Former Westlife singer Markus Feehily says it’s dangerous to suppress your sexuality

Former Westlife singer Markus Feehily has spoken about difficulties he faced before making his sexuality public.

Feehily says he knew he was gay from a young age, and immediately realised it would make his life more difficult.

"There a moment, I think, when your heart sinks and you're like: 'God, I'm in for a bit of a bumpy ride here'," he told Brendan O'Connor on the Saturday Night Show.