David Archuleta on How Dealing With the Shame of His Sexuality and Leaving the Mormon Church Led to His Memoir ‘Devout’: ‘It’s an Ongoing Healing Process’

February 18, 2026 Variety

In his darkest hour, pop singer David Archuleta was so overwhelmed by feelings of shame and guilt over his sexuality that he reached the point of either admitting he was gay or ending his life. He grimly recalls this moment in his debut memoir “Devout,” which was released today via Simon & Schuster/Gallery Books, by […]