Lieutenant Hubert Gruber - Sexual Orientation

Sexual Orientation

Gruber never admitted his sexuality, though his mannerisms and characteristics are those of a stereotypical gay male who has an obvious crush on René. He often finds René in embarrassing situations, for example by walking into a room and catching René in his underpants.

Nevertheless, in the last episode of the series, we discover that Lieutenant Gruber has married Helga, with whom he has had six children after the war, and he is a wealthy art salesman. He hired his former superior Colonel Von Strohm as his chauffeur. This marriage led to confusion as to whether he was really homosexual or if he pretended in order to obtain vital information from both allies and enemies without creating any suspicions to either party. However, in The Return of 'Allo 'Allo!, it was specifically made clear that Gruber was intended to be gay, even though it's shown in the last episode that he could also maintain a relationship with a woman.