I've heard of him and to be honest I don't care.

I was genuninely shocked when I heard the news. Apparantly, he has two kids that he fathered so I hope it won't have too much of an effect on them.

I remember first hearing Living La Vida Loca when I was at primary school in 1999 - a great song.

Thank heavens George Michael & Boy george ars straight.

You were shocked PoK, you must not get out much at Uni becasue when I first saw Ricky Martin I though that guy is a bit fruity.

He was one of the last people I'd ever expected to announce anything like that.

me and Mutters like to do drunk singing and pissed dad's dancing - does that count?

He was one of the last people I'd ever expected to announce anything like that.

wait till Robbie Williams comes out.

Have you met anyone who is gay because Ricky Martin had all the "qualities" you would expect.

What are those "qualities" then, Compo?

But he managed to father two children. How did he manage that if at least he didn't like girls?

All we know is that he's got two children. We don't how he had them.

me and Mutters like to do drunk singing and pissed dad's dancing - does that count?

Ok that maybe fair enough about Barrymore and the surrogate mother, but maybe Martin didn't want to answer then because he felt it wasn't anybody's business at the time.

If that was the case then, I admit it seems strange for him to have done that and now want to tell everybody about it.

Basically, he jizzed in a cup and got the turkey baster out for the surrogate mother. Are you so thick to understand the reason he didnt come out, it would have hurt his career in america where they hate the gays.

He has come out now, funnily enough, as he is writing his autobiography and his music career has ended, therefore his book sales will go up and will now have the gay community banging his drum (so to speak) being a gay icon.

Not everybody in America hates gay people. This is the country that's just elected their first black president. People have changed.

As for becoming a gay icon, he was never a gay icon when he was at the height of his fame, so I doubt just because he's announced he's gay, that he'll become a gay icon.

Not everybody in America hates gay people. This is the country that's just elected their first black president. People have changed.

It's only in the Bible belt Southern states really where people still vote Republican and are afraid of change that homosexuality is frowned upon.

As for becoming a gay icon, he was never a gay icon when he was at the height of his fame, so I doubt just because he's announced he's gay, that he'll become a gay icon.

Yeah, it's a great song, we shouldn't discount it just because of its age etc.

genuinly shocked? Like you were when the bill was cancelled and 24 was cancelled. Every f*** thing shocks you, christ son get out more. The last person ever youd imagine to come out? A single bloke who loves singing and dancing, yeah he must have been the first of his kind to come out.

It is the gayest song I could possibly think of, off the top of my head.