Brian Dowling: I was so fearful to come out as gay because of my religion
msn.comGallery: ‘I’m attracted… to people!’ The stars who have come out as LGBTQ+ in 2022 (BANG Showbiz)He said: "I was so fearful.
I was brought up Catholic. I still say that I am Catholic, I don't go to church that often and we sadly lost my mum in 2018 and I suppose the fact that she's not here anymore has made me question my faith.
When you're a gay man - or woman - and you're Irish, I think it is something you battle with, the whole religious Catholic thing.
But I think it was brave of me to do it. It's a sin and I'm going to hell but how amazing is hell going to be with all these amazing people?" The telly star - who following his win on 'Big Brother' went on to front shows such as 'Celebrity Big Brother' and special episodes of 'The Real Housewives of Cheshire' - has been married to dancer Arthur Gourounlian since 2015 but claimed that in the years since he found fame he has had a "love-hate" relationship with the gay community because of his demeanour.
