United Kingdom, May 19 -- Colman Domingo came out as gay after his brother took him to a strip club.

The Michael actor - who has two older siblings, Derek and Averie, and one younger, Philip Bowles - recalled how his older sibling was the first person he disclosed his sexuality to in the early 1990s and he will never forget his loving reaction.

The brothers were at a strip club, and Colman, now 56, asked Derek to step outside with him.

He recalled to the new issue of Men's Health UK magazine: "[I knew I] came from love.

"I told him that I was gay. He looked at me and was just like, 'What?' He just couldn't believe it.

"Eventually, he said, 'I don't care, man. I love you anyway.' And he just hugged me. Then he said, 'Have you told any...