Johnny Weir and Victor Voronov: Married!
From gold medals to gold wedding bands: Figure skating champion Johnny Weir and boyfriend Victor Voronov tied the knot on New Year's Eve, the former says.
"I'm married!" he Tweeted. "No more livin' in sin!"
While "all the official stuff is done," the openly gay figure skater, 27, said there will be a wedding in the summer. Congratulations to the newlyweds ...
Among those offering up their congratulations to the couple upon hearing the surprise news: Former The Real Housewives of New York City star Jill Zarin.
While Weir has made news for butting heads - namely with Olympic gold medalist Evan Lysacek - he said that Voronov was "everything that I've ever looked for."
Weir wasn't the only one gushing about life, either.
"Ringing in the New Year with my new hubby," Voronov, a Georgetown law school graduate, according to his Twitter, wrote with a telling hashtag: "#ELATED."
Johnny Weir in New Memoir: I'm Gay
Figure skating champion Johnny Weir has revealed that he is gay.
In his upcoming memoir, Welcome to My World, due out next week, Weir discusses his sexual orientation in a very straightforward manner. One excerpt:
“In a sexual way, I’m gay, but I would marry a woman tomorrow if it struck me. I don’t think sex and relationships necessarily have to go together.”
Johnny Weir makes his feelings abundantly clear.
“With people killing themselves and being scared into the closet, I hope that even just one person can gain strength from my story,” Weir added.
Johnny discusses getting called names in school, an affair he had with a male skater he only refers to as “Alex,” and why he didn’t come out earlier.
“A lot of the gays got downright angry about my silence. But pressure is the last thing that would make me want to ‘join’ a community.’” he said.
