MCELDERRY: ‘I’M GAY’
British singer JOE MCELDERRY has ‘come out’ as gay following intense onli ne speculation about his sexuality.
Rumours about the teenager’s sexual preference have been rife since he won Simon Cowell’s TV talent show The X Factor in December (09).
Earlier this year (10), the star’s personal Twitter.com page was hacked into, with a fake post outing him as gay and stating: "It’s been difficu lt living a lie for so many years." McElderry has now told his fans the truth about his sexuality, admittin g the Twitter prank pushed him into revealing all.
He tells Britain’s The Sun, "I was really angry at first - thinking, ‘H ow dare they hack me?’ But after a while I looked at the message and thou ght, ‘Well, they’re not that far from the truth’.
"I think the Twitter thing was the point when I realised I was gay. I j ust looked at it and thought, ‘Should I be more bothered about this?’ Bec ause I wasn’t, that’s when it clicked and I thought maybe I was. It was a turning point, definitely." The 19 year old admits he’s happy with his choice to ‘come out’ publicl y, adding, "I think I can be happy now that I have realised who I am - an d I am feeling good about it."
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