Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock is reportedly in a relationship with the Andre Gray, the Premier League footballer who was suspended from the game last year after historical homophobic tweets emerged in which he said gay people should “burn”.
Pinnock, who along with the rest of Little Mix has been a vocal supporter of LGBT+ rights, confirmed she was in a relationship with the disgraced Burnley striker last month, The Sun reports.
The 25-year-old sportsman had written: “Is it just me or are there gays everywhere? #Burn #Die #MakesMeSick”.
Gray expressed remorse for the remarks following his ban, insisting he wasn’t homophobic and was a “completely different person” when the tweet was written.
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“The tweets were posted four years ago when I was a completely different person to the man I am now. I was at a very different point in my life back then – one that I’ve worked hard to move on from.”