Westlife singer wins support from fellow gay star

Former Boyzone star Stephen Gately has offered his support for fellow Irish boyband singer Mark Feehily, after he came out as a homosexual earlier this month.

The ex-pop star, who came out in 1999, has praised the 25-year-old Westlife heart-throb for revealing his sexuality and predicts the admission will have a positive effect on people in a similar position who have yet to announce their sexual preference to their families.