Matt Lucas called ‘disgusting gay’ by homophobic football fans

Matt Lucas has shared a defiant connection to homophobic shot fans aft being subjected to verbal maltreatment connected aggregate occasions.

The Little Britain star, 50, has spoken candidly successful the past astir his sexuality and coming to presumption with being gay.

He antecedently shared that it was a portion of himself helium began to judge successful his aboriginal twenties, but helium had large anxiety astir however his household mightiness react.

Matt, who archetypal had a feeling helium was cheery astatine property seven, was successful a civilian concern with Kevin McGee from 2006 until 2008. McGee sadly died by termination 1 twelvemonth aboriginal aft their divorce.

A turbulent emergence to fame means copious amounts of eyes connected Matt astatine each times, including erstwhile he’s disconnected the metallic surface and simply wants to ticker the footie.

Taking to X, the drama star has revealed the cruel words launched astatine him this play by chap fans of the sport, with an outpouring of emotion from his fans following.

‘I person been verbally abused doubly connected the mode to shot matches truthful acold this season,’ helium began.

‘On some occasions I was minding my ain business, caput down, walking to the ground.

‘I was called “a f***ing queer c**t” by 1 antheral and different told maine that “our nine doesn’t privation disgusting cheery fans”.’

Ending connected a almighty note, helium said: ‘If you’re a subordinate and that offends you little than wearing a rainbow-coloured armband for a mates of matches, past possibly you’re portion of the problem.’

After sharing the tweet, Matt was inundated with sympathetic replies, arsenic JonAttenborough wrote: ‘I’m truthful atrocious to perceive that you’ve had to enactment up with this, Matt. Football is simply a signifier of escapism for galore of us, a mode to hide astir the stresses of mundane beingness for an afternoon. Nobody should person to look this benignant of abuse’.

Michael01803051 wrote: ‘Shocked to perceive this Matt, I thought our fans were amended than that, if they were genuine fans…so atrocious that you had to endure this,no 1 should.’

However, not each the replies were kind, arsenic BitcoinBarry1 wrote: ‘I’m not denying it happened.. but I’ve been going to arsenal for 40 years and ne'er heard thing remotely homophobic.. the stadium has a large banner saying ‘Gay Gooners’ and cipher seems to mind. You definite it wasn’t distant fans winding you up? And are you definite rainbows volition hole it?’

Keeping his effect short, Matt wrote back: ‘Good for you.’

His experiences with shot fans travel aft respective Premier League stars refused to deterioration a rainbow armband successful a amusement of solidarity with the LGBTQ+ assemblage successful caller games.

Instead, devout Christian Marc Guehi chose to constitute ‘I emotion Jesus’ implicit his armband astatine the weekend.

Then, connected Tuesday at Ipswich Town, helium wore a set that read: ‘Jesus [hearts] you.’

He has since been reprimanded for the behaviour but avoided a ban, portion Ipswich Town subordinate Sam Morsy refused to deterioration the rainbow armband completely.

Chatting antecedently astir his sexuality, histrion Matt said helium wishes helium had travel retired to his dada earlier helium died but was ‘too scared’.

‘He died erstwhile I was 22 and helium was 52. His decease came retired of the blue, and I wished I had told him portion helium was inactive alive,’ Matt told The Guardian.

‘Then, 4 years aft helium died, I recovered retired from my aunt that helium had figured it retired for himself – and helium was OK with it.

‘Even each that clip later, that was a precise heartening happening to learn. It resolved a batch of things.’

Meanwhile, his Little Britain co-star and long-time collaborator David Walliams precocious spoke astir his ain identity, stating that he would ‘probably’ beryllium non-binary if the connection we usage to picture sex was disposable to him increasing up.

‘Sometimes I deliberation my beingness would beryllium a batch easier if I was conscionable gay. Because I’m truly drawn to cheery things. I truly similar cheery culture,’ helium added connected the Australian podcast Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps.

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