The “Natacha” actor was against the public’s need to see other celebrities “come out of the closet”, especially considering that there was no need to do so.
“The ‘coming out’ thing is stupid. The closet is not a place, it is your head. So if you say that you have come out of the closet, but in your head you have not solved your rolls, you are still in the closet. The closet is finally your own freedom, the way you live your things, “Bertie told La República.
Following this line, he told Magaly Medina that he did not give details about his past relationship with Jaime Bayly or about his sexuality due to some kind of “public pressure”. “I’ve never had a crush, but no one can tell me: ‘Hey, come out of the closet.’ I come out of the closet when I feel like it and if I need it”, the actor said.
What did Diego Bertie say about his romance with Jaime Bayly?
The singer pointed out that his relationship with the writer was not relevant, but the events that arose after the breakup were very significant for his life and his family. He explained that Bayly took away the opportunity to talk about his sexual orientation when and how he wanted.
“He wrote books, it aired my privacy, exposed things that I had the right to expose when I wanted and at the time I wanted. She exposed me and violated my family, my daughter, my life, my career. She hurt me a lot”, Bertie said.
In addition, due to the writer’s revelations in his novel “Don’t tell anyone”, Diego was forced to talk to his daughter about his sexual orientation. “I never had the need (to announce it) because it was very clear to me. My daughter has known that I am gay since she was 6 years old, she could have avoided telling her,” he admitted.
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Did Diego Bertie have a partner?
The actor pointed out, a few months before his death, that he currently had an affair with a person who did not belong to the public sphere. “Let’s say that I don’t lack affection, love, I have love in excess and the best. (…) I have never liked to talk about my intimacy, but I also have nothing to hide, “he said in an interview with” Love and fire “.
Diego Bertie’s manager reveals how the Peruvian actor was days before he died: “I’m in shock”
In statements for the América Noticias program, Diego Bertie’s representative assured that during this week, the actor tested positive for COVID-19, for which he canceled his presentations at La Estación de Barranco.
“He is the noblest guy I have ever worked with, we scheduled his return to music. His return was unbelievably good, people hugged him, kissed him. I’m in shock, I still haven’t talked to anyone in the family, ”he began.
Diego Bertie was preparing a new album
The manager of Diego Bertie He said that the singer was producing a new album, after announcing his musical relaunch. As recalled, the 54-year-old actor and singer appeared in the Peruvian media in May and June of this 2022 to break the news.
Had Diego Bertie relaunched his musical career?
In recent months, Diego announced that he would return to give concerts with the original members of “Imágenes” at the Barranco Station. He appeared on many television shows with his band, promoting the shows and performing his classic theme “how difficult it is to love ”.
“I have done everything, but I have many dreams ahead of me. I’m coming back to music and it makes me very happy. I’m recording with my group ‘Imágenes’, with which I started before becoming an actor, and releasing an album I recorded in Rio in 2003 that never came out, but I’m re-recording the songs. I’m doing some collaborations with Erick Elera, “said the 54-year-old interpreter.
