'I'm gay' – Stan Collymore responds to homophobic message on social media

Stan Collymore applauds fans at the City Ground during Nottingham Forest's Premier League game against Everton in March 2023.
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Former Nottingham Forest, Liverpool and Aston Villa attacker Stan Collymore has shut down an abusive message on social media with a surprising reply.

Collymore, who has been candid about his mental health struggles online, has had to deal with an array of abuse on X (formerly Twitter) over the years.

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Ben Hayward
Weekend editor

Ben Hayward is the Weekend Editor of FourFourTwo. A European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.