'I'm gay' says TV trickster Derren

21 Apr 2008- UK- TV trickster Derren Brown has revealed that he is gay. Brown, who stars in Channel 4 series Mind Control, says he has been in a "perfect" relationship with a man for the last year.

The 37 year-old illusionist said he did not want his sexuality to become a "dark secret".

He told The Sun newspaper: "Coming out when you are in the public eye is one of those things that isn't an issue to yourself, your friends or your family. But you have to make a statement about it.

"You have to be open and up front - or you end up turning it into a dark secret in your mind."

And Derren apologised to his devastated female fans saying: "I'm desperately sorry to the girls who may have had a crush on me. If any of them want to try to turn me...no, no, I shouldn't say that."

Brown said his partner wasn't in the public eye and admitted: "He was not particularly much of a fan before we met, nor was he interested in magic or anything like that."

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