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"The X Factor&amp;#039;s Craig Colton has confirmed that he is gay and &amp;quot;proud of who I am&amp;quot;. Boyband Nu Vibe mentioned Colton&amp;#039;s sexuality in a video interview with Holy Moly this week, which some fans suggested may have &amp;quot;outed&amp;quot; the singer.  Colton has now spoken to the Daily Star about the subject, insisting that he was happy for Nu Vibe to mention his sexuality. &amp;quot;I have never hidden my sexuality and I am proud of who I am. Nu Vibe are all my best mates,&amp;quot; he is quoted as saying. Colton revealed to Digital Spy that he was sick three times backstage last weekend. &amp;quot;I vomited three times before I went on. I was filled with nerves,&amp;quot; he said.  &amp;quot;Staff came backstage and saw me and were like, &amp;#039;Should we call the paramedics?&amp;#039; I just laughed and said, &amp;#039;No, you&amp;#039;re alright, I&amp;#039;ve been sick now, there&amp;#039;s nowt else that can happen!&amp;#039;&amp;quot; &amp;gt; X Factor theme changes at last minute to rock "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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