Luke Evans opens up about growing up gay and a Jehovah’s Witness: ‘I had no one to talk to’

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The actor and musician Luke Evans has opened up about his difficult experiences growing up gay while being raised as a Jehovah’s Witness, revealing he believed his sexuality was a “death sentence”.

The 45-year-old Hollywood star shared details of his upbringing during an interview with The Guardian, ahead of the publication of his upcoming memoir, Boy from the Valleys: An Unexpected Journey.

In the interview, Evans spoke about his devoutly religious parents and the belief held among Jehovah’s Witnesses that homosexuality is wrong. The religion, which is a denomination of Christianity, believes that the end of the world, or Armageddon, is nigh.

“All that was in my head was: if I don’t sort this out, I’m going to lose my mum and

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