Attitude: Really?

Olympic gymnast Louis Smith has stripped off for the latest Attitude cover.

Over 12 pages of smokin’ hot pictures, the London 2012 silver medallist talks about homophobia in sport and his penchant for a suggestive selfie – and addresses all those gay rumours.

Describing Tom Daley’s coming out video as “very brave,” the 25-year-old says: “It shouldn’t be an issue whether someone’s gay or not. It shouldn’t affect how sportsmen look at them and how their teammates look at them.”

After describing the Winter Olympics in Sochi as an “outrage”, Louis admits that he gets a lot of attention from gay fans – including some rather cheeky comments.

The new issue also includes exclusive interviews with Dolly Parton and Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst, as well as Broadway legend Kristen Chenoweth and the stars of RuPaul’s Drag Race...

Attitude - your actual mediaballs.

Thank fuck Louis took a stand against Sochi - Fagburn highly respects his well-informed opinions on current affairs about the gays and that.

Thanks to Attitude for asking!

Thanks to Karl, who comments...

In “his hottest interview ever”, he gushes: “It shouldn’t be an issue whether someone’s gay or not”. As long as gays don’t try anything with the irresistible Louis though, or has he forgotten telling the Telegraph: “As long as gay people can see the line, and that I fancy women, that’s fine. I don’t want to be put in a difficult, uncomfortable situation.” .

Of course, he “admits” he gets a lot of attention from gay fans including some “rather cheeky comments”, but the pre publicity doesn’t tell us whether he finds this uncomfortable or not. I searched the cover looking for the tag “Self Loathing Issue”, but couldn’t find it. Maybe it’s being added later.

Surely, this is beyond satire.

Yup. x

PS Fagburn presumes Attitude has an even posher than the usual intern who writes things like 'smokin' hot' and 'fierceness!', without a shred of irony.

Please tell him to stop, it's embarrassing.