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EXCLIVE! RONAN PARKE: ‘I’VE ALWAYS INTIFIED AS GAY – AND I’VE ALWAYS BEEN PROUD TO SAY ’

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SGER RONAN PARKE SAYS HE’S ALWAYS INTIFIED AS BEG GAY

’ All dramatic [lghs] And they jt went ‘Yeah, yeah, we know, you’re gay’, and they jt got the remote and unmuted the TV!

But I’ve always intified as a gay man and I’ve always been very proud to say . I thk for a lot of people, if they’re lled gay om a young age n sometim make harr to discs their sexualy, bee they almost don’t want to prove those bulli ‘right’. I didn’t know any other gay people where I was om.

RONAN PARKE REVEALS HE'S GAY

So much has changed for LGBT artists sce 2011 when you were on BGT – has the succs of other gay artists like Sam Smh or Olly Alexanr helped spire you to be open?

I gus I was spired by that, beg a young gay guy who se another gay man or gay women step up and be so open about .

IS RONAN PARKE'S GAY

I’ve got lots of young people who support me, and I hope that if there’s a young gay guy or girl out there who feels like they’re not good enough bee of their sexualy or are stgglg to e out or talk about , to know that you should never feel ashamed of .