Blue singer Duncan James left his fans in tears early today after he reflected on coming out .
The 41-year-old took to Twitter to share an adorable snap with his Brazilian boyfriend Rodrigo Reis as they cuddled up in the sunshine.
In the post he said he'd long been afraid to come out but is now "happy in my skin" and " proud to be gay ".
He wrote: "I didn't identify as a gay man for many years because of my own issues with coming out.
"But finally I'm happy in my skin & this guy next 2 me makes me proud 2 be gay."
In the snap Duncan looks adoringly at Rodrigo as the shirtless hunk beams back at him.
The snap sparked dozens of messages of support from Duncan's Twitter followers, the Mirror reports.
One tweeted: "So much love and admiration for this! So glad to see and hear that you’re happy. Be happy, and be proud! #Pride."
"Beautiful pic. You look so happy & deserve to be. Love is love," another said.
A third posted: "Gorgeous photo of a gorgeous couple.. so happy for you both."
Duncan came out as gay in 2012 after previously coming out as bisexual in 2009.
He has 14-year-old daughter Tianie-Fin from a previous relationship with Claire Grainger.
