British actor Simon Pegg has been happily married to his wife since 2005. Yet he’s perfectly comfortable kissing and flirting with another man. Wait, huh? We need some more details on this! Does he have some unconventional, bisexual arrangement with his wife?
Well, not quite. The Shaun of the Dead star insists he’s “boringly straight”, even though he’s happy to admit Colin Farrell and Brad Pitt are “gorgeous”. As it appears, he’s just one of those guys who’s content in his own skin, not feeling like he has to overcompensate or “prove” his heterosexuality. Take this quote for example:
“I’ve never been homophobic and I like flirting with gay guys,” he told British Glamour. “They’re easier to flirt with than women. I flirt with my gay friends quite happily, even in front of my wife.” He goes on to say that every man should try kissing other men, in order to fully overcome homophobia.
“It would help them understand. Homophobia’s all about fear of the unknown, like it’s something you could catch. But it’s not a choice, it’s biological.” Amen, my brother! Every straight man should learn from Simon’s example. Of course, maybe we’re just biased, because we have a few married friends we’d love to make out with…
– Dewitt
I’ve always thought he was hilarious. yeah, there’s a certain cuteness about him, too. BTW, if you haven’t already, he used to be on a BBC show called, “Big Train”. Some of the gut-bustingliest funny stuff I’ve ever seen.
I couldn’t agree more. Celebrities of all walks of life have declared its not about a label, but how you feel about another person. If you invite someone into your bed, its no ones business but your own. Stop worrying about what people think and be who you are. Plus it was Kinsey who said “very few people are strictly on the opposites ends of the scale (meaning strictly hetero or homosexual) whether male or female that they cannot appreciate someone of the same sex.”
My level of appreciation for Simon Pegg just grew significantly.
If he wants to date me i’m open for it
maybe he’s into pegging?
There are tons of straight men out there who do great damage to gay men when the flirt with them. It leads the poor gay guy on something terrible, and it feeds the ego of the straight guy. We aren’t your personal toys, Mr. Pegg.
get over it Spunkrat we all do it to each other Gay or Straight
I love Simon Pegg,and I loved ‘Big Train’,and I love ‘Hot Fuzz’,and ‘Shaun of the Dead’.The guy’s got talent,charm,humor,and a great comfort level.He’s English too.Damn,I need to take a trip to Britain!And remember,Gays need support everywhere.A guy who is comfortable with himself is a cool thing.
I liked this article, until you ended it with the shit about ‘married friends’. Way to perpetuate the sterotype that all gay men just want to seduce straight guys. Bravo for knocking back the gay rights movement a few decades.
uniboi – the recordbook may not give this blog the significance you do in stting back gay rights to the 70’s.. but if I am wrong, feel free to tell me “I told you so..”
I have spent a lot of my life around actors, and these are comments that any of them would make.. but it is good to highligh this .. good entry.
We so need more str8 guys who are this comfortable with their own sexuality in our corner. More power to him and all our other allies.
go, simon!