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You can grow up, you can be comfortable and you can be gay.'
The five-time Olympic gold medalist came out as gay during an interview with respected English television presenter Sir Michael Parkinson in July 2014.
The athlete later revealed during an episode of This Is Your Life in 2022 that he decided to speak out about his sexuality because he was finally 'comfortable'.
The Olympian who came out in 2014, revealed to The Daily Telegraph on Tuesday that he kept his sexuality hidden because he didn't want any 'distractions' from his sporting career in the early 2000s.
Ian leads quite a private life for a public figure and has not posted any photos of a potential new partner on Instagram, nor has he confirmed any details of a new romance.
The most recent update on Ian’s relationship was given to the Sydney Morning Herald in August 2023.
“I have always been a relationships kind of guy.
The now-openly gay star endured speculation about his sexuality for years, before officially coming out during a TV interview with UK talk show host Michael Parkinson in 2014.
After denying his homosexuality publicly for years, Ian was finally able to be at peace with his identity as a gay man.
“I’m comfortable saying I’m a gay man.
I had just come out to my family and to my very very closest friends,' Ian told host Melissa Doyle.
'I had spent some time with [Sir Michael Parkinson] before the interview and told him, "You should ask me if I'm gay because I'm going to tell you I am".'
Ian continued: 'I needed to say it. I'm not straight.
You can grow up, you can be comfortable and you can be gay,” he said, hinting at his own struggles.
“I am telling the world that I am gay … and I hope this makes it easier for others now, and even if you’ve held it in for years, it feels easier to get it out.”
Who is Ian Thorpe’s boyfriend?
If I find the right person, I do plan to settle down and would consider starting a family,” he told the publication. told the The Daily Telegraph on Tuesday that he kept his sexuality hidden because he didn't want any 'distractions' from his sporting career in the early 2000s.
'I had to swim the Olympics and had to win. "I didn't want people to think that I had lied about everything."
He said his friends and family have been supportive of his decision to come out.
"I'm comfortable saying I'm a gay man," he said.
"I'm not straight and this is only something that very recently, we're talking in the past two weeks, I've been comfortable telling the closest people around me exactly that."
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Thorpe, who is retired from professional swimming, discusses the speculation about his sexuality in at least three pages in his 2012 autobiography, This Is Me.
Thorpe says in his book that he was first asked about the issue by a journalist when he was 16 and that he questioned the relevance of the query with regard to his athletic career.
"I answered anyway.
Ian’s first major relationship after coming out was with Aussie model and entrepreneur Ryan Channing.
The pair dated from 2015 until 2019, before parting amicably.
“Yes, the rumours are true, we have parted ways. I think when it is someone that is so young, it is tragic for anyone to see them passing at that kind of age.”
Is Ian Thorpe single?
You can grow up, you can be comfortable and you can be gay."
"A part of me didn't know if Australia wanted its champion to be gay.
“My upbringing is very focused around family and I’d like to take part in that if it happens for me.”
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On Sunday, Thorpe thanked his fans for their support, in a tweet.
He also received praise from Latin pop star Ricky Martin, a father of twins who declared in 2010 that he is gay, and Nets center Jason Collins, who came out publicly in 2013, becoming the first openly gay NBA player.
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