Craig Lucas took to social media yesterday to publish a heart-wrenching post. In the post, Lucas talks about his journey of self-discovery, where he shares that he was “deeply unhappy” and considered suicide because he was afraid to come out of the closet.
The winner of The Voice came out to his loved ones in 2016, but was encouraged to keep his sexuality under wraps when he entered, and eventually won the singing competition in 2017.
“People started telling me to keep the fact that I was in a relationship with a man a secret – ‘the audience is conservative’- no one will vote for you. So I did, and I won. “I’m glad I listened to them,” I thought. People then said, ‘No one will buy your music if they think you are gay. Girls are your biggest market, you will alienate them’. Before I knew it I was back in the closet again,” recalls Craig.
After winning The Voice, Craig continued to live a lie, and fell into a deep depression, as a result.
“My career was flourishing. I was wholly depressed. Suicidal thoughts plagued my mind. I’d become a very angry man. Hurt people really do hurt people. I hated myself. I was wasted every other day. There was even drugs. I had forgotten myself,” he remembers.
Swipe left to read the rest of the open letter that Craig shared with fans:
A post shared by Craig Lucas (@craigdlucas) on Sep 4, 2018 at 10:40am PDT
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