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Chris Martin reflects on being 'very homophobic' and 'worried he was gay' during school
It's no private that some examples of homophobia stem from insecurities and fear, but it's not often we hear people express on it honestly.
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has opened up about the "brutal" anxiety and avoid he grappled with while attending boarding school - admitting that he held homophobic beliefs born from deep insecurity.
Speaking to Rolling Stone, the 42-year-old father of two explained that he went through "a bit of a tough time" during puberty, including "some stuff with religion and sexuality and everything".
"When I went to boarding school, I walked a bit funny and I bounced a bit and I was also very homophobic because I was like, 'If I’m gay, I’m completely f**ked for eternity' and I was a kid discovering sexuality," he said. "[I thought,] 'Maybe I’m same-sex attracted, maybe I’m this, maybe I’m that, I can’t be this.'"
The singer continued: "I was terrified and then I walked a bit funny and I was in a boarding
Chris Martin admits he was once 'very homophobic': 'I was a kid discovering sexuality'
Chris Martin is opening up about his sexuality in a candid interview with Rolling Stone. The 42-year-old Coldplay frontman shared what it was like trying to navigate through boarding school with kids "aggressively" telling him he was "definitely gay" because of how he carried himself. Martin, who struggled with the idea because of his religious beliefs, shared it caused him to be homophobic as a young teenager while he tried to figure out his sexuality.
"What happened to me was when I went to boarding school I walked a bit funny and I bounced a bit, and I was also very homophobic because I was like, 'If I'm same-sex attracted, I'm completely f***ed for eternity'" he admitted. "And I was a kid, like, discovering sexuality. 'Maybe I'm gay, maybe I'm this, maybe I'm that, I can't be this' so I was terrified and then I walked a bit funny and I was in a boarding school with a bunch of quite hardcore kids who were also going through their thing and, for a few years, they would very much utter , 'You're definitely gay,' in quite a full-on manner, quite aggressively telling me that and it was weird for me for a few y
Chris Martin Confesses to Feeling ‘Very Homophobic’ While Discovering His Sexuality
Chris Martin has been a vocal LGBTQ ally for years, but in a new interview with Rolling Stone the Coldplay frontman admitted that he went through a phase of feeling "very homophobic" in regard to his own sexuality during his youth, thanks in part to religion.
"When I went to boarding university, I walked a bit funny and I bounced a bit and I was also very homophobic because I was like, 'If I’m gay, I’m completely f**ked for eternity' and I was a kid finding sexuality," he recalled. " [I thought,] 'Maybe I’m gay, maybe I’m this, maybe I’m that, I can’t be this.'"
At the time, he remembered thinking "I don't know [if I'm gay] and even if I am, I can't be because it's wrong… If I am, I can't be,'" which caused him "terrible turmoil."
"I start[ed] to worry about [being gay] for sure," he confessed. "About 15 and a half, I don't understand what happened, I was like, 'Yeah,
Coldplay's Chris Martin says he was "very homophobic" and "worried" about being male lover as a kid
4 December 2019, 21:13 | Updated: 4 December 2019, 21:16
The Coldplay frontman has given an intimate interview, where he's talked about growing up, his sexuality, religion and more.
Chris Martin has opened up about growing up and admitted he was "very homophobic" when he was younger.
The Coldplay frontman has given a rare warts-and-all interview with Rolling Stone, where he talked in-depth about everything from religion to his insecurities, to his struggle with growing up in boarding school.
Speaking to the magazine's founder and director Jann S. Wenner about his relationship with God, the Orphans singer revealed: "When I went to boarding school, I walked a bit comical and I bounced a bit, and I was also very homophobic because I was like, 'If I'm gay I'm completely fucked for eternity'.
"And I was a kid uncovering sexuality and thinking 'maybe I'm gay, maybe I'm this, maybe I'm that? I can't be this.' I was terrified..."
The Clocks singer continued: "I wa