X Factor Finalist Reveals He and His Dad Came Out at the Same Time

X Factor finalist Danny Tetley has revealed in an interview with The Sun that he and his dad both came out to each other at the same time.

They had both stumbled into a gay bar after a night of drinking, during a trip to LA in 2001.

“The drinks flowed and we started talking about the men in there who were handsome,” Tetley said.

“It was quite a strange moment—there aren’t many fathers and sons who are gay.

“It must have been tough for my dad growing up in the era he did and not being able to be himself,” he continued.

“That experience with my dad made us so much closer. We’re really good friends and I’m so happy for him.”

Tetley later sang at his dad’s same-sex wedding in 2016.

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