Louis Smith

British Olympic gymnast Louis Smith poses for photographer Daniel Jaems and Attitude magazine.

Olympic athlete Louis Smith stripped down to his underwear for a shoot with photographer Daniel Jaems and an interview with Attitude magazine, in which he speaks about the cheeky comments he receives from some of his gay fans.

“Oh God. I do get some funky comments like ‘sit on my face!’ But I always say it; support is support, wherever it’s from, so bring it on!”

Smith praised fellow Olympian Tom Daley for coming out.

“I think what Tom Daley did was very brave, but he definitely made the right choice because when you’re in the public eye someone says something and it gets twisted and before you know it there’s a news article out there before you’ve even had a chance to say anything. Whereas what he did, he was able to put the first statement out on his own and tell people how it is.”