Jake Shears opens about cruising & having trouble meeting guys: “I’m not great on the apps”
Jake Shears.The former Scissor Sisters frontman is arguably one of the most eligible queer bachelors around, but he’s now sharing how it’s been very difficult to meet guys.
Shears has been living in London for the last year and in a new interview divulged the thing he dislikes the most about the UK is how guys aren’t into casual flirting while on the street or in public spaces like the gym.Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.“I don’t feel like men check each other out here,” the 45-year-old said on the All Out with Jon Dean podcast. “There’s not a lot of just flirting with guys here at all.
There’s no acknowledgement of one another, even if you’re going to the same gym every day.”He added: “I feel in other cities, New York being one of them, LA, people definitely acknowledge each other a little more, talk to each other, check each other out, flirt, cruise and I don’t see that very much here at all.”A post shared by All Out with Jon Dean | Podcast (@watchallout)Shears elaborated on how it’s been particularly tough to date because he does not spend time swiping right or left on the apps.
In fact, he claims he barely uses them.Although, based on his selfie game, we don’t think he’d have much trouble finding a match.Profile pic unlocked:A post shared by Jake Shears (@jakeshears)The “Last Man Dancing” singer prefers meeting IRL and on top of not finding guys interested in making eye contact in public, he referenced how the recent closure of queer nightlife spaces – which many attribute in part to the rise of hookup apps – has made it even more difficult to find a partner.“I’m not great on the apps.
