Beartooth frontman Caleb Shomo comes out: “I am a proudly gay man”
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Caleb Shomo, the frontman of rock band Beartooth, has come out as gay after splitting from his wife of 14 years.
Shomo shared the news in a statement posted to Instagram on 23 May. “There’s been a lot of speculation surrounding my personal life as of late and I feel compelled to set the record straight before it affects those I love any further,” he wrote. “I am a proudly gay man.”
The musician went on to explain how he has been unpacking his identity for “quite some time”.
“I spent a decade burying feelings with alcohol,” he said, “and honestly when I decided to put it down and focus on exploring why I felt this way for so long, it’s been a direct path to me reconciling with my sexuality in hopes that it will eventually lead to me experiencing self love.”
He continued by saying he will now “only do what makes [him] happy at the deepest level”. “I am trying to finally be proud of who I am and I think this is a massive part of that journey,” he said.
