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(London) Andy Bell, the gay half of Erasure, has announced he his battling HIV.
"I found out I was HIV-positive in June 1998 when I had a bout of pneumonia in Mallorca, since then I have been taking combination therapy & I am feeling fine in fact I have never felt better," Bell said Tuesday in an announcement on the band's website.
"Being HIV. does not mean that you have AIDS. My life expectancy should be the same as anyone else's' so there is no need to panic," he tells his fans. "There is still so much hysteria & ignorance surrounding HIV & AIDS lets just get on with life i.e. making music, doing a live tour & generally having a good time."
Bell made the announcement in advance of a book by his long time partner Paul which details Andy's discovery he was positive. The couple felt that the subject should not remain a secret.
The book is due out next year.
Bell recently underwent a successful hip replacement operation. But, despite his medical setbacks he says he intends to keep on performing with singing partner Vince Clarke, who is straight.
His gender-bending theatrics and high-pitched voice made Erasure one of the top groups of the 80s. Their first video featured Bell in drag and at the time caused a stir that helped put Erasure on the map.
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