I didn't think of myself as a tart, but I wouldn't argue with anyone who did

The public has always had affection for gay entertainers. The time was right for an out gay entertainer.

The bullying was hideous and relentless, and we turned it round by making ourselves celebrities.

I'm currently in an interesting correspondence with a nun about forgiveness

It was all about wanting to get revenge. Pathetic, really, but it still is the motivation.

However light-hearted you try to be about it, the loss of youth, and everything that goes with it, is quite a trauma.

Just because someone's dead doesn't mean it's over. My grandfather died more than 25 years ago, but I still think of him a lot and smell his smell.