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Category: Celebrity News Author : Duncan Riley Posted: September 24, 2008
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Clay Aiken Tells People About Coming Out (It’s Hard)


Clay Aiken’s Out, which means that there are lots of “told you sos” going around, plenty of teens feeling less confused about. . . things, and more than a few Claymates sleeping better at night. In an interview with PEOPLE released today, Clay gave us some juicy details on coming out to his family and how they took it. Unfortunately, things weren’t as smooth as one would hope:

On Telling His Mom: “I started crying in the car,” Aiken remembers. “It was dark. I was sitting there, thinking to myself. I don’t know why I started thinking about it … I just started bawling. She made me pull over the car and it just came out.”

“She started crying. She was obviously somewhat stunned. But she was very supportive and very comforting.” Even now, Aiken admits, “She still struggles with things quite a bit, but she’s come a long way.”

She was stunned? I thought for sure Moms Always Knew. Clay might have been good at concealing it from her (?!), but the decision to be honest with a new family addition is a noble one. Bravo, Clay!











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3 Archived Responses to “ Clay Aiken Tells People About Coming Out (It’s Hard) ”

  1. Splinter
    Sep 24, 2008

    For anyone who wants to better understand the difficulty and challenges in coming out to parents and family, I'd recommend watching the PBS documentary “Anyone and Everyone -Parents of gays and lesbians are the focus of this documentary.”

  2. Meee42
    Sep 24, 2008

    TMI… I really do NOT understand this NEED for people to annouce their “PRIVATE” business. I could care less what his sexual preference is( it is not the First thing that I ask people when I meet them. In fact I can't recall EVER asking anyone something so personal)…I think that he is a Wonderful singer & appears to be a really nice guy. There was truly No Need for me to know anything else about his personal life. I hope that this does not affect his life with his child. People are still very close minded in this country. I will certainly be glad when people grow up & stop telling all of their business just because a bunch of nosey people that he doesn't even know asks him…

  3. Meieli
    Sep 24, 2008

    He does seem like a cool guy. I think that if it was bothering him, then it's good to get it off his chest. Otherwise, it sucks. At least he took his time doing it, right? ;)