Mark Feehily: Coming out felt fantastic

Westlife's Mark Feehily has claimed that coming out about his sexuality "felt fantastic".

The popstar revealed that he has had no negative comments since he announced he was gay during an interview in 2005.

Talking about his experience, he told The Sun: "Life is a million times better since I came out.

"Since the last time I spoke to you my life has changed so much. I’m still the same person, I still do the same job, yet it feels like a lot has changed. It was just a relief to finally say what I said.

“I’m a very honest person so for people to not know about one of the biggest parts of me, my sexuality, felt strange. Once I’d come out, people knew the real me and it felt fantastic."

On the response of his fans, Feehily added: "They were amazing. Fans, family, friends - no one made a negative comment. I think there’s still a long way to go until society accepts people’s sexuality but it has come a long way already."