In May, the crooner admitted he had been “living a lie” and spoke about his marriage breakdown in an emotional interview
Tommy Fleming makes his first television appearance since speaking publicly about his sexuality this weekend(Image: Virgin Media )
Tommy Fleming has opened up about his life since coming out as gay and a leaked WhatsApp voice note in his first television interview since it went viral.
In May, the crooner admitted he had been “living a lie” and spoke about his marriage breakdown in an emotional interview on Newstalk.
During the interview, Fleming came out as gay and spoke about his drug and booze battle, along with the toll it took on his mental health.
In an interview on Unfiltered with Lucy Kennedy, which will air this weekend, Fleming will reflect on a tumultuous chapter of his life.
In a preview for his appearance posted to social media, Fleming said: “It’s been a strange road to navigate but it’s a lot easier to navigate this one than the one I had been navigating, if that makes sense.”
“It’s been tough… it’s not been an easy ride, and I don’t expect it to be. Don’t get me wrong. It’s been very sad. That’s the one word that really kind of stands out for me.”
Speaking about the leaked WhatsApp voice note that went viral, he said: “In many ways, my hands were forced due to a recording that was made. A friend of mine rang me to say he had received this WhatsApp message with the recording on it.”
“Have you ever been in a situation where… you know when people say the oxygen was taken out of the room? But this is when it leaves your body nearly,” Fleming added.
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He continued: “There’s a feeling of hopelessness, there’s a feeling of ‘what am I going to do?’ I was, you know… maybe it won’t pick up, you know?
“And boy did it pick up.”
Unfiltered with Lucy Kennedy continues on Virgin Media Play and Virgin Media One on Sunday, August 16.
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