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Joe Lycett has addressed the widespread confusion surrounding his shock child announcement.
Final month, the comic revealed he had change into a father, information that pressured him to make clear “misinformation” about his sexuality.
It was additionally prompt by many who the announcement was one among his elaborate pranks, which prompted a denial from the Bafta-winning Late Evening with Lycett comic.
Whereas Lycett, 46, has lengthy recognized as pansexual, which means an individual who’s drawn to individuals of all genders, he described himself as bisexual in a model new interview.
Talking about fatherhood in his first interview on the topic, Lycett mentioned he understands the confused response to the announcement as “it’s surprising for me to have a child as a result of plenty of individuals consider me because the homosexual bloke off the telly”.
The comic instructed Parenting Hell podcast hosts Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe that he spent the primary few weeks of fatherhood “crying” on account of feeling overwhelmed with emotion.
“I’ve carried out a variety of, I imply much less so now, however the first form of two weeks I did a variety of crying as a result of I did a variety of nostalgia for the long run and imagined what he could be like when he was 20 after which nervous about him when he’s an previous man and I can’t be there for him,” he mentioned.
Whereas Lycett has not revealed the identification of the infant’s mom, he hailed her within the interview, saying she has taken to motherhood like a “duck to water”.
In April, Lycett revealed he was in a relationship with the girl whom he publicly calls Denise for privateness causes.
”So I’ve received Winston the cat, and my companion Denise. And, um, she’s not known as Denise, however I don’t discuss her, as a result of she has a job that she will’t be within the public eye,” he instructed Drag Race star Bimini Bon-Boulash on The Pieces podcast.
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“I name her Denise as a result of she hates the identify Denise, so I reside with Denise.”
Over the previous few years Lycett has made a reputation for himself by performing high-profile pranks to lift consciousness about topical topics.
The comic made headline when he claimed to be “very proper wing” on the primary ever episode of Laura Kuenssburg’s BBC politics present, and mocked Liz Truss who was on the present to be interviewed.
