Ollie Locke has come out as gay.
The ‘Made in Chelsea’ star has revealed he split from his girlfriend Catherine Louise Radford in December and is now looking for a male companion as being in the relationship made him realise he’s no longer bisexual.
Speaking to The Sun newspaper about the new series of the E4 reality show – which is set in Cannes – he said: "It’s the first time the viewers have seen me as gay instead of bi. I do say the words ‘I am a gay man.’"
The 28-year-old hunk – who has been out as bisexual since 2011 – has admitted that the new series is a "big" deal for him as he’s never "openly" talked about his sexuality.
He said: "For me, this is a big series because I’m talking very openly about gay life, which I have never really done before.
"I lived with a woman last year when I was off camera, we had two dogs together.
"And then we broke up and in December I thought, ‘That’s it now, I think I’m now gay.’"
Ollie feels he is "ready" as ever to have his first proper gay relationship.
He added: "I want to experience my first real gay relationship, whether that’s on or off camera, I don’t mind.
"But I want to have one . . . I’m ready."
The ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ star has also shared that his ideal man would be a mature lawyer.
Asked who is ideal date would be, he recently said: "Will from ‘Will & Grace’. I’d like a lawyer aged 34 to 40."
Meanwhile, Ollie can’t wait to get stuck into the dating scene this summer after his globe-trotting career and busy work schedule forced him to neglect his love life for a while.
Speaking to BANG Showbiz earlier this year, he explained: "My love life is a disaster at the moment. It’s a disaster, it’s not great, it’s fine though because I’m working so much at the moment that I haven’t had time to date people but I do think it’s really important to mix work and date someone in my spare time."
Ollie Locke is ‘now gay’
