Rockstar Caleb Shomo recalls ‘difficult’ moment he came out to his wife of 14 years

Rocker Caleb Shomo has recalled the “difficult” moment he came out as gay to his wife of 14 years, Fleur Shomo.

This week, the Beartooth frontman told the Disrespectfully podcast with Vanderpump Rules′ Katie Maloney and Dayna Kathan he couldn’t find the words when speaking his truth, bursting into tears at the prospect of telling his wife.

“I was just bawling my f---ing eyes out, trying so hard to verbalise,” he said.

“I really struggle to verbalise things, and this is obviously such an intense thing, and I’m feeling so nervous and so scared in the situation that it was really, really difficult to verbalise, and I didn’t verbalise it very well.”

He went on to say he kept his sexuality “at bay” for years before recalling the exact words he said to his wife.

“The way that, like, I feel about girls, I feel about guys,” he said.

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“There’s something there that I’ve been running from for a long f---ing time. And I don’t think I want to run anymore.”

Shomo added that after that confession “the f---ing hinges got ripped out.”

The rocker explained that finally being honest about his sexuality helped him “stop hating [himself] so much,” adding that he “immediately” went to therapy.

He said that taking that step, along with “exercise, eating good, sunshine, good sleep and being creative,” helped him accept his sexuality.

Shomo came out as “proudly gay” in a lengthy Instagram post in May. Fleur publicly confirmed her support for her husband, adding it was a “confusing and hurtful time” before revealing their relationship was “done.”

“There’s been a lot of speculation surrounding my personal life as of late,” the rockstar began to his 217,000 followers.

“I am a proudly gay man.”

Shomo revealed it’s something he’s been “unpacking and reckoning with” in his life for quite some time.

In the statement, he admitted: “I spent a decade burying feelings with alcohol”.

Until he decided to quit and face “why I felt this way for so long”.

“It’s been a direct path to me reconciling with my sexuality in hopes that it will eventually lead me to experiencing self love,” Shomo went on.

Fleur, took to her own social media to share a statement revealing the past few months have been challenging for them both.

She posted an old video of the couple dancing in their living room which opened to a five slide statement publicly offering her support.

“I will always want to love, protect and support Caleb,” she penned.

“I have cared more about his well being over the years than anything else in the world.”

Shomo’s wife opened up about “confusion and pain” he went through while not knowing how to help.

And while she wanted nothing more than for Shomo to “be OK”, she admitted felt “anger” as the life she knew became “completely demolished”.

“To support him while losing everything has been incredibly hard to figure out,” she penned.

“My mental health has suffered,” she said, but she will never question their history and nearly 14 years of marriage.

“Our story was a good one. And now it’s done,” she concluded before thanking fans for their support.