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Former 'Nsync star announces: "I'm gay"
Published Thursday, Jul 27 2006, 19:28 BST | By Susanna Regan
Former 'Nsync star Lance Bass has revealed that he is gay.
After years of hiding his sexual orientation, the 27-year-old singer has finally decided to come out publicly.
Speaking about his reasons for keeping it a secret for so long, the star told People: "I knew that I was in this popular band and I had four other guys' careers in my hand, and I knew that if I ever acted on it or even said [that I was gay], it would overpower everything. I didn’t know: Could that be the end of ’N Sync? So I had that weight on me of like, ‘Wow, if I ever let anyone know, it's bad.' So I just never did."
"The thing is, I’m not ashamed – that’s the one thing I want to say. I don't think it's wrong, I'm not devastated going through this. I'm more liberated and happy than I’ve been my whole life. I'm just happy," Bass added.
After years of hiding his sexual orientation, the 27-year-old singer has finally decided to come out publicly.
Speaking about his reasons for keeping it a secret for so long, the star told People: "I knew that I was in this popular band and I had four other guys' careers in my hand, and I knew that if I ever acted on it or even said [that I was gay], it would overpower everything. I didn’t know: Could that be the end of ’N Sync? So I had that weight on me of like, ‘Wow, if I ever let anyone know, it's bad.' So I just never did."
"The thing is, I’m not ashamed – that’s the one thing I want to say. I don't think it's wrong, I'm not devastated going through this. I'm more liberated and happy than I’ve been my whole life. I'm just happy," Bass added.
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