Will Young, 45, reveals he is 'enjoying dating again' and has 'rediscovered his libido' after fears of falling in love and getting his heart broken
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Will Young has revealed he is 'enjoying dating again' and has 'rediscovered his libido' during an intimate chat on Jamie Laing's Great Company Podcast.
The Pop Idol star, 45, who came out as gay publicly in 2002 age 23 at the time, said he was always afraid of falling in love again, in case he got his heart broken.
But the hitmaker has now shared he is 'met someone really nice' and is having fun 'opening his heart' up again.
Will - who just released his ninth album Light It Up - said: 'I am dating someone quite nice at the moment, which, by the way, is quite a new experience for me because I have a very closed heart in relationships.
'So, [relationships] have not been a pleasure for me at all.'
Will Young, 45, has revealed he is 'enjoying dating again' and has 'rediscovered his libido' during an intimate chat on Jamie Laing 's Great Company Podcast
The Pop Idol star, who came out as gay publicly in 2002 age 23 at the time, said he was always afraid of falling in love again, in case he got his heart broken
'Are you a sexual person?', Jamie asked.
Will replied: 'Oh I love sex, I have rediscovered it again. I had a bit of a drought but we all do. The libido is back!'
The singer also admitted he is 'dreadful' in relationships because of past heartbreak that has caused him to shut off.
He said: 'Give me something to be successful at and I’ll knock it out of the park but relationships are my kryptonite because my heart has been closed.
'I think my heart is opening, which is quite a new experience for me… which is nice at age 45. I am enjoying dating for the first time.'
Will also shared that being alone has helped him find happiness within himself, rather than staying in a 'lonely' relationship.
He added: 'The real thing is, you’ve got to be happy with yourself and that has taken me a long time.
'There’s nothing more lonely than being in the wrong relationship. That is the loneliest place in the world.'
Will - who just released his ninth album Light It Up - said: 'I am dating someone quite nice at the moment, which, by the way, is quite a new experience for me because I have a very closed heart in relationships'
'Are you a sexual person?', Jamie asked. Will replied: 'Oh I love sex, I have rediscovered it again. I had a bit of a drought but we all do. The libido is back!'
The singer also admitted he is 'dreadful' in relationships because of past heartbreak that has caused him to shut off
It comes after Will claimed that Pop Idol bosses told him to keep his sexuality a secret.
The singer came out publicly fresh from winning the show amid reports a newspaper was planning to out him as gay.
In an interview at the time, Will explained: 'For me it's normal and nothing to be ashamed about. I'm gay and I'm comfortable with that. I really don't know what the fuss is about.
'I'm sure this will not come as a surprise to many people, although I've always been discreet and I'm not a campaigner when it comes to my sexuality.'
However, Will claims that show bosses had encouraged him not to declare his homosexuality - prompting him to tell them to 'f*** off'.
Speaking to Rylan on his new BBC Sounds podcast How To Be In The Spotlight, Will said: 'I was told not to say anything. I just told them I wasn't going to do that.
'Basically told them to "f**k off". I said, "I didn't come out and go through all those years being terrified of it to be kicked back in the f*****g closet!" I always thought it was just unnecessary stress.'
The star also revealed that attempts to cover up his sexuality continued later on into his career, telling Rylan that a record company executive ordered him to re-record his signature hit 'because he “sounded too gay”.'
It comes after Will claimed that Pop Idol bosses told him to keep his sexuality a secret (pictured during the Pop Idol final 2002)
The star also revealed that attempts to cover up his sexuality continued later on into his career (pictured with Gareth Gates on Pop Idol 2002)
He said: 'I had a record company executive who said I sounded too gay on Leave Right Now so I needed to re-record it.
'I was working with Annie Lennox's producer, and we just sent him the same vocal back again and he just went, "yeah, love it!".'
'In 2009, I did a beautiful black and white video, and there's one point I'm dancing with a male mannequin and the record company wanted to cut that out of the video. Too gay!'
The Jealousy singer also spoke about the homophobic threats he had experienced after coming out.
He described being chased and fearing for his life while walking out with his boyfriend.
He said: 'I did feel quite exposed and you just have to remember again at that time gay bashing was a big f*****g thing.
'Sadly, it still is. And I was right to be a bit scared because I used to have people running after me, threatening to stab me and my boyfriend. It was awful. But I was not going to live a lie.'
