadette Peters said she’s ‘so proud’ to be a gay icon and LGBTQIA+ people have ‘beautiful souls’

The Tony Award winner explained that “gay people are extra sensitive and have beautiful souls and beings,” adding, “Because I think they had to, as a young person. Bernadette PetersMichael Loccisano/Getty Images for Jazz At Lincoln Center“I don’t know if I told her then, if she would’ve understood, because you have to live life a bit to kind of get to where you are,” she explained. Peters is traveling around the country to promote Breyers’ Carb Smart — a reprisal of her popular ‘90s ad campaign for the ice cream brand.

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