Meredith Baxter was known as the beloved TV mom Elyse Keaton on “Family Ties,” which is why it was a huge surprise when she came out on national television in 2009.
“I’m a lesbian,” she told Matt Lauer on “The Today Show.” “It was a later in life recognition of that fact.”
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By the time Baxter came out, she had already been married three times and had five children, which made the reveal even more unexpected.
“After coming out on national television, I felt unburdened and that’s the way I feel now,” the 69-year-old said on “Oprah: Where Are They Now?” in 2013. “I don’t have anything I’m trying to hide.”
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Baxter is now married to longtime partner Nancy Locke. The two tied the knot in 2013.
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