Troye Sivan feared he’d lose his record deal by coming out

Troye Sivan’s career is going from strength to strength but there was a moment where he wondered if he’d have one at all. 

In 2013, then aged just 17, the singer took to YouTube to tell his sizable online audience that he’s gay, fearing it meant he’d lose his record deal and female fans.

But as he told Andrew Denton on the Interview program on Tuesday night, Troye, now 22, felt he had ‘no choice’ but to disclose who he really was. 

He began: ‘It got to the point where I might lose this potential record deal, which is all I’ve ever wanted in my entire life. And I might lose this YouTube audience that I’ve worked really, really hard to build up over the last few years.

‘But what’s the alternative? And the alternative was just unthinkable to me at that point. I couldn’t. I could not stay in the closet any longer. I felt like it was all I thought about. It was suffocating. 

‘And at certain point I was like, yeah, this is really, really terrifying, but what other choice do I have? I’m gonna do this, I have to do this,’ the singer confessed. 

Difficult: In 2013, then aged just 17, the singer took to YouTube to tell his sizable online audience that he’s gay, and was worried at the time he would lose his fans (pictured)

Far from career-halting, the viral coming out video brought  love and suport to the teenager and helped kick off his now-thriving career.

Over the past six months, the South African-born Australian singer has performed with Taylor Swift and collaborated with Ariana Grande.

And ahead of the singer’s sophomore album release, the 22-year-old revealed how joining Taylor on her stadium tour in May was ‘one of the highlights of [his] life’. 

 Mates in high places: Over the past six months, the South African-born Australian singer has thrived, performing with Taylor Swift

 Wow! Ahead of the singer’s sophomore album release, the 22-year-old revealed how joining Taylor on her stadium tour in May was ‘one of the highlights of [his] life’ (pictured) 

He recently told the Herald Sun: ‘Someone covering my song is always a really cool moment, it still puts the biggest smile on my face.

‘Taylor Swift is the master of smart, perfect pop. Seeing her sing my lyrics that I wrote is the most surreal thing in the world, it’s crazy.’

Troye performed with the Bad Blood hitmaker at LA’s Rose Bowl, with Taylor later praising the young star on Twitter.

Famous friends! Ariana Grande also teamed up with Troye for Dance To This, the fourth single from his solo album Bloom

Meanwhile, Ariana Grande also teamed up with Troye for Dance To This, the fourth single from his solo album Bloom. 

Following the release of Dance To This, Ariana took to Twitter to encourage Troye to ‘take over the world’.

‘Your presence is much needed,’ she added in a glowing endorsement.

He may well! Following the release of Dance To This, Ariana took to Twitter to encourage Troye to ‘take over the world’. Troye is pictured at the MET Gala