He wasn't happy, however, with this new man moving into their family home and bringing his son along with him. He came out as gay three years back, and he was enjoying living his own life to care too much about what his mum was up to. That was until his parents separated, and a year after the divorce, his mum had met someone new. He never had to share his parents attention with anyone and quite often he got his own way. At the age of 18, Neil had gotten used to being an only child.