He confirmed his sexuality in 2005 best-selling autobiography Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star which he co-wrote with Eddie Muller.
The news was confirmed on the Facebook page affiliated with the Hollywood star which has acted as the official source of information regarding Hunter over the years.
Tab Hunter has died at the age of 86.
Just last month, a film charting Hunter’s love affair with Perkins was announced starring Star Trek star Zachary Quinto.