Pop Star Reveals Truth About Her Sexuality on Q Television Network's 'Brunch'

Pop Star Reveals Truth About Her Sexuality on Q Television Network's 'Brunch'

Gioia Bruno, Formerly of Expose, Confesses Her Love for Both Women and Men and Belts Out Her New Single

BURBANK, Calif., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Exclusively on Q Television Network's , "Brunch" with Honey Labrador and Scott Withers, pop star Gioia Bruno declared that she has had relationships with women as well as men. It has long been rumored that the sexy dance diva dabbles. Gioia, the former lead singer of Expose, who currently headlines numerous gay prides, club events and parties, confirmed the rumors to be completely true, LIVE on "Brunch." The revelation came just before Gioia broke out into her new pop singles, "That's Life" and "Why Did You Call Me?"

"I never wanted to put a label on myself but, yes, I have dated women," said Gioia. "It's about the person and what's in their soul. Right now, I am dating a man, but hey, I can still look at the girls. I think everybody's got a little queer in them."

To view a clip from Gioia's interview and performance, visit the www.PlanetOut.com. Direct link to clip: http://www.planetout.com/video/article.html?id=1791&navpath=/topics/video/

"Gioia has long been a huge supporter of the GLBT community," said Scott Withers, Host of "Brunch" and EVP of Q Television Network. "It is a great honor to have a celebrity, of Gioia's caliber, feel comfortable enough on our network to "come out" and talk about this personal topic with us."

QTN subscribers can still catch Gioia when she makes a guest appearance on the Friday, January 20th episode of "Queer Edge with Jack E. Jett." Sandra Bernhard is currently a guest co-host on the show with Jett until March 10th. "Queer Edge" airs weeknights at 10 pm EST / 7 pm PST.

Gioia (pronounced joy-ah!) was a member of the Arista Records pop group Expose. Expose released the platinum selling albums "Exposure" and "What You Don't Know" and had numerous Billboard "top-ten" hit singles including "Come Go With Me," "Point Of No Return," "Let Me Be The One," "What You Don't Know," "Tell Me Why" and Billboards' #1 hit single, "Seasons Change." Gioia, now a solo artist, has been enjoying great success on the dance music charts with club hits "Free to Be, "From the Inside"("Queer as Folk" Season 3 Soundtrack), "Be Mine" and "Wreckin' My Nerves." Gioia recently released her full-length solo album "Expose This" on KOCH Records to rave reviews. Her new club anthem "Why Did You Call Me?" is currently featured on DJ Kimberly S.' CD "Global Groove." The single "Why Did You Call Me?" is soon-to-be released throughout Europe on Mix2inside Records. For more information on Gioia visit http://www.gioiabruno.com/ .

"Brunch" on Q Television Network is the first LIVE morning daily talk show created specifically for the LGBT and gay-friendly progressive community. Ninety percent talk show, with a touch of theatrics, hosts Honey Labrador of "Queer Eye for the Straight Girl" and Scott Withers live in lofts across the hall from one another. Honey brings her cooking expertise and modeling history to add lesbian chic, while Scott's zany, gay flair combined with his passion for news and politics allows "Brunch" to run the gamut of issues and interests that are important to the diverse LGBT community.

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