Jonathan Knight said he felt ‘pressure’ to keep his sexuality a secret in New Kids On The Block’s early days

FILE - New Youngsters Youngsters On The Block members, from left, Joey McIntyre, Danny Wooden, Donnie Wahlberg, Jonathan Knight and Jordan Knight announce their 'The Foremost Occasion" tour at Madison Sq. Backyard on Jan. 20, 2015, in New York. Jonathan Knight revealed that he felt 'stress' to cover his sexuality within the band's early days.(Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

(CNN) - Jonathan Knight from the favored boy band, New Youngsters On The Block, stated he was pressured into hiding his sexuality in the course of the band’s early days.

Knight stated that the group’s supervisor knew that he was homosexual however urged him to maintain his sexuality a secret. He says the supervisor instructed him that if anybody discovered, his and the band’s profession can be over and that Sony would lose some huge cash.

“It was simply a lot stress,” he stated. “Wanting again, that’s numerous stress to placed on any individual who's simply making an attempt to determine the world themselves.”

Final 12 months, the 54-year-old revealed that he married his longtime companion, Harley Rodriguez.

Knight was the primary to go away the band in 1994. The group formally disbanded quickly after however reunited in 2008.