Gloria's daughter Estefan says that her mother told her not to go to her grandmother: "I will never forget this."

 Gloria's daughter Estefan says that her mother told her not to go to her grandmother: "I will never forget this."

A hard memory. When Gloria Estefan's daughter, Emily Estefan, became gay, she did not get the reaction she expected from the Kong singer.

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“I thought, 'Hey, I love this girl.' The first thing you said was, “If you tell your grandmother and she dies, her blood is on your hands,” 25-year-old Emily recalled with tears in her eyes. 63-year-old Gloria on Wednesday, October 14, in an episode of the family family series "Conversation at the Red Table: Estefana." “I just wasn't ready for it because I understand that my grandmother was old, but it made me feel, whatever it is, okay, hide it. This is where my pain began. I will never forget that. "

Emily, who is also a music performer, explained to viewers that although she was overwhelmed by her mom's response, she eventually realized that Gloria "came from [a place of] love, from protection." At the time, the Grammy's mother, Gloria Fajardo, was ill. Fajardo died in June 2017 at the age of 88.

“You remember things, as we all do, in different ways,” said Emily the Rhythm Is Gonna Get You singer in the episode “Wednesday”. "I tried to protect my sick mother from any shock that might affect her health, and Emily from anything that might harm their relationship."