Regan Gascoigne talks coming out as bisexual and famous dad Paul's reaction
hellomagazine.comProfessional dancer Regan Gascoigne is impressing Dancing on Ice viewers every week as he performs alongside his partner Karina Manta.Off-screen, he has kept his romantic partnerships to himself and has previously spoken about not wanting his bisexuality to be a big deal.READ: Rachel Stevens comforted by fans as she breaks silence following Dancing on Ice exitSpeaking to Lorraine Kelly on an episode of Lorraine back in 2019, the 25-year-old reflected on his attitude to his sexuality and why he never wanted to officially 'come out'.Regan said: "I've never actually come out, I've never made a point of coming out, I've just let it happen organically."WATCH: Dancing on Ice's Regan Gascoigne shares exciting updateHe went on: "If anyone asked me I would obviously be honest and say I've dated both boys and girls.
I feel like we shouldn't have to come out, I feel like it should just be normal because it is normal."MORE: Everything you need to know about Dancing on Ice pro Matt Evers' love lifeREAD: Dancing on Ice: Who is Stef Reid's famous husband?Regan then revealed that he had texted his retired footballer dad Paul to fill him in after newspapers made his sexuality headline news. "I just texted him like, 'I'm so sorry we've never had this chat, I've just never felt like I've needed to have this chat with you, I know you're going to be OK with it,' and he was." Regan opened up to Lorraine KellyHe continued: "His response was exactly how I thought.
He said, 'I still love you no matter what and I'm proud of your decisions.'"Lorraine then agreed with Regan that there shouldn't be any need for people to announce their sexuality, saying: "That's a really interesting point that you made though that you shouldn't have to come out….
