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Jenna Campbell

Paul Heaton applauded for calling out homophobic abuse at show

Singer-songwriter Paul Heaton has been praised online for calling out homophobic abuse at a recent gig in London.

The Beautiful South and The Housemartins star was reflecting on his show at the 02 Arena in London back in December and said that despite thousands of smiling faces, a small group of men verbally abused two women.

Heaton and singing partner Jacqui Abbott hit the road in November as part of their 2022 headline tour in support of their fifth studio album along with support act Billy Bragg - though Abbott was forced to pull out of several dates, including one in Manchester, due to illness.

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