""I'd been living a lie for all my life, really," Fleming told host Ciara Kelly. "And the hardest part of that was the energy and the effort it took for this lie to be constantly covered and to be, I suppose, protected," he said. "And that lie was that I'm gay.""
"Fleming's revelation came after Mitchell confirmed last week that the couple had split up months earlier. In a statement to the Sunday Independent, Tina Mitchell said, "I confirm that our marriage has ended, and we have been separated since October 2025.""
"Fleming said in the Friday interview that as a young man, he didn't want to be gay, and he lived a "straight life." "I'm finally living my truth," he says now. "I'm finally being honest. I'm finally able to live a life that's true and real and honest.""
"Fleming confirmed that in September, he attempted to take his own life after experiencing "an overwhelming sense of absolute sadness and hopelessness." That fact remained private until audio of a phone conversation betwe"
Tommy Fleming, an Irish folk singer, came out as gay at age 55. He said he had lived a lie for his whole life and described the effort required to keep that lie protected. He revealed the news after speculation tied to his attempt to take his own life and his breakup with his wife, Tina Mitchell, after 20 years together. Mitchell confirmed their marriage ended and that they had been separated since October 2025. Fleming said that as a young man he did not want to be gay and lived a “straight life.” He later said he is finally living his truth and being honest. He also confirmed a suicide attempt in September linked to overwhelming sadness and hopelessness.
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