Aussie Idol comes out of closet

A few weeks ago a name-dropping radio presenter accidentally outed him .... now Anthony Callea has said it for himself.

The singer, who came runner up in Australian Idol and has subsequently had the the highest-selling single in Australian chart history with The Prayer.

"I'm not ashamed of being gay, but it's not in my nature to go out and promote it," he told the Herald Sun newspaper.

"I want to be known as a singer and as a performer. This shouldn't change anything."

Callea said that while making the TV show he felt pressure not to come out - he did not want to be the "gay" contestant.

Well done Anthony! :)

read his full coming out statement here

Comments

[nikita]

anthony should have come out ages ago