Sally Field’s son says ‘Steel Magnolias’ is ‘probably why he’s gay’

Sally Field’s youngest son, Sam Greisman, thinks his clip connected nan group of “Steel Magnolias” made him gay.

The actress, 79, recalled her acquisition filming nan 1989 movie with People, calling it a “wonderful, awesome experience.”

“We loved each other, each of us, we conscionable wholly adored each other,” she said astir nan formed of iconic women, which besides included Julia Roberts, Shirley MacLaine, Dolly Parton, Daryl Hannah and Olympia Dukakis.

“We would spell shopping connected nan weekends — each together! Even Dolly sometimes, we’d spell to nan market, we’d play games, we’d each get together astatine somebody’s house.”

She went connected to opportunity that successful her office, she has a photograph of herself pinch Parton, MacLaine and Roberts astatine nan wrap party.

“There was a large band, truthful it’s each of our tight headshots, and connected my thorax is my small boy Sam,” she explained, referring to her 38-year-old son, whom she shares pinch ex-husband Alan Greisman.

“He was 6 months old, I’m holding his caput because I’m trying to prevention his ears because it was loud. He was connected nan group each nan clip and my friends took attraction of him. Sam has ever said that that’s astir apt why he’s gay,” Field added pinch a laugh.

The “Mrs. Doubtfire” character — who has been azygous since her 1994 divorcement from Greisman — besides has sons Peter, 56, and Eli, 53, pinch her first husband, Steven Craig.

All 3 of Field’s sons person followed successful her footsteps and person careers successful Hollywood. Sam specifically is simply a writer and producer.

In a 2023 effort published connected People, Sam gushed astir his relationship pinch his mom, calling himself a “momma’s boy.”

Explaining why he was “perhaps excessively obsessed pinch her,” he said, “Maybe it’s because I’m nan youngest, by sixteen years. Maybe it’s because I was a awkward small kid and my mom was a safe space; a hep I was attached to.”

He added, “Maybe it’s because cheery men consciousness a definite undeniable affection for award-winning actresses. Who knows! Whatever it is, we person ever been incredibly close.”

Sam noted that he was “so connected” to his mom that he could trace his life done her career.

“While she shot ‘Mrs. Doubtfire,’ I built exemplary airplanes and hung them each complete our rented location successful San Francisco. During ‘Forrest Gump,’ I would get to bargain thing astatine nan artifact shop successful Beaufort, S.C.,” he wrote.

“Later, a frank, heartfelt speech astir my queerness was utilized verbatim for a segment betwixt her and Matthew Rhys. Still waiting connected a retroactive penning in installments connected that, if I’m being perfectly honest,” he joked, referring to their clip moving connected “Brothers & Sisters.”

During a 2012 reside astatine the Human Rights Campaign annual nationalist dinner, nan character said astir motherhood, “The 3 things I americium astir proud of successful my life are Peter, Eli and Sam — my sons. They are benignant and loving, productive quality beings. Each very different from nan other.”

Addressing Sam successful particular, Field added, “Sam was fixed colors and innate perceptions that his large brothers conscionable simply don’t have. He’s a gentler nature, and it is simply a gift.

“Nature made Sam, it wasn’t a choice. He was always, ever Sam, glorious, smart, funny, saccharine Sam.”