Adam Lambert: “At 12 I realized I was gay”

Singer Adam Lambert was 12 when he realized he’s gay. The For Your Entertainment hitmaker says he wasn’t very confident when he was younger and admits it took him a while to accept who he is.

“Growing up I wasn’t very confident. It wasn’t until in my early 20s that I evolved into who I really was and wanted to be,” he said.

“I always used to look at being different as a bad thing, but I’ve learned that you need to take pride in the fact that you are unique.

“I was an ugly duckling, I was overweight and at 12 I realized I was gay. I kept that a secret until I was 18, so dealing with that and not feeling attractive was hard.

“The main validation I got was from being a performer, because it made me feel good about myself.”

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