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  • Darren Hayes | I’m Envious Of Adam Lambert!

    Darren Hayes | I’m Envious Of Adam Lambert!

    Former Savage Garden frontman Darren Hayes has told THEGAYUK how much he admires openly gay singers in today’s industry.

    Adam Lambert
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    Speaking to The Gay UK, hit maker Darren Hayes, has said how he’s envious of singers such as Adam Lambert and Sam Smith who have been open about their sexuality from the start of their careers.

    Darren Hayes
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    Darren (pictured above), who fronted Savage Garden from 1993 and had worldwide hits with songs such as Truly Madly Deeply and To The Moon And Back, praised American Idol’s Adam Lambert for his openness whilst reflecting on his days as Savage Garden’s lead singer.

    Speaking about when he came out, Darren told us,

    “When I (came out as)  gay I wasn’t worried about losing money. I was worried about committing suicide because I was so sad in my own self. I hated myself and I think if there was ever a fear it was just that people wouldn’t love me, people wouldn’t like me.”

    When asked if it was refreshing to see so many openly gay musicians like Adam Lambert, Darren replied,

    “I’m envious of Adam Lambert. I love his journey.

    “I totally relate to Adam. You end up growing out of that when you can’t fit into those clothes but I admire him.

    “He’s such a beautiful creature.”

    Adam Lambert came out after his appearance on the 8th series of American Idol in an interview in Rolling Stone in 2009.

    In 2014 Adam Lambert spoke openly about having his and Sam Smith’s sexuality discussed in public and noted that coming out, even for artists today was still a “drama or talking point”.

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    CREDIT: kathclick / bigstock

    Darren then went on to praise Stay With Me hit maker Sam Smith saying,

    “His voice is so beautiful and I think that it would be just unnecessary.

    “…His journey has been inspiring and I think it’s just an indication of the years that we grew up in.”

  • Sam Smith Joins Harry Styles On The UK’s Rich List For Under 30s

    Sam Smith Joins Harry Styles On The UK’s Rich List For Under 30s

    Sam Smith has managed to earn enough from album royalties and performance fees to find himself on the Sunday Times’ Rich List.

    CREDIT: kathclick / bigstock
    CREDIT: kathclick / bigstock

    The openly gay singer Sam Smith has managed to reach the top 10 in this the Sunday Times’ Rich List for the 10 richest musicians under 30. He joins Harry Styles who is at number 3 under Adele and Ed Sheeran.

    According to the experts, Sam Smith’s personal wealth grew by £8million thanks to his songwriting royalties and album sales. The increase takes his net worth to £20 million. Harry Styles’ personal wealth also grew by £8 million, which takes his net worth to £33 million.

    ALSO READ: Harry Styles admits that his perfect partner doesn’t have to be female

    Meanwhile in the Sunday Times Rich List Sir Elton John is the only openly gay listee to make it into the top 10. He remains at number 4 on the list with a net worth of £280 million. George Michael drops one place from 21 to 22.

    David Bowie’s widow Iman Abdulmajid and son Duncan Jones enter the list after inheriting his fortune.

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    The 2016 Sunday Times Rich List – the definitive guide to wealth in Britain and Ireland – is published on Sunday, April 24. The 148-page special edition of The Sunday Times Magazine is the biggest issue of the Rich List ever published since it first appeared in 1989. It charts the wealth of the 1,000 richest people in the UK and the 250 richest in Ireland. The list is based on identifiable wealth, including land, property, other assets such as art and racehorses, or significant shares in publicly quoted companies. It excludes bank accounts, to which the paper has no access.  

    The Sunday Times Rich List is compiled by Philip Beresford and Robert Watts, and edited by Ian Coxon. The complete list will be available to all the paper’s digital members and will be fully-searchable online at thesundaytimes.co.uk/richlist

  • Sam Smith Wins Best Original Song Oscar

    Sam Smith Wins Best Original Song Oscar

    Sam Smith Won Best Song Oscar for his Bond Theme, Writing’s On The Wall.

     

    Sam Smith has won “Best Original Song” for his Bond Theme, Writing’s On The Wall.

