Howard Stern on Sam Smith: Hes ugly, fat & gay & little girls worship him

Many people have been calling Sam Smith the male Adele for about a year now. They do have a lot in common both were very young when they achieved massive success, both are British, both have beautiful voices and baby faces and both have struggled with not fitting in (physically) with the traditional pop

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Many people have been calling Sam Smith the “male Adele” for about a year now. They do have a lot in common – both were very young when they achieved massive success, both are British, both have beautiful voices and baby faces and both have struggled with not fitting in (physically) with the traditional “pop star” model. Personally, I couldn’t care less what Adele weighs, I just want her to record more music. And I couldn’t care less what Sam Smith weighs, because it doesn’t affect his lovely voice. Much like Adele, Sam has talked about his weight and feeling like a loser, and he does seem to be sensitive about his looks (and everything else).

Well, Howard Stern was trying to draw those same kinds of comparisons to Sam and Adele, but Stern ran it off the rails in a way that was really offensive.

There was just no way that this was going to go well for Howard Stern. Most would agree that Sam Smith has one of the most wonderful voices on the planet, but the radio show host finds the singer’s appearance and lifestyle more noteworthy than his success or his Grammy nominations. While talking about the singer’s successful song, “Stay With Me,” Stern referred to the British crooner as “fat” and an “ugly mother–ker.”

Oddly enough, the Sirius XM host was saying those qualities are what he likes most about him.

“You know what I like about the guy? He’s an ugly (expletive). He’s fat…Is he gay? He looks gay to me, not that anybody looks gay, but he does seem effeminate…I like that he’s chubby and gay,” Stern said. “That’s why I love him. He’s one of those guys I feel like, he’s really good but I feel like [“Stay With Me”] will be his only hit song.

“That’s how good that song is,” he added. “He’s fat and he’s gay and little girls worship him. That’s when you know you have a good song and a good voice. I’d like to get him in here to congratulate him on beating the odds. He’s like the male Adele.”

[From E! News]

I don’t know if it’s really “beating the odds” when a slightly overweight white man with oodles of talent is somehow able to succeed, you know? Odds were always pretty good that Sam was going to make something of himself. And while it’s interesting to see male pop stars undergo the same kind of public body-shaming that female pop stars go through, it’s still pretty rude. It was rude when it happened to Adele, and it’s rude when it happens to Sam.

But Sam has learned to deal with it in the best way possible. This is what he tweeted:

Can't believe what I've just read.

— SAM SMITH (@samsmithworld) January 25, 2015

Ignore.

— SAM SMITH (@samsmithworld) January 25, 2015

Perfect. Excellent non-engagement, Sam!

(Besides all that, I do think Sam is attractive. He really does have a George Michael-circa-Wham vibe.)

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Photos courtesy of WENN, Sam’s Instagram.

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