Former American Idol star Clay Aiken has thanked fans for their support, following his previously reported decision to come out. As you will recall, he admitted to a recent edition of People magazine that he was gay, despite having recently been made a father, saying that he "cannot raise a child to lie or hide things".
Aiken wrote on his website on Wednesday: "Suffice to say, for the first time in recent memory, I am speechless. I'm so proud to know and love all of you. My family is so much larger than [his baby son] Parker, [Parker's mother] Jaymes, mom, [brother] Brett, etc. It extends to each of you. And I couldn't be more blessed".