Overview
- Eloy de Jong recounts in RTL’s three-hour Bravo anniversary documentary, aired Sunday, how he concealed his sexuality to protect Caught In The Act’s success.
- He says a manager told the group, “Luckily there are no gay men in my band,” which he took as a clear order to stay closeted.
- He describes answering a BravoTV question about his “dream woman” by imagining a man instead, so his response would still sound sincere on air.
- He recalls a secret relationship with Boyzone’s Stephen Gately through 2002, years lived in fear of being outed, and their decision to tell their story in Bravo.
- He later honored Gately, who died in 2009, with a 2018 German version of Boyzone’s “No Matter What,” reflecting on a legacy shaped by teen media gatekeepers.