The pop singer, who portrays a man developing a crush on a waiter who showed him kindness once in new production 'Song from Far Away', says he can relate to his character.
- Feb 25, 2023
AceShowbiz - Will Young has felt "ashamed" of being single. The 44-year-old pop singer stars in a new production of "Song from Far Away", a one-man play by Simon Stephens, and Will admits that he can relate to his character, who develops a crush on a waiter who showed him kindness once.
Will, who came out as gay in 2002, explained to The Guardian newspaper, "I can relate to a lot of that. I've been mostly single throughout my life. I don't feel it now, but there was a time when I was quite ashamed of it. Relatives pityingly asking … 'Anyone?' Because of past experiences - abuse at boarding school - I find relationships triggering. I don't feel damaged, but it was damaging. I don't know if I can trust someone to do that with."
Will plans to take a prolonged break from the music business this year, and the "Anything Is Possible" hitmaker is happy to distance himself from the industry. He said, "To be honest, I don't love the industry. After all this time I still don't know if it works for me."
Will actually finds acting to be less stressful than making music. The chart-topping star thinks musicians are under more pressure to create a "brand" for themselves. Will, who shot to fame on the TV show "Pop Idol" in 2002, explained, "What the audience thinks of me doesn't matter. I'm not selling myself but someone else. Music is different. There's pressure to be a brand. I'm even locked out of my social media because I just get drunk and slag people off. As an actor, I don't need that presence."
