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Olly Alexander talks first crush and coming out
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It’s no secret that we reckon Years & Years frontman Olly Alexander is one of Britain’s best gay pop stars in, well, years, but the 25-year-old has revealed that despite his outspoken position as a gay rights advocate now, he struggled as much as the next person when it came to accepting his sexuality.
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On his first crush:
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“I had a crush on a friend at school, who was a boy, and I didn’t totally understand what it was at the time,” he explained. “This was when I was 13. But I just knew I wanted spend all my time around him and kiss him. And that was probably the first time. I mean, when I watched Disney movies as a kid, I liked the girls because they looked pretty and nice. But I wanted to see more of Aladdin than Jasmine.
“I didn’t fit in at school ever. I felt very much like a misfit. I went out of my way to be different as well; I’d wear eyeliner to school and paint my nails. I wanted to be different as well as feeling very different and I didn’t like a lot of the kids at school. They kind of went for me.”
He added: “I was bullied quite a bit. But it tapered off by the time I was 15. I could stand up for myself by then.
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On coming out:
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“I didn’t really come out to my mum until I was about 20,” he said. “I had moved to London when I was 18, as soon as I had enough money to do that. I talked to my mum over the phone and I told her I was gay, and she was like, “Yeah, that makes sense, that’s cool.” Didn’t really bat an eyelid.
“Afterwards I felt like I should never have been afraid to tell her, because she’s always been a very supportive, liberal mum. There was no reason for me to have been afraid. I guess that everyone struggles with coming out, whoever you are, but it was a great experience.”
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