"Amerin Idol" nner-up Adam Lambert opens up about beg gay, explorg his sexualy, his strategy for "Amerin Idol," his loss to Kris Allen and what the future holds, an exclive TV terview wh ABC News' "20/20."
Contents:
- ADAM LAMBERT: 'I'M GAY,' 'I'M BI-CUR'
- ADAM LAMBERT BOYIEND 2023: Y, HE IS GAY- WHO IS HE DATG?
- ADAM LAMBERT SAYS FACG HOMOPHOBIA EARLY REER PHED HIM TO BE 'AS GAY AS I F---G N BE'
ADAM LAMBERT: 'I'M GAY,' 'I'M BI-CUR'
"I am gay, and I'm very fortable wh , " 27-year-old Lambert revealed. "Lambert first revealed that he was gay a ver story Rollg Stone magaze weeks after the May "Amerin Idol" asked by "20/20" why the season-long favore cid not to publicly acknowledge his sexualy until after the show, Lambert said that he didn't want beg gay to upstage him.
ADAM LAMBERT BOYIEND 2023: Y, HE IS GAY- WHO IS HE DATG?
"While Lambert now proudly talks about beg gay, he said he's also openly explorg his sexualy. "Growg Up GayGrowg up, the San Diego native loved mil theater, dancg, playg drs up and was obssed wh glter -- all terts that Lambert said highlighted his sexual preference om a young age.
ADAM LAMBERT SAYS FACG HOMOPHOBIA EARLY REER PHED HIM TO BE 'AS GAY AS I F---G N BE'
Instead of the stereotypil "g out" rual homosexual teens have wh parents, Lambert said his mother actually "outed" him, askg him on a r ri home if he wanted a girliend or a boyiend.
"Lambert excelled on stage, performg untls mil theater performanc throughout his teens and early graduatg om high school 2000, Lambert has lived an openly gay liftyle Los Angel -- datg, and stumblg through relatnships like everyone else. Shortly after the fale season's eighth fale of Amerin Idol was broadsted, the Huffgton Post published an article claimg that homophobia was the reason why Kris Allen had won over Adam Lambert.
The article explaed that the dience was more likely to support a sger wh a Christian background like Allen rather than an openly gay man like Lambert. In a recent terview wh Variety to promote his latt project, the Sofia Coppola-produced drama Fairyland, Lambert was asked if he thks homophobia is the reason why he didn’t w Amerin Idol. ” Then he went on to expla how this new project related to his experienc as an openly gay man entertament.