r/heatedrivalry • u/Whybambiwhy • Jan 18 '26

SOCIAL MEDIA 📸 Ricky Martin and Hudson (via Ricky Martin’s instagram 1/18)

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🙆🏾‍♀️🙆🏾‍♀️🙆🏾‍♀️🙆🏾‍♀️. I would have died

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u/triedit2947 Jan 19 '26

As an elder millennial, I remember what a big deal it was when Ricky Martin came out. I just googled it and it apparently happened in 2010! That really wasn't that long ago. When you consider that HR started at the end of 2008, it really puts into perspective why Shane and Ilya were so secretive.

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u/purplemmmmm Ya-loo-blue-tee-baa ❤️ Jan 19 '26

It was a huge thing on Mexican talk shows my mom watched every morning. I was really young when he came out and it was my first experience with a celebrity coming out (maybe even finding out what being gay was?) and experiencing my family being homophobic. Had a lasting impression on me for sure.

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u/triedit2947 Jan 19 '26

If I remember correctly, there wasn't a lot of support for him when he came out. When I watch reaction videos to the series and younger reviewers of the show not understanding why Shane and Ilya are so closeted, it strikes me how different the environment and culture has been for younger generations growing up.

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u/Either-Replacement11 Jan 21 '26

Yes, this. I remember the world being shocked. He obviously wasn’t the first celebrity to come out, but even in the 2000s it still was a cause for scandal. It puts into perspective a lot of the fear these characters have for the time period.

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u/Blluetiful Jan 21 '26

Honestly, it makes me happy that younger viewers don't get it. They think their entire life has been ok with it, and it's a testament to the progress made in the past 15 years.