But Lamber’s rise to stardom wasn’t a smooth one, at least not on a personal level.

Entertainment Weekly’s headline about the singer wasn’t much better.

At the time, Lambert was left scrambling, trying to figure out how to respond.

Adam Lambert

“It was stressful and it was confusing,” the singer toldBBCin 2019.

“I was like, ‘What am I supposed to do?'”

At the time, gay couples still didn’t even have a federally-protected right to marry.

Adam Lambert

“I mean, mums and dads are buying Sam’s album.

That’s a big move, a big step,” said Lambert.

Adam Lambert performing