Will Young has said he feels there is a ‘loneliness’ that comes along with being a gay man.
The 43-year-old recently opened up about his ‘loneliness and abandonment’ on a Liverpool-based LGBT+ podcast. Joining hosts Matthew Riley and Brendan Geoghegan on their podcast, Bottoming, the Leave Right Now singer also discussed how he stays on top of his physical and mental health.
The bonus episode, which was released to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week, sees the men talk about how they deal with feeling isolated while being members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Will said: “There’s a loneliness when we abandon ourselves, there's a loneliness that can run throughout someone’s life that will be to do with something in the past. For years, I used to feel lonely and I think that there can be a type of loneliness that is specific to gay men as well actually. I often think about it and wonder if it’s linked to gay shame. Feeling lonely is awful because it feels like a void that won’t get filled. Often we can be around people, but still feel desperately lonely.”
