JACKMAN: 'I USED GAY RUMOURS TO BED GIRLS'

Last updated: Friday, November 28, 2008

JACKMAN: 'I USED GAY RUMOURS TO BED GIRLS'

Australian actor HUGH JACKMAN is glad people assumed he was gay in his youth - because it gave him the chance to act like a 'vulture' and pick up single girls.

Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness at New York premiere of 'Australia' at the Ziegfeld Theatre - Arrivals, New York City, USA - 241108

The X-Men hunk was plagued by rumours he was a homosexual after starring as gay performer Peter Allen in a Broadway production of The Boy from Oz.

The speculation surrounding his sexuality peaked when his actress wife Deborra-Lee Furness took on the role of rumour-crusher - telling everyone that her man definitely wasn't into same-sex relationships.

And when asked by MTV what the biggest three rumours about were, Jackman says, "Gay, gay and gay."

But the gossip-mongerers failed to make an impact on the thick-skinned star - because he had a great time picking up surprised girls in gay clubs.

He explains, "I probably shouldn't be saying this, but I remember when I was about 19, me and my mate used to go to these dance parties which were 80 per cent gay guys, 18 per cent girls who were sick of heterosexual guys hitting on them, and then vultures like me and my mate.

"We would go there until two in the morning, when the girls were really drunk and wishing they weren't with 80 per cent gay guys. (I was) The worst! The leech! The vulture!"

However, Jackman is starting to tire of the rumours which still surround him: "I just think the whole idea of judging someone based on their sexuality is ridiculous. In Australia, we're much easier on all those fronts. I was playing a gay guy. I actually took it as a compliment."

Source: WENN

| Friday, November 28, 2008

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