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Matt Lucas called ‘disgusting gay’ by homophobic football fans-Emily Bashforth-Entertainment – Metro
Matt Lucas has opened up about his experiences with homophobia (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
Matt Lucas has shared a defiant message to homophobic football fans after being subjected to verbal abuse on multiple occasions.
The Little Britain star, 50, has spoken candidly in the past about his sexuality and coming to terms with being gay.
He previously shared that it was a part of himself he began to accept in his early twenties, but he had great anxiety about how his family might react.
Matt, who first had a feeling he was gay at age seven, was in a civil partnership with Kevin McGee from 2006 until 2008. McGee sadly died by suicide one year later after their divorce.
A turbulent rise to fame means copious amounts of eyes on Matt at all times, including when he’s off the silver screen and simply wants to watch the footie.
Taking to X, the comedy star has revealed the cruel words launched at him this season by fellow fans of the sport, with an outpouring of love from his fans following.
The comedian started coming to terms with his sexuality in his twenties (Picture: Alan West/Hogan Media/REX/Shutterstock)
‘I have been verbally abused twice on the way to football matches so far this season,’ he began.
‘On both occasions I was minding my own business, head down, walking to the ground.
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‘I was called “a f***ing queer c**t” by one man and another told me that “our club doesn’t want disgusting gay fans”.’
Ending on a powerful note, he said: ‘If you’re a player and that offends you less than wearing a rainbow-coloured armband for a couple of matches, then maybe you’re part of the problem.’
After sharing the tweet, Matt was inundated with sympathetic replies, as JonAttenborough wrote: ‘I’m so sorry to hear that you’ve had to put up with this, Matt. Football is a form of escapism for many of us, a way to forget about the stresses of everyday life for an afternoon. Nobody should have to face this kind of abuse’.
Michael01803051 wrote: ‘Shocked to hear this Matt, I thought our fans were better than that, if they were genuine fans…so sorry that you had to endure this,no one should.’
However, not all the replies were kind, as BitcoinBarry1 wrote: ‘I’m not denying it happened.. but I’ve been going to arsenal for 40 years and never heard anything remotely homophobic.. the stadium has a big banner saying ‘Gay Gooners’ and nobody seems to mind. You sure it wasn’t away fans winding you up? And are you sure rainbows will fix it?’
David Walliams, his Little Britain co-star, recently said he is ‘probably non-binary’ (Picture: HBO)
Keeping his response short, Matt wrote back: ‘Good for you.’
His experiences with football fans come after several Premier League stars refused to wear a rainbow armband in a show of solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community in recent games.
Instead, devout Christian Marc Guehi chose to write ‘I love Jesus’ over his armband at the weekend.
Then, on Tuesday at Ipswich Town, he wore a band that read: ‘Jesus [hearts] you.’
He has since been reprimanded for the behaviour but avoided a ban, while Ipswich Town player Sam Morsy refused to wear the rainbow armband completely.
Chatting previously about his sexuality, actor Matt said he wishes he had come out to his dad before he died but was ‘too scared’.
‘He died when I was 22 and he was 52. His death came out of the blue, and I wished I had told him while he was still alive,’ Matt told The Guardian.
Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United wearing the rainbow armband during a Premier League match (Picture: Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
Marc Guehi of Crystal Palace wrote a religious statement over his band and has since been reprimanded (Picture: Julian Finney/Getty Images)
‘Then, four years after he died, I found out from my aunt that he had figured it out for himself – and he was OK with it.
‘Even all that time later, that was a very heartening thing to learn. It resolved a lot of things.’
Meanwhile, his Little Britain co-star and long-time collaborator David Walliams recently spoke about his own identity, stating that he would ‘probably’ be non-binary if the language we use to describe gender was available to him growing up.
‘Sometimes I think my life would be a lot easier if I was just gay. Because I’m really drawn to gay things. I really like gay culture,’ he added on the Australian podcast Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps.
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Matt Lucas has opened up about his experiences with homophobia (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
Matt Lucas has shared a defiant message to homophobic football fans after being subjected to verbal abuse on multiple occasions.
The Little Britain star, 50, has spoken candidly in the past about his sexuality and coming to terms with being gay.
He previously shared that it was a part of himself he began to accept in his early twenties, but he had great anxiety about how his family might react.
Matt, who first had a feeling he was gay at age seven, was in a civil partnership with Kevin McGee from 2006 until 2008. McGee sadly died by suicide one year later after their divorce.
A turbulent rise to fame means copious amounts of eyes on Matt at all times, including when he’s off the silver screen and simply wants to watch the footie.
Taking to X, the comedy star has revealed the cruel words launched at him this season by fellow fans of the sport, with an outpouring of love from his fans following.
The comedian started coming to terms with his sexuality in his twenties (Picture: Alan West/Hogan Media/REX/Shutterstock)
‘I have been verbally abused twice on the way to football matches so far this season,’ he began.
‘On both occasions I was minding my own business, head down, walking to the ground.
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‘I was called “a f***ing queer c**t” by one man and another told me that “our club doesn’t want disgusting gay fans”.’
Ending on a powerful note, he said: ‘If you’re a player and that offends you less than wearing a rainbow-coloured armband for a couple of matches, then maybe you’re part of the problem.’
After sharing the tweet, Matt was inundated with sympathetic replies, as JonAttenborough wrote: ‘I’m so sorry to hear that you’ve had to put up with this, Matt. Football is a form of escapism for many of us, a way to forget about the stresses of everyday life for an afternoon. Nobody should have to face this kind of abuse’.
Michael01803051 wrote: ‘Shocked to hear this Matt, I thought our fans were better than that, if they were genuine fans…so sorry that you had to endure this,no one should.’
However, not all the replies were kind, as BitcoinBarry1 wrote: ‘I’m not denying it happened.. but I’ve been going to arsenal for 40 years and never heard anything remotely homophobic.. the stadium has a big banner saying ‘Gay Gooners’ and nobody seems to mind. You sure it wasn’t away fans winding you up? And are you sure rainbows will fix it?’
David Walliams, his Little Britain co-star, recently said he is ‘probably non-binary’ (Picture: HBO)
Keeping his response short, Matt wrote back: ‘Good for you.’
His experiences with football fans come after several Premier League stars refused to wear a rainbow armband in a show of solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community in recent games.
Instead, devout Christian Marc Guehi chose to write ‘I love Jesus’ over his armband at the weekend.
Then, on Tuesday at Ipswich Town, he wore a band that read: ‘Jesus [hearts] you.’
He has since been reprimanded for the behaviour but avoided a ban, while Ipswich Town player Sam Morsy refused to wear the rainbow armband completely.
Chatting previously about his sexuality, actor Matt said he wishes he had come out to his dad before he died but was ‘too scared’.
‘He died when I was 22 and he was 52. His death came out of the blue, and I wished I had told him while he was still alive,’ Matt told The Guardian.
Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United wearing the rainbow armband during a Premier League match (Picture: Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
Marc Guehi of Crystal Palace wrote a religious statement over his band and has since been reprimanded (Picture: Julian Finney/Getty Images)
‘Then, four years after he died, I found out from my aunt that he had figured it out for himself – and he was OK with it.
‘Even all that time later, that was a very heartening thing to learn. It resolved a lot of things.’
Meanwhile, his Little Britain co-star and long-time collaborator David Walliams recently spoke about his own identity, stating that he would ‘probably’ be non-binary if the language we use to describe gender was available to him growing up.
‘Sometimes I think my life would be a lot easier if I was just gay. Because I’m really drawn to gay things. I really like gay culture,’ he added on the Australian podcast Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps.
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