After making the admission on the chat show today, former TOWIE star Charlie was inundated with messages of support via Twitter.
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He said: "Our stories will help people, there is a way out. You are not alone. I want to be a positive person, telling people 'you can do this'.
"I had a girlfriend, she was the first person I spoke to and told. It was a proper relationship but I was very aware when I was seeing her that things weren't quite right. If something doesn't click, it doesn't click."
Whilst on TOWIE, Charlie was in a relationship with Gemma Collins, 33, and his sexuality was questioned a number of times.
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During his relationship with Gemma, Charlie grew close to 27-year-old Bobby Norris, who confessed to falling for him.
Gemma questioned Charlie's sexuality on more than one occasion, often comparing him and Bobby to gay couple Elton John and David Furnish.
Speaking to Kirk Norcross previously, Charlie said: "People don't know how to work me out. I've never said I would say no to a same sex relationship. I put my hand up to that. I want it all to happen naturally."
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Following Charlie's confession today, Gemma Collins took to Twitter to post a cryptic message.
She wrote: "I always SEE what other people don't and speak the TRUTH x"