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COLORADO SPRINGS — Former evangelical pastor Ted Haggard’s wife says she knew about his struggles with same- sex attraction for years and felt he was “winning the battle” before a scandal involving a male prostitute triggered his downfall in late 2006.
Gayle Haggard made the remarks in an appearance with her husband on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” to air today. She said she was shocked when Haggard, former pastor of New Life Church, first told her the truth about the allegations.
“The first words out of my mouth were, ‘Who are you?’ ” she said, according to Harpo Productions. But Gayle Haggard also said her husband told her early in their marriage that he “struggled with some thoughts.”
