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ICYMI: Meet Gus Kenworthy's Boyfriend
The out Olympic athlete rang in 2016 with a kiss from his beau.
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Gus Kenworthy, the Olympic freeskier who made headlines last year after coming out as gay in an interview with ESPN Magazine, rang in the New Year with a few kisses, one of which came from his boyfriend Matthew Wilkas.
 
12:01am January 1st, 2016.
A photo posted by gus kenworthy (@guskenworthy) on Jan 1, 2016 at 10:53am PST
"So who do you want to kiss for New Year's?" comedienne Kathy Griffin (accompanied by out news anchor Anderson Copper) asked him during a live interview on New Year's Eve that was broadcast on CNN. 
"I already kissed you, but you're welcome to come find me again at midnight," Kenworthy replied jokingly. "My boyfriend Matt is here with me."
According to IMDb, Wilkas is an actors known for various LGBT films and television shows, from the starring role in 2012's Gayby to small guest spots on HBO's Looking and Logo's Eastsiders.
Watch Kenworthy's New Year's Eve interview on CNN below.

        
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