TV star Graham Norton feels he has been left without love in his life – because he’s gay.
The BBC presenter admits that love has “taken second place” with him even if it’s “something I’ll live to regret”.
But Graham, 51, believes he would be more likely to have found The One if he was straight.
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He said: “I have a theory. I think there’s something about having a male partner that makes it more difficult.
“This will sound sexist but that doesn’t mean it’s any less true. If I were a straight man, my female partner would have a role in the eyes of society.
“She would be the mother of my children, my hostess, the person on my arm at red carpet events. She would have a defined function.
“But that’s not the case if your partner is male. Every man – no matter how young or fey – has something of the alpha in him.
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“So all the things they thought they’d enjoy about going out with me become loathsome in the end because they haven’t earned it for themselves. Increasingly, that puts a strain on the relationship.”
However Graham told the Sunday Mirror he won’t regret what has been.
He said: “If you live your life full of regret, it’s a negative thing. It’s like you’re dragging a dead weight behind you. You need to make your peace with whatever it is and then move on.”
