You gotta love the tabloids. They’re always trying to romantically link celebrities who are spotted out and about together. The latest victims of the rumor mill are Sam Smith and Russell Tovey.
According U.K.’s Mirror, Sam was “cozying up” to Russell this past weekend during a music festival in London’s Hyde Park. The publication goes on to state “the two chums were getting on like a house on fire backstage,” which must be some sort of British euphemism for flirting.
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Alas, the speculation is just that — speculation. The Mirror also reported that Russell already has a boyfriend so nothing is going on between Smith and Tovey.
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The tabloid quotes an anonymous source as saying, “‘Sam and Russell know each other through the party scene, but Russell is smitten with his new man so there isn’t room for romance.’”
The non-existent love connection is also pretty evident from the photo that accompanied the story. The group shot of Russell and Sam hanging out with British TV personality Lizzie Cundy and Dancing With the Stars judge Bruno Tonioli was taken Sunday night and posted on Cundy’s Instagram account. A picture is worth a thousand words and there is nothing that even remotely suggests there is an attraction between the crooner and the actor.
Looks like we’ll have to put down the fire extinguishers since the alleged house on fire doesn’t even appear to be generating any sparks.
Newsflash to the Mirror: If two “chums” who happen to be gay are having a good time in public, it doesn’t mean they are hot for one another.
Michael Eskridge
Ahhh Russell Tovey can do better than Sam Smith…
Robert Hillyer
“There’s no such thing as bad publicity.”
robho3
Russell is a douche bag
Kathy Griffith
What?
James Rouse Iñiguez
I thought Tovey didn’t like femme guys
Regg Valencia
*cries and runs to my bedroom kicking and screaming on the floor.
Christopher Lynn
Nope not true
Glücklich
Who hasn’t heard the expression the article mentions, of the two backstage?
A more Americanized version would be “getting along like a house afire” – not necessarily flirting or even having a romantic time, but having a good time together.
Luis H. Lopez
I hope they date and eventually get married 😉 two talented men 🙂
Javier Rodriguez Fontanez
I doubt it very much.
Mykaels
Russell has dissed femm guys in the past, he would not go for Sam.
Giancarlo85
Lol. Tovey is full of shit so it wouldn’t surprise me…
mz.sam
Russeli is HOT! Sam is a PHENOMENAL artist and talent…(but not hot).
Ed Hamtil
I thought Russell wasn’t gay
lauraspencer
Based on Russell’s rude comments a couple months ago I don’t think he and Sam would be a match. Russell was probably trying to glom onto Sam for the publicity.
KM201
@James Rouse Iñiguez: You took the words right out of my mouth.
Glücklich
@Luis H. Lopez:
I like your avatar. That’s cute.
Arcamenel
Sam can do better than Dumbo.
Noé R. García
Who fucking cares.
Craig Marker
So?
Daniel Armenta
Ohhhh Thad
Mark Pointon
Russell Tovey doesn’t need a whiney bitch like sam smith in his life…
Giancarlo85
@Mark Pointon: Yeah, Tovey is his own whiney bitch.
Me2
I hope not! It would be tragic for Sam to have lost all of that weight, just to turn around & fall for the cute mean guy. He’s already depressingly fragile. Dating Russell is just flirting with suicide.
Frank Carroll
No!
Nicola Meniconi
WHY
spiffy
So… Nobody is going to comment on Bruno Tonioli’s pants?
markmm
Funny because im pretty sure hes in a relationship with danielunda27, his instagram pictures seem to say so.
Also to the haters, get over it, he doesnt hate fem men, feminine ways just arnt part of his preference just like masculinity isnt part of your preferences (hypocrit much?)so stop being douches and move on.
Corbin Richardson
Ew
Braden Mills
Sam Smith is mine.
John Wesley Anderson
I could see them being best buds, but not a couple.
Mark Riley
Matthew Stanworth
Cam
In other words, the media knows of two gay celebrities so they assume they must be fucking.
Jeffrey York
Russell would be much better off with me.
John Gonzalez
Def not a couple
Saint Law
@Cam: The media is like that person who, on finding out you’re gay, promises to introduce you to somebody they personally know who you’re sure to get along with because – get this – they’re ALSO gay!!!
Giancarlo85
@markmm: Oh grow up. Tovey insulted gay people… and marginalized them. But he’s pretty much a non-factor these days. Not many pay attention to him so he needs to try to be an attention whore.