![]() "But as you get older you realise you can't just change. You just think, one day, when I'm older I'll get a girlfriend and I will change and it will be fine. At that age you don't really think that football and being gay doesn't mix. So it's been a long time that I have been living with the lie. He continued: "I can't really put a date on it, but I was probably five or six years old when I knew I was gay. I am ready to be myself, be free and be confident with it all. I have been thinking for a long time about how I want to do it, when I want to do it. I feel like I am ready to tell people my story. In his interview with Sky Sports Jake said of the announcement: "Now is the right time to do it. A great day for you and actually a seminal day for football in this country and a big surprise for many of us." Susanna Reid added: "We hope that it means that others can just, you know when they say it, it no longer makes news." ![]() The Good Morning Britain presenter said: "Huge congratulations to Jake Daniels. The 17-year-old, who only signed a professional deal with the club earlier this year, made the announcement and made himself the first male player to come out while playing in the Football League since 1990 Richard Madeley has joined the chorus of voices praising Blackpool footballer, Jake Daniels, who came out as gay in a TV interview with Sky Sports on Monday (May 16).
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