“My family had no idea it was about to happen, but they loved it,” he grinned. The “Old Town Road” singer said he broached the idea to the dancer, recalling, “I was like, ‘Hey, what if we kissed in this one?’ He was like, ‘Yeah, sure.'”ĭespite the public backlash, Lil Nas X said he cared more about his family’s reaction to the kiss and revealed they were super supportive. Lil Nas X revealed the dancer he kissed at the BET Awards was the one who licked his neck during his SNL performance. The rapper said the inspiration for the kiss struck in May when he guested on Saturday Night Live, where he also performed his number one hit. I really sugarcoat the performance, and it gets the job done.”
“I feel like it’s what needed to be done,” remarked Lil Nas X, whose real name Montero Hill. “Because it’s easy to just hug a guy, but I feel like if you kiss the guy, you get straight to the point. Speaking with the OHP Uncut podcast, the 22-year-old Grammy winner - who is openly gay - discussed the controversial end to his BET performance of “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” and revealed it was not a spur-of-the-moment call. Lil Nas X is revealing more about what led him to kiss one of his male backup dancers during his 2021 BET Awards performance.
