Rosie O’Donnell is reflecting on her coming out experience. The 58-year-old comedian and actress reflected on coming out as gay after 9/11 in an interview for Red Table Talk: The Estefans debuting in full on Wednesday (October 14). PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Rosie O’Donnell In a preview, Rosie explained how her coming out wasn’t actually a big deal, considering that it happened immediately after the September 11 attacks. “When I came out on TV after 9/11, it was like a blip, nobody even…I was surprised that people thought I was not gay.
I went to a comedy club and I was doing stand-up and I’m like, ‘I’m gay. Listen, 9/11 happened, I’m gay. I’m telling you all, I’m gay.