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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Inga Parkel

Luke Evans says parents were told to stop talking to him after he came out as gay: ‘It was painful’

Luke Evans has opened up in heartbreaking detail about his journey to coming out as gay to his parents and the “painful” consequences that followed.

Born to two devout Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Clash of the Titans star, 45, was raised in the church, where he was taught that homosexuality was wrong. Jehovah’s Witnesses is a denomination of Christianity that believes humanity is living in the last days before Armageddon.

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