Sam Smith has told of the hell he was put through by homophobic thugs.
The Brit Award winner is vowing to stand up for gay kids – after admitting he has been verbally and physically abused by homphobes.
The star – who recently won four Grammy Awards and two Brits – told The Sun: “When I moved to London I got punched in the neck walking back from work. It was definitely homophobic.
“I was on the phone speaking quite loudly and had pink earphones on so it was pretty clear I was gay.”
The singer came out aged 11 and says that although he was largely accepted by his friends and family he had to deal with abuse at school.
The Stay With Me singer, 22, said: “A bunch of boys from a rival school would shout insults at me as I walked from my home to the train station.
“I remember walking to the station getting ‘f*****’ shouted at me all the time'”.
Now Sam says he is speaking out to try and use his fame to help other gay children and he has warned that despite tolerance growing there is still a real problem with homophobia.
Sam Smith: How i was bullied by londonners only because i was Gay; read story
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