A 22 year-old man from Wales has been crowned Mr Gay UK 2011, following the competition's grand final last weekend.
Samuel Kneen, from Cardiff, was voted the winner at Club Mission in Leeds on Saturday.
It comes after weeks of competing with several other men from across the United Kingdom. in the long-running contest.
Speaking to PinkPaper.com, Kneen said of winning: "I couldn't believe it at first. I got quite emotional, because I saw some of my close friends who were there get emotional. I had a great sense of achievement and a huge burst of confidence. It was amazing!"
Deatiling his best and worst moments of the entire competition, he added: "The highlight was getting to go on Loose Women, which was such a laugh and meeting the other finalists - which, as nerve-wracking as it was, was amazing. And of course I had Bet Lynch sprawled across my lap, which is good going for a Friday.
"I don't know about lowest points, maybe when the voting closed and I didn't know whether I'd got into the final. There wasn't really a low point, it's been a great experience..."
Read the full interview with Samuel in our Features section.