    Sam took the opportunity in his acceptance speech to acknowledge the LGBT community and dedicate his song to the community, however misquoted Sir Ian McKellen, by say that no gay person had won an Oscar.

    Earlier in the year Sir Ian had asked the question why no gay man has ever won Best Actor?

    Sam misquoted Sir Ian, and said that no gay person had won any oscar of any sort, and said,

    “If this is the case, even if it isn’t the case, I want to dedicate this to the LGBT community all around the world. I stand here tonight as a proud gay man.”

    However a number of openly gay people have won at the Oscars, and indeed at least four have won in his category including Sir Elton John, Stephen Sondheim and Howard Ashman and Melissa Etheridge won an Oscar for her song, I Need To Wake Up, from An Inconvenient Truth in 2006.

    Sir Elton won his Oscar for “The Lion King’s” Can You Feel The Love Tonight in 1994, which he shares with Tim Rice. Stephen Sondheim won an Oscar for his song “Sooner Or Later (I Always Get My Man)” in 1990 from the film “Dick Tracy”.

    Howard Ashman won his Oscar for Beauty And The Beast in 1991.

    Sam’s astonishing snub or lack of education in Oscar wins led Oscar winner, Dustin Lance Black to lash out at Sam on Twitter – suggesting that he stop text his Fiancé, Tom Daley.

     

     

     

  • Dustin Lance Black: Sam Smith Stop Texting My Man!

    Dustin Lance Black has taken to Twitter to demand that Oscar winner Sam Smith stop texting his fiancé, Tom Daley.

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  • Sam Smith “Shocked” By Racism – Twitter Reacts

    Sam Smith has ruffled feathers it seems and people aren’t happy about it.

    In a series of Tweets Sam Smith outlined that a friend of his had been racially abused and that it had deeply shocked the Stay With Me singer.
    However some on Twitter aren’t happy. Hanna Flint for Metro.co.uk accused the singer of “whitesplaining” which is defined by Urbandictionary as “paternalistic lecture given by Whites toward a person of color defining what should and shouldn’t be considered racist, while obliviously exhibiting their own racism”.

    A few people did however applaud him for his Tweets:

  • Sam Smith Gets Wedding Tattoo On His Finger For “Gay Marriage”

    Sam Smith Gets Wedding Tattoo On His Finger For “Gay Marriage”

    Sam Smith has got a brand new tattoo to signify his feelings on gay marriage and equality.

    “Stay With Me” singer, Sam Smith has showcased two of his brand new tattoos. The first is of an equal sign on his wedding band finger, to show his thoughts on “gay marriage and equality for all”.

    He posted the picture on his Instagram and it has already got 103,000 likes.

    The second tattoo was inspired by the oldest tattoo ever found, it was on a mummified body.

  • LISTEN: Sam Smith Bond Theme In Full

    Multi-platinum selling British artist, Sam Smith recently revealed that he has become the latest musician to record the James Bond theme. ‘Writing’s On The Wall’, the theme from Spectre, is released today via Capitol Records and is available to purchase and stream now.

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  • Cilla Black One Of The Faves To Be Christmas Number 1 2015

    Oh dear… This may be the most depressing or exciting thing you read today, but Christmas is just 100 days away.

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  • Has Sam Smith Taken His Diet Too Far?

    Has global Super-Star Sam Smith’s dieting gone too far? Oh no wait, he’s just at the Hobbit’s house, where everything is tiny!

    Showing of a newly slim-lined figure, Stay With Me singer, Sam Smith has been visiting Bilbo Baggin’s home in a series of fun pictures posted to Instagram. Loving the experience so much the star said,

    “I would chop off my toe to live here and be a hobbit x”

    Recently Sam Smith said that he was just 4 pounds away from his ideal weight. We think he looks super!

     

  • Sam Smith Showcases Incredible Weightloss

    Taking to Instagram, gay hit maker Sam Smith showed off his newly slimmed frame.

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  • Sam Smith Becomes Third Openly Gay Man To Win British Breakthrough Brit

    Sam Smith has become the 3rd openly gay man to win British Breakthrough act at the Brits and the first to win the BRITs Global Success Award.

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