Frozen actor Jonathan Groff came out as gay to his brother after being reduced to tears by the sight of Michelangelo's David.
While strolling through the Accademia, he was struck by the display of Michelangelo's unfinished sculptures, which seemed to him to be 'constricted, like they're straining to be released from the marble and fighting for air.' Iconic: He told Conde Nast Traveler he came upon the sight of the 'perfect, liberated' Statue Of David, which induced him to free himself by telling his brother the truth
At Saby's restaurant in the Campo de' Fiori in Rome, Jonathan resolved to tell his brother, but was quivering with dread. 'It was like he was coming out to me, because we'd never talked about relationships or sex or love in our entire lives as brothers,' Jonathan revealed. Together again: At the time of his trip, Jonathan had just shot to fame on Broadway in Spring Awakening opposite Lea Michele, whom he is pictured reuniting with last year