Reports that Pop Idol champ Will Young is reportedly striking up an intimate same-sex relationship with a Premiership soccer star.

“It’s well known at the player’s club that he is gay, but what he keeps very quiet are the circles he hangs around in,” a source revealed.

“They met while Will was in his home town and things have gone from there. They get on really well and have got a lot of friends in common. Unfortunately, though, they fear they will never be able to come out properly because he is a footballer and it’s not the done thing to admit this.”