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Welcome To The Gayborhood

Filed under: Canadialand > TV News > Gay Gay Gay > Inspiration

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Degrassi: The Next Generation star Adamo Ruggiero has come out of the closet!

In an exclusive interview with eTalk, the Canadian actor reveals that he is gay, just like his character - Marco - on the hit teen show.

"I didn’t plan it that way… maybe it’s life imitating art, Ruggiero tells eTalk. "Degrassi let me do something real and I kindof feel like I’m living proof of what the show was working to accomplish."

Congrats, Adamo!

[Image via WENN.]

Posted: January 16, 2008 at 8:43 pm


441 comments to “Welcome To The Gayborhood”

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  1. ebl says – reply to this
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    yay!

  2. kay says – reply to this
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    112 mere rd bitches xx

  3. marina says – reply to this
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    omg MARCO!! i fucking love degrassi. how the hell did i know this was coming?!?!
    AHHH IM SOOO….. IDK!! i dont even know what to say! im happy!!

    first?!

  4. Bite Me... says – reply to this
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    GAY! GAY! GAY!
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    .

  5. cock says – reply to this
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    MARCOOOOOO

  6. k says – reply to this
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    112 mere bitches x

  7. C says – reply to this
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    I still love you Adamo!

  8. cock says – reply to this
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    just look @ that face.
    cmon.
    cmon.
    cum.on.

  9. Suset says – reply to this
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    FIRST!

  10. Noooo! says – reply to this
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    Aw fudge :(

  11. jonnetta says – reply to this
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    duh

    of course marco aka adamo is gay.

  12. amg says – reply to this
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    FIRST ;)

  13. cock says – reply to this
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    PEREZ, DO YOU WATCH DEGRASSI?

  14. ebl says – reply to this
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    he's so cute

  15. Melissa says – reply to this
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    OMG! He played Marco so well when I saw a behind the scenes, I was sure he was straight but a really good actor. But congrats Adamo!

  16. aww says – reply to this
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    aww yay for him. he's my favorite. :)

  17. Melissa says – reply to this
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    He played Marco very well, I was sure he was straight but congrats Adamo!

  18. yoyo106 says – reply to this
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    Gay or Straight i still love adamo

  19. Steph says – reply to this
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    I love Degrassi!

  20. cock says – reply to this
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    i'd still banngggg himmmm

  21. vic says – reply to this
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    I love this show. Didn't realize that this was news. I thought all along he was gay.

  22. Ranek says – reply to this
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    I KNEW IT I KNEW IT I KNEW IT have you seen him outside of degrassi he is 2 fierce he's the ORIGINAL Zefron

  23. cass says – reply to this
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    this is gay@!

  24. CJ says – reply to this
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    Wow so he totally wasn't acting! Haha.

  25. perezisfat says – reply to this
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    SHOCK!

  26. pretty says – reply to this
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    ooo….he's cute! he's not a minor, is he?

  27. deecie. says – reply to this
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    ahhh i love love love adamo, and im very happy for him!!!

  28. KOCKaholic says – reply to this
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    dah!

  29. michael c. says – reply to this
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    How adorable is he? I'd take that home!

  30. Camilla says – reply to this
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    first - finally!

  31. Sharee-ree says – reply to this
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    i thought he already sed he was gay on degrassi un-scripted back in 2005….

  32. Michael c. says – reply to this
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    How adorable is he? I'd take him home!

  33. bb says – reply to this
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    He's adorable! I love that show.

  34. starfox says – reply to this
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    first?

  35. ayda says – reply to this
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    BAH!
    omj.
    i can't say i'm not suprised..but wow.

  36. MEGAN says – reply to this
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    I FUCKING LOVE MARCO. WISH HE WAS STRAIGHT.

  37. Squidge says – reply to this
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    First? Second? Third?

  38. Shayla says – reply to this
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    Yay! Marco! :) This makes me happy!

  39. amy says – reply to this
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    I dont watch the show… therefore have no idea who that tool is… but one look and like… I mean… who is surprised? Honestly?

    Well, more power to him for being out.

  40. mareeuh says – reply to this
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    i knew it

  41. rachel says – reply to this
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    I had a feeling about that one….Regardless, he is gorgeous.

  42. Perez Sux says – reply to this
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    Who the fuck cares who is gay or straight, which celebrity is fucking which celebrity? Get a life people.

  43. akjdks says – reply to this
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    i love that show!

  44. Hector says – reply to this
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    yay hes hella cute!

  45. maryann says – reply to this
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    well duh…. to bad though, he's really cute

  46. kailey says – reply to this
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    knew it

  47. MJ =p says – reply to this
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    Marco! Oh I love Degrassi! Oh well im happy for him.

