Hero's welcome for Will at G.A.Y

Will Young has announced he is to sing at the country's top gay club night - a day after he came out as homosexual.

Promoters at the G.A.Y. night at The London Astoria Club in Soho say he will be given a "hero's welcome" when he performs, though a date has yet to be set.

Young's management company, 19 Management, promised he would headline the night soon after he won Pop Idol. Big Brother winner Brian Dowling, who is also gay, chose the club for his first public appearance and Boyzone topped the bill shortly after Stephen Gately came out.

Promoter Jeremy Joseph said: "The booking has been in the pipeline ever since Will won Pop Idol.

"Will would always have been a sell-out but now he will be more popular than ever."

Will, 23, ended speculation yesterday when he announced that he was gay. He said: "It's totally no big deal, just part of who I am."

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