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When
he flashed his engagement ring on the sofa with Richard
and Judy, pop star Pete Burns told of his happiness
at the prospect of becoming the latest celebrity to
marry his male partner. But now, just ten months after
the big day, the singer has split from Michael Simpson,
saying civil partnerships do not work and that he was
happier being married to a woman.
Burns,
49, who was wed to stylist Lynne Corlett for 28 years,
said gay relationships were a "commercial break"
compared with the "full movie" of marriage.
He also claimed there were too much "promiscuity"
in the gay community for civil partnerships to thrive.
Burns
followed in the footsteps of Sir Elton John and Little
Britain star Matt Lucas in using the new civil partnership
laws to announce his public devotion to his lover. He
dressed as a geisha girl in a kimono for the ceremony
in London on July 7 last year.
He
told The Mail on Sunday he had been "optimistic"
about his civil partnership, but now he says: "I
learned the hard way. It's a total joke." Burns
accused Simpson, 40, of being unfaithful and admitted
he felt disillusioned. Burns added that some gay couples
had "open marriages" where the partners could
be unfaithful. He said: "There's a lot of promiscuity
in the gay community. I don't understand why they take
that union. How low is their self-esteem?"
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