Is Gus Fring Gay? Better Call Saul All But Confirms It
Better Call Saul season 6 has all but confirmed Gus Fring is gay. Giancarlo Esposito made such an impression as Breaking Bad's Gustavo Fring, every franchise from Star Wars to The Boys wanted him playing their big villain. Professionally ruthless and ruthlessly professional, Gus was always a cut above your typical gangster, possessing a class and intellect that helped him blend into the legitimate Albuquerque community without suspicion. And yet outside of Gus' dual existence as a drug lord/fast food restaurant owner, his personal life remained blank. No friends, no family, no lover — Gus seemed married exclusively to his work.
Breaking Bad did, however, trigger speculation over Gus Fring's sexuality. He spent several decades holding a grudge against the cartel for murdering friend and business partner Max Arciniega, and the passion with which he executed that revenge suggested Max might've represented something more for Gus. Better Call Saul fueled that fire by revealing the fountain Gus built in Max's honor, while Hector and Lalo Salamanca have both uttered veiled homophobic insults, with the former mocking Fring about peeking whilst he urinated in a swimming pool, and the latter referring to Max as a "boyfriend." Still, neither Breaking Bad nor Better Call Saul clarified whether these barbs were a dig towards Gus' sexual orientation specifically, or examples of a more general homophobic attitude.
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Better Call Saul season 6's «Fun & Games» finally proves that Gus Fring is indeed homosexual. After a stressful interrogation that clears him of Lalo Salamanca's murder, Gus visits a wine bar. Interactions with staff members confirm he's a regular, and
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