'I'm gay and a boy band!' | Stephen Gately | The Guardian

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• WTLIFE'S MARK FEEHILY SAYS WAS 'VERY SRY' G OUT AS GAY WHILE SHOOTG TO FAMETHE SLIGO-BORN SGER ALSO ADMTED HE STGGLED WH 'TERNALISED HOMOPHOBIA' AND HAS KIAN EGAN TO THANK FOR ENURAGG HIM TO SEEK THERAPYIRISHMIRRORBOOKMARKSHARESHOWBIZBYKATIE GALLAGHER18:51, 22 JUN 2020BOOKMARKVIO LOADGVIO UNAVAILABLECLICK TO PLAYTAP TO PLAYTHE VIO WILL TO-PLAY SOON8CANCELPLAY NOWWANT ALL THE LATT SHOWBIZ NEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOX? SHARE YOUR EMAIL FOR NEWS, GOSSIP AND MOREMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 WANT ALL THE LATT SHOWBIZ NEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOX? SHARE YOUR EMAIL FOR NEWS, GOSSIP AND MOREINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
• EXCLUSIVE: WESTLIFE'S MARK: I'M GAY
• WTLIFE SGER: I'M GAY
• GAY WTLIFE SGER MARK FEEHILY SAYS THERAPY HELPED HIM AL WH HIS ‘TERNALISED HOMOPHOBIA’
• 'I'M GAY AND A BOY BAND!'

WTLIFE'S MARK FEEHILY SAYS WAS 'VERY SRY' G OUT AS GAY WHILE SHOOTG TO FAMETHE SLIGO-BORN SGER ALSO ADMTED HE STGGLED WH 'TERNALISED HOMOPHOBIA' AND HAS KIAN EGAN TO THANK FOR ENURAGG HIM TO SEEK THERAPYIRISHMIRRORBOOKMARKSHARESHOWBIZBYKATIE GALLAGHER18:51, 22 JUN 2020BOOKMARKVIO LOADGVIO UNAVAILABLECLICK TO PLAYTAP TO PLAYTHE VIO WILL TO-PLAY SOON8CANCELPLAY NOWWANT ALL THE LATT SHOWBIZ NEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOX? SHARE YOUR EMAIL FOR NEWS, GOSSIP AND MOREMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 WANT ALL THE LATT SHOWBIZ NEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOX? SHARE YOUR EMAIL FOR NEWS, GOSSIP AND MOREINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

Wtlife's Mark Feehily has said was “very sry” g out as gay two s ago while shootg to fame wh the boy band. The Sligo-born sger also admted he stggled wh “ternalised homophobia” and has Kian Egan to thank for enuragg him to seek therapy, which he has creded as “life-changg”. “And she said to me, was London, ‘You are homophobic’, and I was so shocked.

“I was like 'I jt told you I was gay five mut ago, what are you on about? ' And she went on and explaed to me and ternalised homophobia which is a lot of young gay lads.

EXCLUSIVE: WESTLIFE'S MARK: I'M GAY

In 2005, Mark publicly revealed he was gay durg an terview wh The Sun. The 38-year-old sger - who revealed he is gay 2005 - has fulfilled his long-term ambn and is set to tie the knot wh his partner, havg lived wh him for years. 6 Mark me out as gay 2005Cred: Rex Featur.

WTLIFE SGER: I'M GAY

WESTLIFE star Mark Feehily opened his heart yterday to reveal that he is ESTLIFE star Mark Feehily (send om left) opened his heart yterday to reveal that he is gay. I am gay and I'm very proud of who I am.

" Loyal bandmat Kian Egan, 25, Shane Filan, 26, and Nicky Byrne, 26, all knew Mark was gay but have never spoken about public. Mark me out as gay back 2005 but sought therapy after bandmate Kian Egan noticed he was stgglg. The heart-throb reveals: "I am gay and I'm very proud.

GAY WTLIFE SGER MARK FEEHILY SAYS THERAPY HELPED HIM AL WH HIS ‘TERNALISED HOMOPHOBIA’

His three band mat, who have always been aware that Mark is gay, have all settled down relatnships.

Wtlife star Mark Feehily has said therapy helped him al wh his eply embedd ternalised homophobia. The sger me out as gay 2005 when the Irish boyband was at the height of their succs. Reflectg on that time, Feehily told Jennifer Zamparelli on RTÉ 2FM that g out was “very sry” – and said he had to embark on a long and difficult journey to rid himself of ternalised homophobia.

Mark Feehily was told he had ‘ternalised homophobia’ by his therapist. “I was jt like ‘I jt told you I was gay five mut ago, what are you on about? ’ And she went on and explaed to me and ternalised homophobia which is a lot of young gay lads.

'I'M GAY AND A BOY BAND!'

Feehily said he was “so worried” about what people would say when they found out he was gay – but me to realise he was the one wh the problem.

He said gog to therapy to al wh his ternalised homophobia is the “bt thg” he has ever done. But equally, no one qutned too closely Boyzone star was - whisper - gay.

'Everybody knew that Stephen was gay, ' says Peter Lorae, former edor of Top of the Pops magaze. We're not buyg Boyzone rerds any, at least, was the prevailg view an dtry still ltle ed to alg wh gay pop stars who weren't 'antly' - or jt flamboyantly - queer like Boy Gee, Jimmy Somerville, Pete Burns or Frankie Go To Hollywood.