I think it was the pearl necklace that did it for me with Carlos, but of course that could be my own entrenched assumptions! With Vito, my deep dive on his insta showed pics of exes from years ago, even taking the showmance last year with a pinch of salt. But of course he is unlikely to come out as bi. Did Maura strike you as a beard for Gio?
Relatedly, is Jojo the only pro to come out while on the show? I know Matthew came out after (and Robin?).
True, he may just have eclectic taste in fashion, but for now I'm assuming he's probably gay, lol.
Everything about the Maura thing seemed so fishy and fake. 100% came off to me like a bearding contract. Though I suppose it still could have just been a PR stunt without it involving bearding, but either way I find it hard to believe they really dated. Just seemed too weird after she was with Curtis, who also has gay rumours, and their relationship also seemed mostly PR-stunty. Obvs to be taken with a pinch of salt, but according to datalounge gossip, that's the standard way bearding contracts work - models and actresses who want to boost their profile enter 3-6 month contracts, many of them 'dating' multiple closeted celebs. Of course sometimes I think they're just using wishful thinking and circular logic to convince themselves. On datalounge you'll see guys be like 'we know X has to be gay/bi because he dated notorious beard Y!' and then on L Chat they're like 'we know Y has to be lesbian/bi because she bearded for notorious closet case X!' so it could all mean nothing of course
Yeah, I think so. I'm pretty sure the producers would prefer that most of their pros are available for showmances, and even though being bi wouldn't actually preclude that, it would in the minds of more conservative viewers, like Gio's fan army that seems to be comprised mostly of boomer Karens.
Anyway, yeah, I agree if any of them were bi, I doubt they'd ever come out either. On top of pressure from the show to be available for showmances and straight female fan thirst fantasies, they'd be opening themselves up to a ton of harassment, especially the ones in relationships. Their female SO's would undoubtedly be bombarded with countless messages from 'well-meaning' busybodies telling them about how 'I know it's none of my business, but I feel obligated to warn you my cousin's friend's sister's hairdresser's husband left her for a man, and the same thing's definitely gonna happen to you, in fact he's probably already cheating on you, take my advice and leave him now before you catch something blah blah blah' and so on.
