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Big Bang's Sara Gilbert marries songwriter Linda Perry
Gilbert has spoken about her sexuality on The Verb before, crediting her ex-boyfriend with helping her come to terms with it.
She dated her former Roseanne co-star Johnny Galecki before ending the relationship when she realised she was gay.
Gilbert and Galecki are still good friends - she has also appeared with him on the hugely successful US TV show The Big Bang Theory, in which she plays the occasional character Leslie Winkle, who has a few dates with Galecki's Leonard Hofstadter.
Gilbert also famously played the character Darlene in US sitcom Roseanne in the s and s.
The actress has two children, Levi and Sawyer, from a previous relationship with producer and writer Allison Adler.
Perry's 4 Non-Blondes had a huge hit with What's Up, written by Perry, from the band's debut album, Bigger, Better, Faster, More.
She has written tracks for artists including Christina Aguilera, including number one hit Beautiful, as well as Pink, Celine Dion, Alicia Keys, Gwen Stefani and James Blunt.
Sara Gilbert and Linda Perry Finalize Their Divorce 5 Years After Filing
Five years later, Sara Gilbert and Linda Perry’s divorce journey has come to an end.
The former spouses finalized their divorce on Thursday, December 19, according to court documents obtained by Us Weekly. Gilbert, 49, filed to legally separate from Perry, 59, in after five years of marriage.
In her original divorce docs, obtained by Us, Gilbert cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their split and listed their date of separation as August 13, At the time, Gilbert requested joint legal and physical custody of the pair’s son, Rhodes, now 9. (Gilbert also shares son Levi, 20, and daughter Sawyer, 17 with her ex Ali Adler.)
“I mean, it’s life, man,” Perry told Us of the breakup in January “Life is happening and you’re witnessing it. You know, this is a moment in life and people will get to witness it and I’m not. … I’ve had an incredible journey and I’m still on an incredible journey.”
Legendary songwriter Linda Perry recently stopped by HuffPost Live to speak her decision to leave her '90s rock band 4 Non Blondes, her favorite artists to work with, being openly lesbian in the music industry and more.
The fiance to former "Roseanne" star and TV host Sara Gilbert, said that being gay is just a part of who she is and she's a very open person.
"It's not that I'm gay, it's just I am gay. Me not showing that I'm gay would be me hiding my hair," Perry said. "Or tucking my arms. It's just a part of who I am. I've been gay my whole life."
The producer, who has penned songs for Pink, Alicia Keys and Gwen Stefani added, "Some people are just very private. Me, I'll tell you everything. I'm such a adj mouth."
In April, Gilbert announced the couple's engagement on her verb show, "The Talk".
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Sara Gilbert Engaged to Linda Perry
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"The Talk" co-host Sara Gilbert shared big news today: she's engaged to girlfriend Linda Perry.
Gilbert, 38, told her fellow co-hosts and the audience on today's show that Perry, 47, a singer-songwriter and former frontwoman for 4 Non Blondes, popped the question over a surprise musical picnic.
She said the pair was having a romantic picnic in a Los Angeles park about a week ago, when a street musician playing a guitar began playing one of their favorite songs.
"I'm like, 'Oh, that's so weird, this is so magical and amazing,'" she said.
That's when the picnickers next to them pulled out string instruments and began serenading them with The Cure's "Love Song."
Perry then pulled on a series of T-shirts, each with the words "Will" "You" "Marry" "Me" and a question mark.
To top it all off, Perry arranged for John Waite to play his song, "Missing You," another of their favorite songs.
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"We had our proposal with our breakup song, which is great," she joked.
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