24 May 2026<\/time>\n <\/p>\nHeavy metal frontman Caleb Shomo has come out as gay in a candid Instagram statement.<\/p>\n
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Heavy metal frontman Caleb Shomo has come out as gay in a candid Instagram statement<\/p>\n
\nSaying he is \u201ca proudly gay man\u201d after what he described as years of internal struggle, the Beartooth singer \u2013 whose metalcore band recently announced their sixth studio album, Pure Ecstasy, and a new UK, European and US tour to follow 2023\u2019s The Surface \u2013 addressed his 213,000 Instagram followers on Saturday (23.05.26) after what he called \u201ca lot of speculation\u201d about his personal life. <\/p>\n
\nHis wife of nearly 14 years, actress Fleur Shomo, shared her own post supporting Caleb while describing their split as \u201cdisorientating and hurtful\u201d.<\/p>\n
\nCaleb said he felt compelled to address \u201csomething I\u2019ve been unpacking and reckoning with in my life for quite some time now\u201d. <\/p>\n
\nHe added: \u201cI feel compelled to set the record straight before it affects those I love any further. I am a proudly gay man.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nCaleb said it had been \u201cdifficult\u201d for him \u201cto navigate the feelings surrounding the subject and figure out what to do with this fact\u201d.<\/p>\n
\nThe singer, who founded Beartooth in 2012 and has fronted the band through albums including Disgusting, Aggressive, Disease, Below and The Surface, added in his Instagram post he had \u201calways\u201d put \u201cthe deepest part of my soul\u201d into his art and music. <\/p>\n
\nHe reflected on four \u201cvery self-deprecating (Beartooth) albums\u201d he made before coming out, and said those records explored his \u201creligious upbringing, depression, self hatred, self loathing, and hopelessness\u201d.<\/p>\n
\nCaleb also said he \u201cwill express (himself) whole heartedly and fully\u201d in music on the forthcoming album, alongside the band\u2019s recently released tracks tied to Pure Ecstasy.<\/p>\n
\nHe added: \u201cI am grateful for all these albums, yet feel embarrassed at times that I wouldn\u2019t allow myself to really dig up the roots for so long.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI spent a decade burying feelings with alcohol, and honestly when I decided to put it down and focus on exploring why I felt this way for so long, it\u2019s been a direct path to me reconciling with my sexuality in hopes that it will eventually lead to me experiencing self-love.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nHe said he had been \u201ctrying to finally be proud of who I am and I think this is a massive part of that journey\u201d.<\/p>\n
\nAddressing those who have supported him, Caleb said: \u201cTo those who have shown me love, empowerment through living life freely and openly in my presence, supporting the queer community, or simply telling me you love me whoever I am, I am forever in your debt and I hope you know what you mean to me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nHe also urged others to confront difficult truths. Caleb said people should \u201cbe honest\u201d and \u201cdo the hard work instead of burying it down as deep as you physically can thinking it will change like I did.<\/p>\n
\nCaleb added: \u201cHolding these things in only hurt you and those around you. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cLove you all, and hopefully this is a step in the right direction to loving myself one day.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nShortly after Caleb\u2019s post, Fleur said in a statement on her own social media accounts: \u201cNot really sure how to start this cause does anything even need to be said? But I guess I\u2019ll just dive right in.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nShe said \u201cthe past few months have been a very disorientating and hurtful time to navigate\u201d for both her and Caleb.<\/p>\n
\nFleur added: \u201cI will always want to love, protect and support Caleb. I have cared more about his well being over the years than anything else in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nShe wrote about watching Caleb\u2019s \u201cconfusion and pain he went through\u201d and \u201cwanting to help but not knowing how\u201d.<\/p>\n
\nFleur said she would \u201cask (herself) constantly if (she was) a bad person for wondering wtf this means for your world and the anger you also feel\u201d. <\/p>\n
\nShe added: \u201cI am the only person that is having to deal with the duality of this situation. To support him whilst losing everything has been incredibly hard to figure out.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nFleur said: \u201cYou can love and support your person through the hardest time in their life, whilst also be completely demolished and lose yourself at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nShe added she would not \u201cquestion (her and Caleb\u2019s) history\u201d, writing: \u201cOur nearly 14yrs of marriage was wonderful and full of so much fun, adventure and love. Nobody will know anything about our marriage like we do. And no one can ever truly know what depths of love exist between two people unless they are those people.\u201d<\/p>\n
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