  48. Victoria B. says – reply to this
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    Aw! I love Degrassi! Yay for Adamo! :]

  49. chloe says – reply to this
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    i love marco! im so glad adamo came out, i kind of called that =).

  50. PEREZ.IS.DELICIOUS says – reply to this
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    OMG I LOVE DEGRASSI!!!

    woot woott!!

    FIRST??

  51. BROOKE says – reply to this
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    I FUCKING LOVE DEGRASSI.
    POST MORE!

  52. kezzz says – reply to this
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    wow thats a shock - NOT!

  53. dani says – reply to this
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    damn… i always thought he was hot

  54. blehg says – reply to this
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    So ghey

  55. SPICS ARE SHIT! says – reply to this
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    Why are so many spic butt pirates no wonder you two inch dick spic fags are dying left and right. But we still don't want your, short, fat, ugly, hairy, greasy spic, crack whore women.

  56. Hey ya says – reply to this
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    was he ever in the closet?

  57. Alexis says – reply to this
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    I LOVE ADAMO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so glad he is on my team!

  58. liz says – reply to this
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    first bitchazzz!

  59. Elle says – reply to this
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    Love love love Degrassi and Marco! Good for him!

  60. InsertNameHere says – reply to this
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    He's cute.

  61. AA says – reply to this
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    AAA

  62. Chelsea says – reply to this
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    i knew it!! he just seemed TOO natural at kissing his boyfriend on the show. this is brills!

  63. yay says – reply to this
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    yayy!!

  64. Christina and Dobbertin says – reply to this
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    YAYYYY HE GOES TO OUR SCHOOL!!!

    WE SEE HIM EVERYDAY!!!

    SOMONE FROM YORK ON PEREZZ!!! WOOOOOO

    GO MARCOOCH!!!

  65. tatummmm says – reply to this
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    god it was SOOOO obvious.

  66. nolaboy says – reply to this
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    he's hot..

  67. fabulous says – reply to this
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    We in his hometown Mississauga are so proud of him as a Canadian actor. Good for him for having the courage to come out.

  68. Alexis H says – reply to this
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    I LOVE DEGRASSI! ADAMO RULES!

  69. asdf says – reply to this
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    ANY BLIND PERSON COULD WATCH THE SHOW AND KNEW HE WAS GAY IN REAL LIFE…WE ALL KNEW HE WAS GAY BEFORE HE EVEN DID

  70. belinda says – reply to this
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    I LOVE DEGRASSI! yayyyyyyy

  71. chris says – reply to this
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    like this is shocking? who didnt see that coming.

  72. kimmiiiieee says – reply to this
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    ILOOOVVEEEEHIMMM

  73. Stevanie says – reply to this
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    this is not a shocker.
    im happy he finally came out.
    now he can have sex with how many guys he wants to and not be blackmailed to the tabloids haha yay.

    but its good he did came out.

  74. andrea says – reply to this
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    omg i see him like all the time coming to get coffee from the Starbucks I work at..

  75. Montreal Guy says – reply to this
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    Good for him. I wish him all the best =)

  76. lol says – reply to this
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    to cock, dude, you're fucking hysterical, we need to start hanging out man….

    hit me on my email: thug-ones@hotmail.com

    this is so garden state of me

  77. summer says – reply to this
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    I dont think boys are supossed to like boys… they would've been er.. made that way

    www.freewebs.com/svgbrainstorminc

  78. kim says – reply to this
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    DUH… HES GAY HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A STRAIGHT MAN WEARING A NECKERCHIEF? EXCLUDING COWBOYS…

  79. Jesse says – reply to this
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    (I don't know who this boy is, but) we're lovers.

  80. kelly says – reply to this
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    i thought it was obvious he was gay? his character was gay, how could it be such a huge secret

  81. Eleanor says – reply to this
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    Oh, Marco. I love him so much, and I remember seeing a "Behind the Scenes" with him where he said that he collected hats, but then went on to claim that he was heterosexual. This confused me, and I am overjoyed that he has finally come to terms with himself. The rest of us had already firgured it out.

  82. KIM says – reply to this
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    OH YEAH i LOVE DEGRASSI TOO..

  83. JohnPete says – reply to this
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    I don't watch the Degrassi show, but something in this pic makes him look alot like Sangina from last season's AI. They both have gayface.

  84. CeeCee says – reply to this
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    Doesn't Surprise me but I luv that he's gay!! He's so cute!!:)

  85. iamfashion says – reply to this
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    Re: SPICS ARE SHIT! – Look gringo, a ton of us Hispanic women are tall & blonde, look at Paulina Rubio you fucker. Btw, I am hispanic, & ton of us are mixed w/ European (I'm italian from ancestry), explains why a ton of us aren't short or hairy. Vaffanculoooo!