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Not only is David a talented comedian and actor in his own right, with millions of fans, but he’s also one of the UK’s most beloved talent judges thanks to his involvement in the juggernaut ITV show Britain’s Got Talent, and it might just be because of this show that many people search the internet for clues about David’s sexuality.
He has in the past, stood accused of camping up and “acting gay” during his time as a judge on the show, with many suggesting that he’s doing it just for the laughs. In fact, earlier this year, he sent the Internet into overdrive over his sexuality after seemingly falling in love with an act. Fans of the show took to social media to question David’s sexuality. Many viewers suggested that David’s behaviour was offensive and insulting because he seemed to be using overtly camp gestures or using homosexual innuendos for laughs.
Up until 2015, David Walliams was married to the supermodel, Lara Stone, after their split, fans of David’s started to question whether the Little Britain star was, in fact, gay or potentially bisexual.
In an interview with the Radio Times, he may have answered their question by saying that the gender of a partner isn’t important, but that their “heart and soul” were key factors. He hinted that he could potentially fall for either a man or a woman and suggested that “things can change for people over the years“.
In an interview, he said that as a child that he had “gay experiences” and remembering being “very confused” about it. He also admitted that has always been effeminate and that people often confuse effeminacy with being gay. He finished by remarking,
“I guess I’m just very honest about my sexuality.
“But there are plenty of effeminate people who are straight, and plenty of butch people who are gay.
Anyways, as it’s 2016 it doesn’t matter which way David swings…
David Walliam’s new comedy the BBC, Walliams And Friend begins tonight on BBC1 9.30PM
Four families have been left devastated by the actions taken by serial murderer Stephen Port, who used drugs to “stupefy his victims” without their knowledge to rape or sexually assault them. He then murdered them and disposed of their bodies near and around his home in Barking, East-London.
Anthony Walgate was Stephen Port’s first victim. He was 23 at the time of his murder.
Anthony was pronounced dead at the scene. His top was pulled up, consistent with his body having been dragged along the ground. A holdall next to him contained a bottle with traces of drugs.
In a victim impact statement released by Anthony’s family, they spoke of their devastation.
“Not only has this devastated our family it has broken it as well and I don’t know if it will ever be fixed. Tom has lost his only child, Paul has lost his only sibling and I have lost my youngest child, who was my baby.
“Anthony was a clever, funny, talented young man. All he ever wanted from being young was to be a famous fashion designer and with his passion and determination I’m sure he would have made it.”
Gabriel Kovari
Gabriel Kovari was 22 at the time of his murder. Port met Gabriel Kovari, who had come to London from Slovakia to begin a new life, on a dating website in August 2014 and let him move into his flat. On the morning of 28 August, a dog-walker came across Gabriel’s body propped against a wall in Abbey Green, Barking, about 500 metres from Port’s flat. Gabriel’s clothing was also pulled up as if he had been dragged.
Gabriel’s brother wrote that he couldn’t describe the loss and that his brother’s murder would change his family’s life forever. In his victim impact statement he wrote,
“The impact of the loss of my brother Gabriel can hardly be described in words. He was my only brother. His death was so unnecessary and he had so much to experience in his life. He was so young. I was the one who had to tell our mom, my brother had died. There is no pain greater than losing a child.
“What happened changed our lives forever, we are no longer the same family we once were. He was a great guy discovering himself, when he became a victim of this atrocity.”
Daniel Whitworth
Daniel Whitworth was the youngest of Port’s victims at just 21-year-old. Daniel, a chef from Gravesend, was found dead on 20 September 2014. Port suggested to Gabriel’s partner that maybe Daniel had killed Gabriel and then himself. Daniel was also found slumped against a wall in Abbey Green, by the same dog-walker who had found Gabriel. The top half of Daniel’s clothing had again ridden up and there was a small bottle containing liquid and traces of drugs in his pocket.
Daniel’s family describe a man who had a “zest for life”
Amanda Pearson, speaking on behalf of the Whitworth family said,
“I, alongside his father and partner, witnessed his lifeless body 17 days after his death in the morgue…the one and only farewell from us and a vision that will remain with me for all time, not just the image of young life lost, but of the love of my life pressed against the glass that divided him from his son. A chapel of rest was not available to us on the return of his body in November 2014 due to decomposition and his Grandma was bereft at having had no chance to say her goodbyes at all’
Jack Taylor
Jack Taylor was 25 at the time of his death. He was the last of Port’s victims and his body was found in September 2015. Jack is believed to have died soon after he met Port as four-and-a-half hours later Port blocked Jack’s account on Grindr. On 14 September Jack’s body was found by a refuse collector in Abbey Green, slumped against a wall with his shirt pulled up. A bottle containing liquid and traces of drugs plus a syringe and a bag of drugs were found on him.
