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Who is Honey G? Honey G, real name Anna Gilford was a contestant on the UK version of the X Factor in 2016. She was largely derided for her act, which many said was pure novelty. In 2017 she came out as a lesbian following the abismal charting of her debut single, The Honey G Show.

  • 18 celebs who came out in 2017

    2017 has been a great year for celebs to come out as LGBT+

    A racing driver, a butler, a police chief, singers, actors and even an X Factor star all decided that 2017 was the year to come out about their sexuality.

    Here are just 18 of the stars who decided 2017 was time to share their news.

    November

    Jonathan Bennett

    Whilst not exactly stating whether he is gay or bi, Mean Girls actor Jonathan Bennett quashed some of those rumours about his sexuality by casually uploading three totally cute pictures of himself and his boyfriend, TV host, Jaymes Vaughan. Jaymes posted a number of pictures on to his social media as well.

    October

    Kevin Spacey

    Not the proudest moment of coming out history. When the allegations against Kevin Spacey started to gather momentum, Spacey used his apology to inform the world that he was now “living as a gay man”.  He wrote on Twitter,

    “This story has encouraged me to address other things about my life. I know that there are other stories out there about me and that some have been fueled by the fact that I have been so protective of my privacy,

    “As those closest to me know, in my life I have had relationships with both men and women. I have loved and had romantic encounters with men throughout my life and I choose now to live as a gay man,Gordon Thomas

     

    Dan Amboyer

    “Younger” actor Dan Amboyer came out as a gay, and he opened up about his struggles and relationship with financial planner Eric P. Berger.

    September

    Brandon Flynn

    13 Reasons Why actor, Brandon Flynn came out in an emotional Instagram post. The actor, who is most notable for his character, Justin Foley in the hit Netflix series, 13 Reason Why used his coming out to target those who were against same-sex marriage in Australia. The Australian actor, who was at the time 23-years-old,  was spurred on to come out following the No vote campaigns currently active in Australia.

    August

    Haaz Sleiman

    Nurse Jackie cutie, Haaz Sleiman came out as gay – and not just gay – but a total bottom – spelling it out for people, he said, “Not only am I a bottom, but I’m also a total bottom, which means I like it up you-know-where.”

    Colin Jackson

    Former Olympian and BBC presenter Colin Jackson came out as gay in the most chilled way in August. The 50-year-old came out in a TV interview with SVT reporters Kajsa Bergqvist and Peter Häggström. He had previously denied rumours about his sexuality when a kiss and tell story surfaced about him in the mid-noughties. He told Kajsa, “The way you asked me, it was a whole storytelling kind of thing and you were just interested in the way it affected me sports-wise, emotionally-wise and my preparation.”

    Lil Peep

    Another music star came out as bisexual a week after Aaron. Lil Peep, a rising hip-hop artist came out to his fans. Tragically, the star would die later in the year from an overdose.

    Aaron Carter

    Singer Aaron Carter told his fans in a heartfelt note that was bisexual. Aaron Carter made his fame in the late 90’s as pre-teen pop singer. At the time of coming out he had recently split with his girlfriend Madison Parker, the Daily Mail reported.

    July

    Honey G

    One of X Factor‘s most controversial acts, Honey G, came out in an interview with The Sun, revealing her perfect woman is Queen Latifah. Honey G, real name Anna Gilford told The Sun‘s Dan Wooton that she has decided to come out and reveal that she wants to be with women.

    Greyson Chance

    Singer, Greyson Chance who is signed by Ellen Degeneres’s record company after appearing on her show took to Instagram in July 2017 to confirm his sexuality. Talking on the social media site and sharing a rainbow picture, he said

    “I came to fully recognize that I was gay when I was sixteen. I decided not to publicize my sexuality largely due to a matter of privacy, as I was still trying to find comfort and confidence within my own skin”

    Thomas Dekker

    Terminator actor, Thomas Dekker publicly came out as gay after comments made by entertainment exec Brian Fuller. Fuller had alleged that a gay storyline in the hit TV series Heroes, had to be axed following a dispute behind the scenes. The actor’s management allegedly threatened to pull the actor if the storyline went ahead.

    Tyler The Creator

    It appeared that Tyler, The Creator, real name Tyler Gregory Okonma came out as gay or bisexual in a track on his latest album.

    Tyler left fans questioning whether he had come out, after lyrics on the track from his album, Flower Boy revealed that he had been kissing boys since 2004.

    April

    Cressida Dick

    London’s highest-ranking police officer, Cressida Dick revealed in April that she was in a same-sex relationship with a co-worker.  Cressida Dick was appointed London’s Commissioner in February 2017 and is the first woman to take the job. She was appointed by the Queen and was recommended by the Home Secretary, Amber Rudd.

    Barry Manilow

    After decades in the closet, singer-songwriter, Barry Manilow decided to come out. He’s the oldest person on our list to come out in 2017.  He said that he kept his sexuality secret for so many years for fear of disappointing his fans, although as the People Magazine article notes, it was an “open secret to some in his long-devoted, mostly female fan base”.

    March

    Daniel Newman

    Walking Dead actor Daniel Newman came out in March. He decided to use YouTube as a way of telling his fans.

