Neil Patrick Harris On Gay Marriage, Monogamy & Anderson Cooper

Access Hollywood - August 5, 2008 1:29 PM PDT

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- David Burtka
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Neil Patrick Harris has opened up to Out magazine, giving the publication a candid interview about his relationship, monogamy and why his CNN crush - Anderson Cooper - is so "dreamy."

In the new interview, Harris said he and his longtime boyfriend, fellow actor David Burtka, wear bands around their fingers, despite the fact that they are not married.

"We both wear rings, and I'm giddy when I see all the pictures of people so happy standing there, confirming the love they wish they could have expressed for a long time," he told Out's September issue.

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"I'm a big proponent of monogamous relationships regardless of sexuality, and I'm proud of how the nation is steering toward that," he added.

As for Harris' own committed relationship, he hopes to one day walk down the aisle, just don't expect to know about it beforehand.

"I think if and when we do [get married], we'd probably announce it after the fact as opposed to making any big announcement," Neil told the mag.

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One big announcement the "How I Met Your Mother" star had no control over was being outed in the press in 2006.

"I'm just glad it wasn't based on scandal. I didn't want there to be some 'we got footage' story where I have to make some sort of statement about some event that happened," Neil said. "I'm not that scandalous€ I don't have a lot of random sex€ I've never done cocaine. I'm not a crazy partyer. I don't stay up and rent private jets and go on yachts and whoop it up in Miami."

Besides, Harris is firmly committed to Burtka.

"I found a guy that I'm head over heels for and we have similar interests and we spend our time together," he noted.

Though in a relationship, Harris admitted he has a celebrity crush on CNN newscaster Anderson Cooper.

"Mmmmmmmm. Anderson. He's dreamy. Just dreamy," Harris told the mag. "I've been a fan of his since season 1 of 'The Mole.' I just thought he was so cool when he talked in this cool, low, secret-agent voice."

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jt00020

Has Anderson Cooper came out of the closet yet? He's gay!

report abuseposted June 5, 2009 4:27 PM PDT
Person's Loser!

okay one i LOVE Neil Patrick Harris! Two, being gay is not wrong.. it's been going on even forevers! Three, all you haterz.. DON'T BE JEALOUS because you can't seem to get someone... so quit lashing on others! Thank you!

report abuseposted April 28, 2009 3:50 PM PDT
charlesl

i love harris alott and he motivates me alott i just wanna live the kind of life that he lives in how i met your mother as for being gay if its his choice then why not besides its his life way to go man

report abuseposted April 8, 2009 6:50 AM PDT
Jeffrey

Hey Bassoons. Being a biggot is wrong!!

report abuseposted March 1, 2009 8:08 AM PST
BEAUTIFUL ONE

That people think it is ok to be gay!!! Homosexual, Lesbian??? A single woman who wants to get married will be lucky to find a heterosexual male that is not gay/homosexual and vice versa for a man looking to get married to a woman that isn't a lesbian!!! Everywhere I go there is a gay/lesbian person and it bothers me that they think their lifestyle is ok and it is not. God did not make ma

report abuseposted January 21, 2009 10:58 PM PST
Radco

Hey potatoes, keep your bigoted opinions to yourself. No one wants to here them.

report abuseposted January 11, 2009 6:49 AM PST
The Dreamer

People are so busy nowadays, worrying and fearing what's next. STOP! Think about what you can do to help others that don't have it as good as you do. What have you done lately to "Pay-it-forward" like the book "21 Days To Creating Your Dream Life" talks about? Try doing one thing every week, eventually everyday, to change the perceptions of h

report abuseposted August 5, 2008 6:34 PM PDT
Colleen B

NPH is so adorable. Long Live Doogie Howser!!

report abuseposted August 5, 2008 2:16 PM PDT