But I thought he was gay...

    He may have danced on ice twice whilst wearing lycra and come across as a rather jolly camp young man, but TV presenter Michael Underwood is in fact straight and is currently dating fellow children's telly presenter Anjelica Bell.

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    Remember this incredibly camp young man from 90s fly-on-the-wall TV show Airport? He is the infamous reality TV star Jeremy Speke. The one who everyone assumed was gay but who is actually married with children.

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    A perma-tanned old gent with a penchant for tap dancing and hanging around with Barbara Windsor and Cilla Black has to be gay right? Not so if you're Lionel Blair, who happens to have been married to a woman for over 40 years.

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    The Peter Pan of pop Cliff Richard has always kept his cards close to his chest when it comes to his sexuality. But try telling that to the legions of pensioners who travel in their droves to drool at him in concert every year...

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    You'd be forgiven for thinking that the fake-tanned, hip-swivelling, toe-pointing male dance stars of Strictly Come Dancing were all batting for the other team, but it ain't necessarily so. All but one are in fact red-blood heterosexuals...

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    Despite the fact that he is possibly the campest man in sport, former-hurdler Colin Jackson confesses to be completely straight. Despite persisting rumours to the contrary, Jackson says his ideal lover is the very female Halle Berry.

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    Just like their dance rivals on the other side, the male stars of Dancing on Ice are all completely straight, despite pointed fingers and toes, pink lycra costumes and butt-hugging trousers all screaming the contrary.

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    Once a tough undercover journalist, Donal McIntyre threw all his straight credibility down the drain when he became a peroxide blonde, perma-tanned ice dancer with dental implants and dance moves Graham Norton would be proud of.

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    From hanging around with Kylie and Elton John to dragging it up at every available opportunity, David Walliams may have a different glamour model on his arm every week but we, for one, are not entirely convinced...

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    It's not often you come across straight men who are fans of muscial theatre and dress up in women's clothing on a nightly basis. But stage stalwart Michael Ball is in fact a heterosexual man, something of a rare thing in theatre land.

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