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Cheryl Cole on Joe McElderry: 'I knew he was gay before he did'

'Call My Name' hitmaker Cheryl Cole has admitted that she wasn't surprised former X Factor contestant Joe McElderry revealed he was gay and joked she probably knew before he did.

In a new interview with Attitude magazine, Cole explained that while she was a mentor on the show she made it clear to her contestants that she was always there for them if they needed to talk to her about anything:

"Yeah, I think I knew before he did. He didn’t tell me. I had a chat with my boys and I just told them they could tell us whatever they wanted and I was there for them."

"I really don’t know if Joe knew. I had deep conversations with Joe and he never, ever suggested it, and he never said, ‘That guy’s fit’. I think he actually said a girl was one time. But I kinda knew."

Meanwhile, Cole is due to release her new single on June 10 and her new album, 'A Million Lights', will drop shortly after on June 18.

 

 

 

Watch her music video for 'Call My Name' below: