Rock Hudson once called him his 'one true love,' and now Lee Garlington is opening up about his three year relationship with the iconic Hollywood actor - and the lengths they went to in order to keep his sexuality a secret.
Garlington says he was an extra on a movie set when he first decided to check out Hudson, having heard rumors the star was gay, but had to wait an entire year until he heard from the star.
'I think he had me checked out,' says Garlington in an interview with People.
Garlington says he would sneak over to the Hudson's house (above with friend Doris Day) after work, and leave first thing in the morning
As for social events, he says the two would just each bring a date so people did not know they were in fact dating.
This lasted for three years, from 1962 until 1965, and while their sneaking around seemed to work for awhile, Hudson became concerned after learning that a female fan had broken into his home as he had photos of Garlington, a stockbroker, in his bedside table.
'She didn't find them, but it shook him up,' say Garlington.
'He realized he was vulnerable. He put gates on the house after that.'
Soon after the couple parted ways, but Garlington reveals he had no idea how much the actor cared for him until he read his biography, released after he died of AIDs in 1985, in which he called him his 'true love.'
'I broke down and cried,' he says.
'I just lost it. He said his mother and I were the only people he ever loved. I had no idea I meant that much to him.'
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