Mark
Says It Was Hard Hiding His Sexuality - November 2006
WESTLIFE
star Mark Feehily has revealed how hiding his sexuality from fans was harder
than admitting he was gay.
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But the 26-year-old singer said the real challenge was
keeping it under wraps secret for six years.
Mark told the Irish Daily
Mirror: "The really scary thing was trying to keep it all a secret - that's what
I found really tough.
"I was worried that
something would leak out before I had the chance to say it myself.
"I
wasn't at all worried when it came to the point that I actually announced I was
gay - because that was nothing compared to the pressure of keeping it all a
secret.
"When it all finally came out and hit
the headlines it was a huge weight off my shoulders because I didn't have to
live a lie in that respect.
"People often say to me that my biggest test
in Westlife must have been coming out, but it was actually keeping it a secret
that was the real problem." Mark has been in a long-term relationship with
former boy band singer Kevin McDaid, 22.
He
revealed it was his first gay encounter and is still going strong.
Mark
added: "Kevin was my first relationship and the whole thing was a learning
experience.
"We didn't know what to expect and how the public would view
the whole thing. But to be honest it's been amazing.
"We're just a normal
couple who enjoy spending time together.
"Because I'm on tour so much we
have to really make the most of our time off together."
And he said he
has no plans to adopt children at this stage.
He added: "It's something I
haven't even thought about if I'm being completely honest.
"I don't have
any big desire to have kids yet but of course you can never predict what will
happen in the future.
"It would be something you couldn't rush in to
because the laws for same-sex couples are so restrictive."
Credit/Source:
Irish
Mirror /
Joanne