The 17 most inventive coming out stories ever shared

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Coming out can be tough – so doing it in a creative way can be a pretty good way to get around the awkwardness.

These champions managed to come out in the most amazing ways.

From baking cakes, to secret filming in the kitchen and even snapchatting Ellen magazine covers.

Maybe it’ll give you some ideas?

1 Cakes. With letters

The 17 most inventive coming out stories ever shared

2 This person who came out by telling grandma they’re going to hell

The 17 most inventive coming out stories ever shared

3 Bake a really obvious cake

The 17 most inventive coming out stories ever shared

4 Bake multiple cakes

The 17 most inventive coming out stories ever shared

5 Or maybe use place cards – who doesn’t love place cards (Love Actually anybody?!?)?

The 17 most inventive coming out stories ever shared

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6 Get arty and make a coming out card

The 17 most inventive coming out stories ever shared

Click here for the top 10!

7 Get poignant and leave a note

The 17 most inventive coming out stories ever shared

8 When accepting an award…

9 Print it on a T-shirt

The 17 most inventive coming out stories ever shared

10 Or as a life event!

The 17 most inventive coming out stories ever shared

11 Or in a ridiculously adorable music video

12 This delightfully donut shaped cake

The 17 most inventive coming out stories ever shared

13 Do it on the cover of a magazine (go Ellen!)

The 17 most inventive coming out stories ever shared

14 On Facebook…

The 17 most inventive coming out stories ever shared

15 Or during your graduation speech – brave!

16 On a secret camera!

17 Write a letter…

The 17 most inventive coming out stories ever shared

Check out some favourite coming out stories by text below, or read lots more here!

But, whether you’ve come out or whether you are yet to do so, remember…

The 17 most inventive coming out stories ever shared

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