YUNGBLUD shares in a recent interview why the Pansexual label gives him freedom to express himself 

YUNGBLUD is opening up about how his sexual orientation is tied to his self-expression.

During a recent interview with Attitude Magazine published on Thursday, July 3, the British singer-songwriter got candid about how he feels less insecure ever since he came out. Dominic Harrison, popularly known by his stage name YUNGBLUD, came out in December 2020, as reported by People Magazine. The 27-year-old said:

“I am the pan man — I’m the f------ saucepan [...] because it’s the [label] that allows me to be who I am; it’s the one with the most room for maneuver." He added: "Do you know what I’m saying? I do feel like I am less insecure about it."

He also dubbed his sexual orientation as a “f------ simmering pan,” adding that

"the hardest thing [is] to have my authenticity questioned, because I’ve only ever been myself."

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YUNGBLUD opens up about his gender and sexuality: Read more

According to The Pink News, the "Zombie" singer previously dismissed accusations of queerbaiting his fans—a term that refers to celebrities attempting to appeal to the LGBTQ+ audience by presenting themselves as queer, without being upfront about it. During an episode of the We Need to Talk podcast with Paul C. Brunsen, YUNGBLUD said:

“I’ve f**ked everyone under the sun and that’s the vibe. I love love. And if it’s a vibe, it’s a vibe.”

He added:

“People can formulate an idea on something they don’t even know,”

He also noted:

"If the person’s a vibe, the person’s a vibe.”

The Doncaster native, who dropped his fourth full-length LP, Idols, is most known for his 2019 breakthrough EP, Underrated Youth, with its single titled "parents" being the most well-known. The lyrics read as follows:

“My daddy put a gun to my head/ Said, "If you kiss a boy I'm gonna shoot you dead"/ So I tied him up with gaffa tape /And locked him in a shed/ Then I went out to the garden/ And I f*cked my best friend"

In his interview with Attitude Magazine, Yungblud reflected on his idea of body image as he conceded to "liking looking like a boy for the first time in a long time":

"I’ve got this really forward, masculine, s*xual aggression that I need to get out, and I can either do that by shagging and partying, or by taking a more centered route. I wasn’t happy with my body; I didn’t feel sexy… At the beginning of my career, I had the kind of confidence where you don’t think about the way you look. I’d walk into the dressing room and be like, ‘What am I gonna wear tonight? Can I borrow your skirt, or your f****** leather pants,’ or whatever the f**k was there.’ … Some days I’m still gonna walk out the house with lippy on, but I know for this period in my life, I’m liking looking like a boy for the first time in a long time," he said.

The Daily Mail has reported that in May, YUNGBLUD referred to Cher's daughter, Jesse Jo Stark, as the "love of his life," after getting out of a brief romance with Halsey. The pair has been in a long-term relationship, the outlet reports.

He first came out publicly in an interview with Attitude Magazine five years ago, when he said:

“I’m still quite weird about going, ‘This is what I am’ to the world because I’ve never really said it." He added that everything "f------ changed" since he got candid about his likings, and when asked he he considered himself a part of the LGBTQ+ community, he replied affirmatively: “I know it’s such a massive statement to me, but probably, yeah, I think I would. I haven’t said that yet because I don’t want some mad article everywhere going, ‘Yungblud comes out as f*cking pan!’"

In a July 2 interview with Paper Magazine, YUNGBLUD also opened up about his career beginnings and feeling "confused" about his sexuality:

“When I started this at 18, I never f*cking expected to get this big,” he said of Parents. “For a start, I called myself f*cking Yungblud. I was singing about Brexit. I didn't know what my gender was. I was confused about my sexuality. Confused about everything. But f*ck it, I was writing it in the moment.”

His 2020 album, Weird, is also a reflection of his gender and sexuality, as he told People Magazine that same year:

"It's an album for the weirdest years of our lives. It's an album about gender and sexuality and drugs and love and heartbreak and depression and anxiety." He added: "And is there a way out? Yeah, there f------ is, and it can get better no matter how dark it may get. I know that firsthand."

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