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Tom Allen: “I thought my life might be unliveable“

Tom Allen: “I thought my life might be unliveable“

Comedian Tom Allen told BBC Radio 5 Live why he initially chose to not reveal his sexuality.

Speaking to Nihal Arthanayake he said: "I didn't know how I'd be treated... the only alternative was to bury it."

  • Read more: Tom Allen: The idea of gay shame still pervades
Published
11 November 2020
Section
BBC News
Subsection
Entertainment & Arts

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