It wasn't until after he came out that the singer, who is currently dating 13 Reasons Why actor Brandon Flynn, feared he would never be known for just his talent. I'd just moved to London from a village - I was literally the only gay in the village. 'And I was 19 when I started writing the first album. 'Looking back on it, it was the fear of saying the wrong thing and offending,' he continued.

Sam, who first came out when he was 4 years old, didn't do it in the public eye until 2014, right before the release of his debut album, In the Lonely Hour. I would wear full makeup every day in school, eyelashes, leggings with Dr Martens and huge fur coats, for two-and-a-half years.' There was one moment in my life where I didn't own a piece of male clothing, really. In a recent interview with The Sunday Times, the 'Too Good at Goodbyes' singer reflected on figuring out who he was while growing up, saying, 'People don't know this, but when I was 17, I remember becoming obsessed with Boy George and Marilyn and all that. Sam Smith is opening up about his sexuality in a way that he never has before.

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