The Only Way is Essex star Junaid Ahmed claims he was kicked out of his home after coming out as gay.
The 27-year-old joined the cast of ITV’s TOWIE just this summer after appearing on Lovestruck High, an Amazon Prime reality dating show. Despite the TV personality claiming he couldn’t imagine life now without the reality series, it hasn’t always been plaining sailing for him, as reported by the Daily Star. Fans got to see a different side to the TOWIE newcomer as he appeared on the Secure the Insecure podcast where he reflected on his teenage years, spoke about his childhood romances and fondly remembered his first love.
Speaking to podcast host Johnny Seifert, Junaid said: “I did start seeing someone when I was 16. Secretly, he was one of my best friends at the time. And it was all a little secret. I just loved it. I absolutely loved it. I was in love. That was my first love." The former model continued: "We're both in the same boat. Like he was in the closet. I was essentially in the closet. And we just yeah, we've known each other all our life anyway. So it was just the most comfortable thing…and I know (it could) never be something serious because he would never come out".
