Is David Muir Gay? Rumors feel like just another part of celeb life, and at this point, we can’t even think of any celeb/TV personality who might be untouched. Just like that, there have been a number of rumors about our much-loved journalist- David Muir. Muir is an Emmy-winning American Journalist who was born in November 1973 and grew up in Onondaga Hill. He is an anchor for ABC news. There are some hot rumors about him. One of these includes him being gay. Is it true? What is David Muir’s love-life status? There is a lot of information surrounding him and his life. Want to know everything that’s been up with the anchor? Keep reading to find out.
Who Is David Muir: Career and Struggles
As ABC likes to describe him, Muir is their Emmy-Award-winning Journalist. Muir’s career started with WTVH television as an anchor and a reporter. He filed a number of reports from places like Israel, Jerusalem, and Gaza. He covered the news of the assassination of the Prime Minister of Israel back in 1995. The report bagged the journalist a number of awards. Muir was voted the best anchor and reporter that year. Soon after that, David joined WCVB television in Boston. He continued reporting and anchoring. While working for WCVB television, he won a number of awards including the National Headliner Award. The Associated Press also appreciated him for his works in tracing the path of hijackers that were involved in the September 11th attacks.
Then in 2003, he joined ABC News and started as the presenter of ABC’s news program- “World News Now” however, he was so good on the show that he became the main correspondent soon. Now, he is the presenter and editor of the “ABC World News Tonight with David Muir”. Not just that, he is also the co-presenter of “20/20” of ABC. Over the years, Muir has been very famous for reporting from different hot spots across the U.S., and he has covered virtually every important news in the world. From Tehran to Fukushima, Kenya, Egypt, South America, South Africa, David has reported news from everywhere.
In the 2016 presidential election, Muir led the Democratic and Republican primary debates. He also conducted a number of exclusive interviews that have made headlines across the world. David Muir was able to obtain an exclusive interview with former U.S. President- Barack Obama during his historic visit to Cuba. Muir was the first one to conduct an interview with the former president Donald Trump after his inauguration.
Love Life and Family: Is David Muir Gay?
David is a very private person when it comes to his personal life. Is David Muir Married? No, he unmarried, and most probably, he is happily single and lives in New York. The famous journalist is rarely seen with his female friends in public. So, all of that had led to many fans asking questions about his sexuality. Back in 2014, a rumor about Muir being gay started making rounds. There were rumors of David Muir dating his colleague at ABC- Gio Benitez. Gio is an openly gay journalist. There were rumors that the two of them were dating, and this went on for months. All this started after the two of them apparently went to a gay bar and took a photo.
However, it looks like this rumor is just a rumor. Benitez is happily married to another TV host named Tommy DiDario. DiDario and Gio got engaged in 2015, and then they tied the knot in 2016. Until now, David has not disclosed any information on whether he is involved with someone or not. But what we know is that all those gay rumors were fake since there is clearly no evidence to support the claim.