His family described how their lives have been destroyed since the death of Jack,
“Our worlds turned upside down and our lives were destroyed when we were told about Jack’s death.
“We were originally told that Jack had died of a drug overdose and we all knew instantly that he had not done this to himself. We had to investigate this ourselves as we were not going to accept that Jack had done this to himself.
“The black hole that has now been left in our family can never and will never be filled. We have to face this for the rest of our lives.”
We’re not quite sure, but it seems that Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly responded to an anti-gay slur by responding in a pretty impressive way.
Some people have long suspected that legendary footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is gay and when Rihanna seemingly outed him back in 2013 it seemed as though we had our answer, but the sports star has remained tight-lipped about his sexuality ever since. That was until Ronaldo allegedly replied to a gay slur, that he was “a faggot” and a rich one at that.
That was until a conversation between Cristiano and a fellow teammate was overheard in the locker room in which Cristiano was explaining an incident between himself and another footballer.
The Sun reports that after an altercation between Cristiano and Koke in which Koke allegedly called him a “faggot”. The footie star reportedly answered: “A faggot, yes. But a rich one, bastard.”
Radio station Cadena Cope claims that it heard a conversation between Cristiano and a teammate in the visitor’s changing room after the game.
They claim the following conversation happened:
Ronaldo: “Koke called me a faggot.”
Team-mate: “What?”
Ronaldo: “You‘re a faggot, he said to me.”
Team-mate: “He said that to you?”
Ronaldo: “I told him, ‘if we meet each other in Madrid, you will see what I will do’.”
Team-mate: “What are you going to do to him?”
Ronaldo: “Nothing. What can I do?”
Another team-mate who came in later: “Who said that?”
Ronaldo: “Koke, he called me a faggot. I told him, ‘a faggot, yes. But a rich one, b****** ’.
Cristiano has previously been linked romantically to a number of high-profile women including model Alice Goodwin and Gemma Atkinson. He also dated Russian model Irina Shayk however, their relationship ended in 2015. The footballer is also father to one son, also named Cristiano. He has never revealed the identity to the mother of the child.
THEGAYUK.com reached out to Cristiano’s management for comment.
So last night on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, Joel Dommett was introduced to the largest TV audience he’s ever enjoyed and naturally people were curious about the cute funny man.
Thousands of people flooded to THEGAYUK.com to find out whether Joel Dommett is gay or bisexual. So we dug around to find out what Joel’s preference is. In 2013 he Tweeted something that might point towards what his sexuality is.
So, in 2013 Joel Tweeted,
“I need to get something off my chest… So I’m having it waxed… Oh and Im gay”
I need to get something off my chest… So I'm having it waxed… Oh and Im gay
THEGAYUK.com reached out to Joel’s management for confirmation on the Tweet and they’ve yet to response.
Towards the end of the first programme, there was a lot of flirting between him and fellow campmate, Adam Thomas. As the campers settled in for their first night under the stars,
Joel remarked to Adam from his camp bed, “If I fall out, I’m going to fall out on you”
Adam replied, “you’re welcome to fall on me anytime Joel.
Joel flirted, “Stop it Adam, no flirting on the first date, play hard to get for at least a week”.
Ah! Sweet!
Of course, it’s 2016 and things like this don’t truly matter.
Danny Mac is basically gorgeous. He’s got the eyes of the nation glued to his every move while he’s been starring in Strictly Come Dancing but some people have got one question on their lips. Is Danny Mac gay?
Sorry to disappoint boys, but Danny Mac isn’t gay or bisexual that we know of. The Bromley-born beaut is currently dating Hollyoaks actor Carley Stenson. They announced their engagement in 2016. So wedding bells for Danny are in the air.
The pair met when Danny also starred in Hollyoaks. He starred in the daily soap from 2011 to 2015 as the character Mark “dodger” Savage.
BBC
Viewers of the BBC show were left totally confused when Judge Len Goodman seemed to out him during an early episode of the series, saying,
“Out he comes, Danny Mac the Gay Blade.
“Swashbuckling performance, lovely shapes, beautiful mix of artistry and power.”
Danny took the comment in his stride and he and his dance partner Oti Mabuse laughed off the comment.
