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Sir Elton John has received Britain’s highest acknowledgement in the 2019 new year honours list. The singer, currently on his final world tour, was awarded the Companion of Honour for a career spanning more than five decades which includes selling more than 300 million records. This award is an extension to his current title after

American actor and singer, Anthony Rapp – best known for his role in the Broadway production of Rent and Star trek has announced his engagement to his boyfriend. 48-year old Rapp took to social media to tell fans and followers that he had proposed to partner Ken Ithiphol, “So something happened tonight. I asked Ken

English singer, songwriter, Boy George says that he is not concerned if the actor who is set to play him in his upcoming biopic is straight or gay. The 58-year-old star made the comment while speaking to tabloid TMZ who stressed that sexuality was not important, provided they nail the part. Boy George, who confirmed that

Julianne Hough has opened up about her sexuality. The American actress, dancer and singer, who joined America’s Got Talent as a judge earlier this year, told Women’s Health that being more emotionally and physically intimate with her husband allowed her to reveal that she isn’t straight. “I , ‘You know I’m not straight, right?’ And he was like, ‘I’m sorry what?'” she explained. “I was like, ‘I’m not. But I choose to be with you.’ I think there’s a safety with...

The legendary British singer has been open about his struggles with addiction throughout his career, and the subject came back into the public consciousness with the release of biopic Rocketman, which was based on his rise to fame. Now, in an post on social media, he’s marked the 29th anniversary since he went clean in 1990, sharing an emotional message alongside a photo of his Alcoholics Anonymous sobriety badge. “29 years ago today, I was a broken man,” he wrote on...

Music legends Cheryl and Twiggy have been confirmed to be guest judges on the UK version of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Both will judge for one episode alongside RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Graham Norton and Alan Carr on the highly-anticipated British spin-off. Writing on Instagram, Cheryl posted: “I am SO excited to tell you that I will be a guest judge on the first ever series of UK Drag Race !!!!! “I am such a huge fan of the show and can not wait...

Ricky Martin has joined others in calling for the governor of Puerto Rico to resign, after messages from a leaked group chat showed him referring to people with anti-gay slurs. In several messages, Rosselló referred to people as ‘cocksuckers’. In one message, he said senator Eduardo Bhatia had “historic cocksucker levels” and in another message he said journalist Benjamín Torres Gotay was an “unprecedented cocksucker.” In another message from the group, Rosselló’s finance minister, Christian Sobrino, targeted singer Ricky Martin. “Nothing...

A Barbie doll based off of the late David Bowie has been released by Mattel. The doll, which takes on an androgynous appearance, has gone on sale for around £40. The Bowie doll has been based off of the bisexual singer’s character, Ziggy Stardust, and will sport red hair, a metallic spacesuit and cherry-red platform boots. In a statement, Mattel said: “In a definitive celebration of two pop culture icons, Barbie honours the ultimate pop chameleon, English singer, songwriter and actor...

Kevin McHale & Johnny Sibilly / Screenshot via YouTube @Kevin McHaleKevin McHale has dropped a new music video for us to enjoy. Kevin McHale is back with a new music video for the song “James Dean.” The song, titled after the Hollywood legend of the 20th century, talks of McHale’s love of a boy and desire for intimacy. In the video, we first see McHale lounging around on a couch before embracing a...

Life just gets better and better for Markus Feehily, the youngest member of the Irish boy band Westlife. The 39-year-old announced his engagement to partner Cailean O’Neill in February, and now he says the couple is expecting a baby. Feehily announced the good news with an Instagram photo in which he and O’Neill admire a sonogram image of the incoming addition to their family. “It really makes this my most special birthday EVER to let everyone know that later this...

He's happier now to be out In a new interview, Barry Manilow said it’s ‘wonderful’ to be publicly out, because for years he believed he couldn’t be. ‘I went through many, many years when I couldn’t do that,’ he told the Daily Mirror of being able to talk openly about his husband, Garry Kief. Manilow fell in love with Kief, who’s also his manager, in 1978 and the couple married in 2014. The legendary singer, however, did not come out publicly until...

Wils is singing a different tune these days: The Singaporean pop star, born Willie Tay and previously known as Willtay, publicly came out as gay with his new single, “Open Up Babe.” According to The Rainbow Times, Wils is the first openly gay Chinese singer. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwp7ev3gNfW/?utm_source=ig_embed “About two years ago, I was trying to write a couple of songs, and I just felt like I couldn’t be myself, being in the closet,” Wils explains in a new Billboard interview. “I felt...

A Singaporean pop singer has come out as gay. Willie Tay was considered a rising star in the Singaporean music scene just a year or two ago. But, his sexuality created a hurdle in his ascent to fame. Earlier this year, Tay decided to tell his family, friends, and record label about his sexuality. The latter didn’t handle the news well. As he told Billboard, “It was terrifying, because before I came out to my label, I was worried about losing my...

'I remember always thinking how special it was to dance freely with my boyfriend in the living room of our apartment' Country singer Cameron Hawthorne came out as gay via his new music video. The video for Dancing In The Living Room features sweet, romantic vignettes and highlights the intimacy of dancing with one’s partner at home. In the video, there is a diversity of couples. Some include a lesbian couple moving in together and an elderly couple dancing in their...