Gwladysstreetlad
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No, I don't do Twitter. it was just a crap joke. I imagine that lots of people thought of the same thing tbh. It wasn't especially clever or original.
Phil Schofield.
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What’s his eyesight got to do with it ????
Fair play to him, very brave
roydo
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Is it ok in these woke days, (still not sure what that actually means), for a middle aged bloke to be a bit baffled by this?
Like every single bloke I have known personally who has come out as gay, we all knew anyrate. (Family and friends) It just was never an issue, nor a surprise. The only time I raised my eye brows in surprise with a public figure was Alfie Thomas. For about 3 seconds.
He clearly loves his wife, and kids, obvs, but not getting too graphic, do gay blokes get attracted to girls enough to have a family?
That is so clumsy, but I have mates who I love. But even in the dark, even a bit drunk, I doubt I could raise to the occasion, so to speak. Cos I aint attracted to them, in that way.
So if he has been dealing with living a lie for nearly 30 years, being in the public eye for all of that, then telling the "truth" today, then holy cow, thats some burden to carry for so long.
Like every single bloke I have known personally who has come out as gay, we all knew anyrate. (Family and friends) It just was never an issue, nor a surprise. The only time I raised my eye brows in surprise with a public figure was Alfie Thomas. For about 3 seconds.
He clearly loves his wife, and kids, obvs, but not getting too graphic, do gay blokes get attracted to girls enough to have a family?
That is so clumsy, but I have mates who I love. But even in the dark, even a bit drunk, I doubt I could raise to the occasion, so to speak. Cos I aint attracted to them, in that way.
So if he has been dealing with living a lie for nearly 30 years, being in the public eye for all of that, then telling the "truth" today, then holy cow, thats some burden to carry for so long.
Better than your Thora Heard joke that lol
My supervisor had 4 kids and became gay in the 1980,s era - still the same guy and a good person- private lives should be private - not once did he discuss it with everyone...
He was a great guy, and it never bothered me some of the workforce had the odd sly jib with each other at first then it was just accepted.....
He was a great guy, and it never bothered me some of the workforce had the odd sly jib with each other at first then it was just accepted.....
jaycee
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Yeah,anybody openly coming out as a Tory must have very thick skin
Tea_drinker
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Feel so sorry for Philip. After all these years it appears that he was the last to find out that he was gay.
witchdoc187
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He probably feared judgement from his friends, family. Possibly the end of his career in the public eye. Maybe even a beating from the lads in his hometown. These are only assumptions of course but I know people who have been so in fear of coming out they've surpressed it so much they've had kids and got married whilst living a lie.
Kenshin
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Call me sceptic buy I don't believe he was living a lie as it were, not in the traditional sense.
I'm sure his family knew he was gay years and years ago but his wife is probably the sort that loved him so much to support him. He came out to the world so to speak today but those close to him would have knew a long time ago.
As sad as it sounds, he has probably waited until he was untouchable media wise before announcing it. I doubt he was in turmoil for most of his life, he doesn't strike me as the publicity hungry so and so. Just because he wasn't outed years ago doesn't mean he wasn't out to those around him, if you get what I mean.
I always consider those in turmoil to be more akin to your Freddy mercury types who are thrust into the limelight so quickly that they have to assume the generic role of gf and straight to be taken seriously. Thankfully that is rooted in the past!
I don't see why it is such a big news item or why he has to go on national tv to announce it.
I have no problem with him being gay and I would assume that the people close to him all knew anyway so why the need to tell complete strangers his sexual preferences?
I have no problem with him being gay and I would assume that the people close to him all knew anyway so why the need to tell complete strangers his sexual preferences?
Elton John and 'Someone Saved My Life Tonight' springs to mind. I know what event it was written for, but I wonder if Taupin knew much more earlier on.
Kenshin
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Yeah same with Elton. A whole other world to now days , where they wouldn't play your record if you were gay let alone let you release an album.
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