Bass: 'I thought Timberlake was gay'

'N Sync star Lance Bass has revealed that he once thought ex-bandmate Justin Timberlake was gay.

The singer said his suspicions were raised when Timberlake admitted that he dreamed of playing a homosexual role in a film.

He said: "We thought Justin was gay because he told us he wanted to do a gay part in a movie."

But he added that he also suspected fellow 'N Sync singer Chris Kirkpatrick, because "he used to hang out with a choreographer".

Bass announced that he was gay in 2006, saying he had kept his sexual orientation a secret for so long amid fears that it would affect the band's popularity.

He recently suggested that Timberlake should reunite with 'N Sync to record another album.