Gately told Newsbeat: "For me, it's just me being me and I don't think there should be a real big issue about the whole thing anyway."

He added: "I just think it's just a beautiful video and I think it works superbly for the song.

"I'm hoping this video will have a good, positive, all-round reaction."

Stephen Gately says the decision to include a gay couple in the black and white video was one made jointly by the whole band.

He said: "I came out in 1999 and it was a big issue at the time and I don't think I could have done this video without having a guy in the video.

"I think it's important for me to be true to myself.

"The lads were saying, 'You've got to do this'. They were pushing saying, 'This would be fantastic'. It's the first of its kind. That's why I went for it."

Gately got hitched to his husband Andy Cowles in a civil partnership ceremony in 2006.

Last update: 11-12-2008 12:41