Weller Lays Gay Rumours To Rest

Rock veteran [Paul Weller](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/paul-weller) is bemused by his popularity among the gay community - as the closest he came to homosexuality was stroking another man's earlobes.

Weller admits he became a gay icon when he softened his aggressive [The Jam](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/the-jam) punk persona in 1980s pop act [The Style Council](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/the-style-council).

He says, "I went through my 'confused sexuality' time in The Style Council.

"But it never went further than me and (keyboardist) MICK TALBOT stroking each other's earlobes in a video.

"The truth is, I don't really fancy blokes."