Blue’s Lee Ryan denies being transphobic or homophobic after row with drag queen

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Lee Ryan has insisted he's not transphobic or homophobic after a heated argument with drag queen Layla Zee Susan.The former Blue singer, 38, said he would "never disrespect any community" after screenshots of his row with Layla Zee Susan, portrayed by Sammy Shepherd, surfaced online. Drag artist Sammy shared the screenshots of the heated disagreement with Lee, which took place on Instagram DMs.

Lee Ryan has denied he is transphobic or homophobic following a foul-mouthed attack on a drag queen over gender identity.

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterBlue’s Lee Ryan has denied being transphobic and homophobic after becoming embroiled in a vicious spat with drag queen Layla Zee Susan.The singer threatened Layla with physical violence and called her a “c**t” after she called him out for being transphobic.The row was sparked after Lee took to Instagram to say that he “might start identifying myself as an alien / star / seed / indigo child. Anything but human” adding: “Please respect my wishes”.Sammy Sheperd who performs as Layla, responded by saying the comments were “offensive” to which Lee replied with “F*** off c***.