Published 19:43 IST, March 16th 2019

Sam Smith on gender identity: I identify as non-binary

Singer Sam Smith has opened up about his gender identity, saying that he identifies as a "non-binary".

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Singer Sam Smith has opened up about his identity, saying that he identifies as a "n-binary".

In an interview with Jameela Jamil for her new series, "I Weigh Interviews", 26-year-old Grammy winner said he came to realisation about his identity when he re stories of or people.

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"I've sometimes sat and questioned, do I want a sex change? It's something I still think about: 'Do I want to?' I don't think it is," Smith said.

"When I saw nbinary, queer, and I re into it, and I heard se people speaking, I was like, 'F***, that is me'," he ded.

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"Stay with Me" singer also explained what "n-binary, queer" identity means to him.

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"n-binary/queer is that you do t identify in a . You are a mixture of all different things. You are your own special creation. That's how I take it. I am t male or female. I think I float somewhere in between. It's all on spectrum," he said.

During interview, Smith also shed a light on his struggles with body im.

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"When I was a kid, I was chubby... and n it would get worse and worse and worse and I was holding a lot of weight in my chest. When I hit 11 years old, I went to doctor's. I was so self-conscious that it was affecting my mood every day," he said.

He revealed that he h liposuction when he was 12-years-old.

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"At time I think I was very happy about it. It didn't really change anything. I think I put weight back on in two weeks because I hn't figured out my relationship with food, so it didn't really change anything. But being 12 years old and having liposuction on your chest is quite a big deal," he ded

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19:37 IST, March 16th 2019