Celebrities coming out news are very crucial especially for those who are starring in popular series but such is not the case for ‘How I Met Your Mother' lead star Neil Patrick Harris. As per the 40-year-old actor, when "Neil Patrick Harris is gay" news first surfaced in 2006, his career actually got its own share of benefits.

In the upcoming issue of Rolling Stone, he says that the "Neil Patrick Harris is gay" reports earned him several opportunities for big bosses equated his coming out to ease of expression which was very important in acting.

"Once all the cards were on the table, I got more opportunities than ever. Some actors don't get hired because you can't look into their soul and see what they're like, because they're kept guarded," he said.

The "Neil Patrick Harris is gay" realization came when he started having crushes on boys as a child. He admitted that he got confused as to how he'd pursue the objects of his same sex attractions: "I wasn't troubled by it. Playing footsie with a friend under the table at school was very charged, to me, but I didn't know then what to do about it."

Nevertheless, his relationship with David Burtka proves that he was able to overcome such confusion. Recent claims likewise suggest that Burtka is already demanding marriage from his partner since 2004.

"David has given Neil a marriage ultimatum - ‘marry me or set me free!' He's beside himself with worry that he'll lose Neil if they don't wed," claimed one insider.

Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka are parents to 3-year-old twins Gideon Scott and Harper Grace whom they've had through the help of a surrogate.

In August 2010, Harris talked about his excitement for the arrival of their twins: "I'm trying to read as much as I can, and prep as much as I can. But there's only so much you can do because each baby is super individual and totally their own person."