The Times: ‘I don’t think either of my parents were homophobic, they just didn’t know any gay people or anyone with gay kids.
They had nothing to cling to.‘My dad thought it could be cured.‘He was scared about what my life would be like. To him, being gay was a road of pitfalls and unhappiness; out of love he wanted to correct this weakness, to put cotton wool around me and protect me from all that.’The 38-year-old went on: ‘People react in different ways, there’s no rhyme or reason, but if you love someone you have to respect the process.’Carole added: ‘George had a hard time with it.
It took him about three years to come to terms with it. I think it was to do with pride, his idea of what makes you a man. He thought we’d somehow made.