Charice played Sunshine in Glee in 2010 but over time has changed his hair and clothes to a more male appearance.

A former Glee star that shone on our 2010 TV screens has revealed his new identity.

Charice Pempengco, a Filipino actress and singer that shot to stardom for his role in Glee as exchange student Sunshine Corazo, as well as producing a US top 10 album, has unveiled his new name this week: Jake Zyrus.

​The former Glee star, who was born Charmaine Clarice Relucio Pempengco, announced his new name via his Twitter account @jakezyrus.

He posted his first tweet, saying: "Overwhelmed. Saw all your love comments and I'm so happy. Finally. I love you, everyone and see you soon."

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There are no tweets from the former Twitter account under Charice's name.

Former Glee star Charice is now Jake Zyrus

On Oprah Winfrey's show Where are They Now in 2014, Zyrus confided he felt that his soul was a male - but he wouldn't operate on his body.

"I'm not going to change my body — I'll cut my hair and wear boy clothes, but that's all," he said on the show.

Charice was discovered in 2007 after becoming a Youtube sensation for delivering an incredible singing voice.

From there he made his way to the stage of The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Oprah Winfrey Show, the latter that saw him gain more recognition as he sang a Celine Dion cover.

In 2011, his estranged father was stabbed - forcing the star to cancel his Singapore tour.

In 2012, Charice began to wear boyish clothing and cut his hair short. A year later he came out as a lesbian.