G4 star Mike Christie has publicly come out as gay. In an exclusive interview with GAY TIMES, the singer and baritone reveals that he’s been married to a man for the past ten years and has two “wonderful” children. “I’ve got so much love to give to my children, and I wanted this my whole life,” he says. “When I realised that I had fallen in love with a man, I thought I wouldn’t be able to have kids, so it means everything to me.
They have such a zest of life and they feel so loved.” Christie memorably rose to fame as a member of G4 on the first-ever season of The X Factor (2004), where they placed runner-up behind Steve Brookstein.
The four-piece British vocal troupe, known for their operatic spin on modern pop classics, have since released five studio albums including their chart-topping debut, which is certified 3 x Platinum.
To mark the 20th anniversary of their debut on The X Factor, the group is releasing their first album of new material in seven years, titled 20, digitally on 12 April and physically on 17 May.