A gay singer and actor has announced he and Jesus Christ have parted and gone their separate ways.

Nakhane Toure, a South African, made the announcement in The Gareth Cliff Show Podcasts. The 30-year-old said he gave up Christianity after deciding that he wanted to get in touch with his “animal nature”

“I tried to conform. Before my first album came out I was a very conservative Christian. I really tried to snuff out my idiosyncrasies. I really did. I tried for like‚ five of six years‚ and then the volcano just erupted.

It was unbelievably painful but I thought I was doing it for Jesus. I ended my relationship with Jesus Christ. We were happy for the first two years‚ but then I realised that there were other men out there. I mean‚ he does say he’s jealous. That’s never good.”

Nakhane who also spoke about nationality and sexuality‚ revealed that was not bound by societal rules. He added that he recently realised that he is truly a different person.

“The choices that I have made and decided to stick to‚ were choices that were maybe forced upon me by circumstances. So‚ for me‚ I could either be me or conform completely.”

“I know that now and I’ve been meeting a lot of people. When you compare your decisions‚ which seem completely rational to you‚ and how people react to them‚ then you realise how different you are.”