    Paul Burrell

    In March the world’s most famous butler, Paul Burrell came out and told the world about his plans to marry his partner.

    February

    Danny Watts

    An award-winning, high profile racing driver came out as gay and is believed to be the first in the sport. Speaking to THEGAYUK.com he said it was “such a good feeling” to be out. He came out in an interview with Autosport.com in which he revealed that he felt he had to hide his sexuality within his industry because “it’s a very masculine sport”.

    January

    Rob Mallard

    Coronation Street Actor Rob Mallard spoke out about his sexuality for the first time in a revealing interview with Gay Times in the beginning of 2017. He said that he didn’t want to hide who he is, despite being out to his family and friends since he was 17.

     

  • Is Honey G set for the Celebrity Jungle?

    Will Honey G be joining a cosmos of stars for this year’s romp in the Celebrity Jungle?

    The newly out X Factor star, Honey G, could be joining fellow celebs in this year’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here and the bookies are giving good odds that she will – currently, Betway is giving odds of 9/4 that the Honey-to-the-G will be swinging in.

    Last year, despite a very public hate of the X Factor star, Piers Morgan called for the rapper to enter the jungle saying on his morning show, Good Morning Britain,

    “Can we put Honey G in the jungle and have her attacked by rats?

    “Wouldn’t that be perfect television?”

    The outspoken journalist called Honey G “grotesque” and “diabolical”!

    Earlier this month Honey G, real name Anna Gilford has told The Sun‘s Dan Wooton that she has decided to come out and reveal that she wants to be with women. In a candid interview, she said,

    “I was in the process of kind of deciding if I was going to stay with the boyfriend that I had at the time.

    “I was DJing in Ayia Napa and I met someone out there and that was the turning point.

    “I didn’t have real girlfriends until I finished university.”

    The star also revealed that she hopes to find a woman to settle down with and start a family saying that she has wanted kids since she was 19-year-old.

    So maybe she’ll be finding love in the jungle?

     

     

  • Honey G just came out

    The former X Factor star Honey G has come out and she’s looking for love.

    One of X Factor‘s most controversial acts, Honey G, has come out in an interview with The Sun, revealing her perfect woman is Queen Latifah.

    Honey G, real name Anna Gilford has told The Sun‘s Dan Wooton that she has decided to come out and reveal that she wants to be with women. In a candid interview, she said,

    “I was in the process of kind of deciding if I was going to stay with the boyfriend that I had at the time.

    “I was DJing in Ayia Napa and I met someone out there and that was the turning point.

    “I didn’t have real girlfriends until I finished university.”

    The star also revealed that she hopes to find a woman to settle down with and start a family saying that she has wanted kids since she was 19-year-old.

    She said,

    “I have dabbled with men before, but I’m gay and looking for a female partner that I want to settle down with,”

     

  • Do you want to see Honey G at UK pride festivals this summer?

    Do you want to see Honey G at UK pride festivals this summer?

    So we’re asking… if you think Honey G should be booked for prides across the UK in 2017

    (C) ITV

    We’re only asking because we’re wondering what Honey G is going to do now that her her recording career isn’t exactly setting the houses alight... We can just see it now, Honey G being booked left, right and centre for across the UK for pride season.

    Is she worthy? Does she have a gay fan base?

    What do you think?

  • So where did Honey G’s single land on the charts?

    Yikes. Honey G fails to hit top 40, 50, 100

    Honey G has failed to enter the top 10, 20, 30, 40 or 100… with her debut single “The Honey G Show”. The controversial contestant who was eliminated in the seventh week, in the last series of the X Factor is said to have inked a contract with Simon Cowell’s record label Syco – but apparently, it’s just limited to singles at the moment. The Radio Times reports the single reached 149 in the singles’ chart.

    Speaking to Digital Spy she said,

    “What I want to do is negotiate a deal,

    “We want to make it happen. I don’t think there is a specific timescale – I think they are allowed to make two singles with me, and then if they make a third, they have to make an album.”

    With sales figures as poor as these, it doesn’t look like Honey G’s album will be hitting the shelves anytime soon. So prepare to see her performing at Pride events across the UK this summer.

  • Simon knows what he’s doing with Honey G!

    Apparently, Simon Cowell knows what’s he’s doing with Honey G in this year’s X Factor!

    Speaking in an exclusive interview with THEGAYUK.com former X Factor star Danyl Johnson spoke about how Honey G is just part of the fabric of X Factor and how acts like hers are all part of the excitement of the show.

    Honey G is probably one of the most controversial stars of recent years and her name regularly trends worldwide since she started to appear on the live shows and not everyone is happy about her inclusion in the show.

    Danyl told us,

    “The thing is, everyone gets really uptight about these, the enjoyable acts, but they’ve always been in the thread of X Factor. They have always been there. From Chico to Jedward, to Wagner to Honey G right now.

    “They’ve always been there. The X Factor is not just about singing, it’s about having something that people are talking about. Undeniably, every single person is talking about Honey G.

    Danyl who appeared in the 2009 series of the show and came fourth, knows how the juggernaut of the show works. He remarked,

    “Simon understands what she is.”

     

    Danyl Johnson’s full interview can be read in the latest issue of THEGAYUK.com subscribe now for FREE and you’ll never miss another issue.