Supermarket Sweep. X user Tom Zohar posted a photo of them on the show in 1991, saying, “I love watching old episodes of Supermarket Sweep because these two just said they’re ‘business partners’ who ‘design sets for plays’ and I’m like oh I’m sure.”Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.Zohar was suggesting the two contestants were likely gay and possibly more than “business partners.”I love watching old episodes of Supermarket Sweep because these two just said they’re “business partners” who “design sets for plays” and I’m like oh I’m sure pic.twitter.com/t359wSysYFThe host asked them what’s the weirdest set they’ve been asked to design and their whole lives flashed before their eyes trying to come up with a heterosexual answer pic.twitter.com/exB4tuUsKeZohar’s tweets went viral, with many agreeing the men were probably gay.
However, it didn’t end there. One of the men saw the viral photo online and reacted via Facebook. Sending a recent shot of him and his partner, Tim Leach said, “Here we are!
Just celebrated our 41st anniversary. Married in 2008 on our 25th anniversary as soon as it was legal in California. We ran a business together designing and painting backdrops and sets for 27 years.”IT CAME TRUE https://t.co/KqQDS9dv6MThe posts have also gone viral on Facebook and Instagram.
A post shared by phil clifton (@itslitgayshitt)Leach’s husband is Mark Dammann. Leach reacted to Zohar’s viral tweet on Facebook, commenting, “It has taken on a life of its own in the thread and comments.