'Glee Project' contestant says he and his costar would read fan fiction about themselves and …

Cameron Mitchell and Damian McGinty both competed on season one of “The Glee Project.”Joe Corrigan/Getty Images; Jason Merritt/TERM/Getty ImagesCameron Mitchell said he and his “The Glee Project” costar Damian McGinty would read fan fiction.Mitchell, who lived with McGinty at the time, said sometimes they’d read fan fiction together.Mitchell said they’d read the “weird sex stuff” separately but sometimes talk about it afterward.”Glee Project” contestant Cameron Mitchell said he was aware of the fan fiction written about him and costar Damian McGinty – in fact, sometimes, he’d even read it.After “The Glee Project” aired in 2011, many viewers took to Tumblr to celebrate their fandom and post fan fiction, stories written by fans that typically utilize characters or people from shows and movies. Mitchell and McGinty were a popular “ship” — or a pairing recognized by the fans — often referred to as “Dameron” or “McMitchell.”Speaking to Insider ahead of the 10th anniversary of the end of “The Glee Project,” Mitchell said he was “so fascinated” by the Tumblr fan fiction.”It’s scary. It definitely wasn’t fun to read, but I was so enamored that someone could write this whole fantasy realm of stories about me,” he said. “They got dark, and…
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