In an interview addressing his sexuality, Lil Nas X has told BBC Breakfast he doesn’t have “anything to hide” from fans. “I kind of revealed [it],” he told the interviewers of his recent tweets. Asked what he had revealed, he responded, “That I am gay.” He went on, “It’s something I was considering never doing, ever. Taking to the grave. But I don’t wanna live my entire life—especially how I got to where I’m at—not doing what I wanna do.” He went on to say homosexuality is “not really accepted in either the country [or] hip-hop communities,” but that he hoped he was “opening doors” for people. Watch a clip of the interview below.

After the segment aired, Lil Nas X could be seen walking in front of the cameras while the hosts were trying to segue. “lmfaooo i didn’t know,” he tweeted later.

Lil Nas X came out as gay last weekend after making a surprise appearance with Miley Cyrus at Glastonbury. He pointed to lyrics and artwork of his new EP 7, saying he thought he’d made it clear.

Read “How Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” Became a Lightning Rod for Race, the Charts, and Country Music” on the Pitch. Also read Pitchfork’s feature “50 Songs That Define the Last 50 Years of LGBTQ+ Pride.”

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