Markus Feehily has revealed he was forced to leave a pub in his Hometown after being subjected to vile homophobic abuse.
The Westlife star was enjoying a drink when a man approached him to take a picture.
A group of the man’s friends then crowded around the singer and began chanting abuse at him.
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Markus admitted the experience was “intimiating” and “upsetting”.
“A man asked to take a picture of me then four of his friends crowded round yelling, ‘What the f**k are you doing? Why are you taking a photo with him – you gay? You queer!'”
“We left quickly, the fear kicks in. I was shocked,” Markus told The Sun.
The Sligo native feels more work needs to be done to crack down on anti-gay sentiment.
“It would be a mistake to think it’s over. Things are far from where they need to be.”
Markus is currently busy promoting his debut solo single Love Is A Drug and recently performed the tune on The Saturday Night Show.
