'I had to hi who I was': BBC's 'dmmg weatherman' Owa Wyn Evans on how Rsell T Davi helped him overe gay shame - Manchter Eveng News

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• 'I HAD TO HI WHO I WAS': BBC'S 'DMMG WEATHERMAN' OWA WYN EVANS ON HOW RSELL T DAVI HELPED HIM OVERE GAY SHAME'UNTIL QUEER AS FOLK THE ONLY GAY PEOPLE I HAD SEEN ON TV WERE PEOPLE BEG MA FUN OF'MENBOOKMARKSHAREWHAT'S ONBYADAM MAIDMENTREPORTER07:37, 6 MAR 2021BOOKMARKBBC'S 'DMMG WEATHERMAN' OWA WYN EVANS SAYS HE FELT HE HAD TO HI HIS SEXUALY WHEN HE GOT HIS FIRST TV ROLE. (IMAGE: BBC)THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE 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 THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID 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!
• BBC WEATHERMAN TOMASZ SCHAFERNAKER SHOCKS BOSS AFTER POSG GAY MAGAZE SKIMPY SHORTS
• ALEX BERFORD MARRIED, WIFE, GAY, SALARY, HEIGHT

'I HAD TO HI WHO I WAS': BBC'S 'DMMG WEATHERMAN' OWA WYN EVANS ON HOW RSELL T DAVI HELPED HIM OVERE GAY SHAME'UNTIL QUEER AS FOLK THE ONLY GAY PEOPLE I HAD SEEN ON TV WERE PEOPLE BEG MA FUN OF'MENBOOKMARKSHAREWHAT'S ONBYADAM MAIDMENTREPORTER07:37, 6 MAR 2021BOOKMARKBBC'S 'DMMG WEATHERMAN' OWA WYN EVANS SAYS HE FELT HE HAD TO HI HIS SEXUALY WHEN HE GOT HIS FIRST TV ROLE. (IMAGE: BBC)THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE 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 THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID 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!

BBC weatherman Owa Wyn Evans says he felt like he 'had to go back to the closet' and keep his sexualy a 'big secret' for his first TV job as a children's prenterOwa Wyn Evans said that he had to 'go back to the closet' for his first TV jobHe was employed as a children's TV prenter for BBC Wal at the age of 18 Owa, 36, said he didn't feel 'fortable' beg himself the 'high profile job'The prenter also spoke about g out as gay Ammanford, South Wal Updated: 21:05 BST, 22 Febary 2021. BBC weatherman Owa Wyn Evans has revealed that he felt like he 'had to go back to the closet' after securg his first TV prentg job at the age of 18 for BBC prenter, 36, om Ammanford, South Wal, said he didn't feel 'fortable' beg himself when gettg a job as a children's host for the broadster after leavg admted that he had already e out as gay to his parents and iends, but felt he had to 'go back to the closet' after securg such a 'high profile job' on Welsh language children's news show Ffeil.

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' Owa also spoke about the challeng of beg born 1984, durg the AIDS crisis, and there beg 'no posive role mols' for LGBTQ+ dividuals at the admted that he also felt like 'the only gay the village' while growg up Ammanford, a former al mg town  Carmarthenshire, Wal.

Owa admted that he had already e out as gay to his parents and iends, but felt he had to 'go back to the closet' after securg such a 'high profile job' on Ffeil (above) The journalist (pictured), om Ammanford, South Wal, said he stopped talkg about his sexualy and was a 'big secret' until he felt fortable to e out for a send timeOwa said: 'I knew om a young age that I was gay and one of the problems was, my md anyway, that didn't f wh all of the thgs that I had been brought up around.

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'So was a b of an ternal stggle thkg "what is gay?

Am I gay? In Ammanford, I was que lerally "the only gay the village", or so I felt.

'Speakg about his experience of g out, Owa said his three bt iends 'didn't re', while his parents, who he has a 'great' relatnship wh, found 'difficult' but were 'willg to learn' said although thgs are 'easier' and 'better' now for LGBTQ+ people, he add that we are still not 'there yet', admtg that he still receiv homophobic msag ntued: 'I still get homophobic msag sent on Twter or whatever, bee of the way I prent the weather, I'm uber flamboyant or whatever. Check out the the way, some of you are wonrg whether Tomasz is gay. An overwhelmg majory of rpons to Owa’s vio were posive but, as is the se wh many thgs the days, there were also the ocsnal homophobic remark.