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Adam Lambert didn’t have a boyfriend until he was 24.
The 44-year-old singer admitted that growing up he had to conceal his sexuality, so had to “wait” for all the teenage rites of passage others go through.
In an interview on Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show podcast, Adam said: “When I grew up, it was [having relationships with boys] was an off limits thing. So I didn’t have my first kiss, I didn’t have a dance, the first boyfriend. I didn’t date anybody. I didn’t have a dance at a high school prom with a boy. All these rites of passage that teenagers go through when they’re straight. I had to sort of wait for…
“Falling in love for the first time [was a my biggest moment of queer joy]. I was about 24 when I first had a boyfriend and I fell in love.”
While Adam admitted he was “so afraid” of “being vulnerable” or putting himself out there in his 20s, he eventually took a gamble after clicking with someone on Myspace.
He said: “I was 24 and we just clicked. And then we met at a bar, and we had a drink and it was just like an instant attraction. We had a few drinks, then we went back to my car.
“We got in my car and made out and dry humped each other. It was just a really instant chemistry.”
Nowadays, Adam considers himself in “a new frame of mind” when it comes to relationships.
He explained: “For me, I’ve put so much focus and energy into my career. I’ve always put my career at the top over my own happiness, in some cases over my own social life or personal life. And I’m
thankful that I did because I think had I not, I don’t know if I would be where I am.
“I really put a lot of energy into it. But now, looking back, I can see that maybe in some ways I could have found a little more balance, because now I’m starting to recognise, ‘oh it’s important to have something outside of your career. You need a balance. You need a work play balance.’
“So over the past couple of years, I’ve definitely tried to refocus and rebalance my priorities a little bit.”
Listen and watch Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show on Spotify.
