This Saturday, May 20, Angèle appeared on the show Les Rencontres du Papotin. True to herself, the Belgian singer confided without filter on her sexual preferences.
After Julien Doré, Virginie Efira or even Camille Cottinit was Angèle who was the guest this weekend, on the show The meetings of the papotin broadcast on France 2. The singer took questions from non-professional journalists with autism spectrum disorder. And it was with a lot of spontaneity and without taboo that she opened up about her sexual orientation. In August 2020 on instagramthe Belgian artist had revealed to be bisexual by announcing his relationship with French comedian and actress Marie Papillon. Their relationship will end in 2021. “Me, I waited until I was 23 to admit to myself that I was really in love with a girl. It was the first time it was so clear“, confided Angèle. “When I was a kid, I didn’t necessarily want to dwell on the feelings I had for girls because I felt like it wasn’t normal.“, she clarified.
Today, at 27, Angèle assumes her opinions more than ever. Through her music, she regularly sends messages. Committed against sexism with the title Swing your what, she supports feminist associations and the LGBT (Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) movement. The sister of rapper Roméo Elvis also assumes his sexual orientation. In the show The meetings of the papotin, she also provided some clarification on this subject. “I am bisexual. I would even say that I am pan. I am pansexual […] I can fall in love with a boy, a girl, a non-binary, transgender person. It’s not a choice“.
“Girl or boy, for me, it’s the same feeling”
Aware of being an influential person by virtue of her notoriety, Angèle believes she has a role to play in changing mentalities regarding sexual orientation.. “I’m glad if I can help on that […] I think it’s important to talk about it and make it a normal subject“. The interpreter of Brussels I love you nevertheless remains secret about his current intimate life. “The feeling of love. To feel things, to have butterflies in the belly… Girl or boy, for me, it’s the same feeling“, she concluded.