I don’t mind people not liking my singing, that’s a matter of taste… but to be downright homophobic is unacceptable. I’d received the usual homophobic messages. Nobody spoke about it on X Factor, although I know the public certainly guessed. I’m certain people already knew or had guessed. I don’t know if I decided to publicly come out on his show. You decided to publicly come out via Scott McGlynn’s show, why? And why now? Nor do I have any regrets, it was a big part of my journey.
People still recognize me from X Factor, and I’m not ashamed of it. I was also invited to Las Vegas to meet my idol, Celine Dion before her show at Caesars Palace. I opened for Jason Derulo in San Francisco, which was insanely fun. I gigged a lot, became a more experienced musician. I felt I needed to go and give my place to somebody who had their head 100% in the game. The press weren’t particularly kind to me, and I seemed to divide public opinion as Simon Cowell liked to remind me every time. Whilst in between also doing my filming commitments for the X Factor in London, it all felt too much. Jessie J, Tom Bleasby and Ellen Degeneresīefore I knew it I was on the X Factor stage and the Ellen Degeneres Show. A day or two later, I uploaded it to Facebook for family and friends to see… and out of nowhere it was getting millions of views. I didn’t know the song but joined anyway. One night, I realized Jessie J was on there promoting her latest single at the time, which was called Flashlight.
It allows you to duet with anyone all over the world, and create high quality recordings. Whilst at university in London, I wanted to sing privately in my own space and came across an app called ‘Sing!’ by Smule. Can you outline how you came to do the viral duet with Jessie J and the reaction from it afterwards? Gay Star News sat down with Tom Bleasby to talk boys, pop music and coming out while in the spotlight. He talks about his decision to not talk about his sexuality while on the X Factor, as well as homophobic abuse he’s suffered while on stage. Since then, he’s appeared on the Ellen Degeneres show and the UK X Factor, as well as opened for Jason Derulo.īut there’s one thing he’s never mentioned publicly – he’s gay.Īlthough he admits the ‘public certainly guessed,’ he addressed his sexuality on the Scott McGlynn Show.
Tom Bleasby got his big break after he recorded a duet with pop superstar, Jessie J.
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