Will Young says he was 'aghast' at Chris Moyles' 'rampage of homophobia' in 2009

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Pop star Will Young has reflected on his shock at Chris Moyles' 'rampage of homophobia' on Radio 1 in 2009. The original Pop Idol winner, now 41, appeared on Moyles' breakfast radio show when the DJ made jokes about the singer, put on an effeminate voice and altered lyrics to Will's songs to reflect his sexuality.

Now Will has revealed that he wished he had acted differently at the time towards Moyles' behaviour. Will told The Sunday Times: "It still makes me feel sad in a way, because it did affect how important I felt my sexuality was, and because I didn't stand up for myself. "So even though I was like, 'Oh, it doesn't matter,' it did, actually.