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” in 2003. Though he finished in second place behind Ruben Studdard, he nonetheless won widespread acclaim for his debut album, “Measure of a Man,”published last week, however, Aiken recalled how that initial flush of success came to an abrupt halt when he came out as gay. He publicly“Back then it was a big deal,” he told People. “We are in a very different time. I lost maybe 50 percent of the fan base.”“The first four months that I was in, the show was selling out, standing room only.
“A lot of people who come out now end up having boosts in popularity because of it ... That’s mind-blowing to me because it’s the opposite of what happened when I came out,” he said. “But it means that there’s progress and it means that as a country, we’re headed in the right direction.”Elsewhere in his People chat, Aiken confirmed that he’s currently single and is in no rush to find a long-term romantic partner..
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