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EASTENRS STAR MARC ELLTT GETS 'ABED THE STREET' OVER GAY AFFAIR STORYLE

Jake Maskall, who plays Danny Moon, has revealed that he is gay. * mark eastenders gay *

EastEnrs star Marc Elltt says he nstantly gets abed when he go out bee his character is havg a gay affair.

In so many cultur beg gay is still somethg swept unr the rpet. 9ln viewers While the gay storyle has been weled by many viewers, some others have plaed. Followg btal scen of a Mlim gang attackg Christian, forty viewers plaed that was too graphic and promoted anti-gay activy.

EastEnrs star Marc Elltt gets 'abed the street' over gay affair storyle.

'EASTENRS' ACTOR REVEALS HE IS GAY

EastEnrs actor Jake Maskall has revealed that he is gay and has a boyiend. Jake plays womanizg Danny Moon on the soap, currently havg an affair wh Sam Mchell (Kim Medlf), but he told Now magaze: "I'm gay and I've been wh my boyiend for 12 years.

HOW MICHAEL CASHMAN CHANGED THE WORLD: OM EASTENRS' FIRST GAY KISS TO STONEWALL

Later that year, followg the example of a iend Joe Wallace, who had told his parents about beg gay and HIV-posive, Mark cis to tell his parents.

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EASTENRS TO GET A NEW GAY CHARACTER?{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY KATE ANRSONNOVEMBER 8, 2007/11:56 AMBY KATE ANRSONNOVEMBER 8, 2007 / 11:56 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"EASTENRS TO GET A NEW GAY CHARACTER?","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-11-08T16:56:51.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-11-08T16:56:51.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"KATE ANRSON","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WELL, ALL WE N SAY IS, ’S ABOUT TIME! LET’S FACE ; THERE HASN’T BEEN A CENT GAY MALE CHARACTER THE BRISH SOAP FOR WHAT SEEMS LIKE AN ETERNY. WHICH IS A TOTAL JTICE, NSIRG WAS EASTENRS THAT GAVE THE GROUNDBREAKG FIRST EVER GAY KISS A UK SOAP. Y, WE'RE TALKG ABOUT THAT FAMO "KISS" BETWEEN COL RSELL (MICHAEL CASHMAN) AND BARRY CLARK (GARY HAIL) BACK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILST OTHER POPULAR BRISH SOAPS LIKE CORONATN STREET, EMMERDALE AND TEEN SOAP-E-DRAMA HOLLYOAKS CURRENTLY FEATUR GAY CHARACTERS, EASTENRS HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT LACKG ON THAT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SOAP IS CERTALY NO STRANGER WHEN TO PORTRAYG GAY CHARACTERS. ASI OM COL AND BARRY, WHO N FET SIMON RAYMOND (ANDREW LYNFORD) AND TONY HILLS (MARK HOMER)? ALTHOUGH CHARACTERS LIKE DR FRED FONSE (JIMI MISTRY) AND, MORE RECENTLY, DEREK HARKSON (IAN LAVENR) HAVE BEEN NSIRABLY LS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOPEFULLY THOUGH, ALL THAT WILL SOON BE ABOUT TO CHANGE. RUMOUR HAS THAT A NEW GAY CHARACTER, THE SHAPE OF JANE BEALE'S GAY BROTHER (Y, WE DIDN'T KNOW SHE HAD ONE, EHER!), WILL STIR UP SOME TROUBLE WH WALFORD'S RINTS WHEN THE CHARACTER BUTS THE SOAP THE NEW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS REPORTED THE BRISH NEWSPAPER, THE MIRROR, THE BIG BOSS AT EASTENRS HAVE SEEN HOW POPULAR ANTHONY COTTON’S SEAN TULLY CHARACTER IS ON RIVAL SOAP CORONATN STREET, AND THEY HAVE CID ’S ABOUT TIME THEY HAD A GAY CHARACTER OF THEIR OWN. APPARENTLY THOUGH, HE’S NOT GOG TO BE ANOTHER SEAN. PHEW! IN FACT, HE’S GOG TO BE BOTH CHARMG AND SUAVE. SOMETHG SEAN TULLY IS MOST FELY NOT!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PRODUCERS ARE CURRENTLY STG FOR THE PART. IN THE MEANTIME, HERE ARE A FEW SUGGTNS OF HUNKY ACTORS WHO ULD DO THE ROLE JTICE…{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JEREMY SHEFFIELD. 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HE MAY BE IRISH BUT WE'RE SURE HE ULD MASTER AN EAST END ACCENT...{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MATTHEW MARSN. BRISH SOAP FANS WILL REMEMBER HIM AS HUNKY CHRIS COLLS, BUT HE'S CURRENTLY QUE THE MAND THE US AS A FILM ACTOR. ALTHOUGH MAYBE HE FANCI GETTG BACK TO HIS SOAP ROOTS...{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, ANDREW HAYN-SMH. MAYBE JANE HAS A YOUNGER BROTHER. 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In 1985, he had been approached by the creators of EastEnrs, Julia Smh and Tony Holland, to play Col Rsell – the Brish soap’s first gay character. The News of the World ran a double-page spread, headled “Secret Gay Love of Aids Sre EastEnr”, which outed his partner and prted the uple’s photos and was even an attempt to orchtrate “sister” stori about him. Through his varied, high-profile reer and life-changg relatnship wh his hband, Pl Cottgham (an actor and mpaigner who died of ncer 2014), tells not jt the story of his life, but also the battle for LGBT equaly the the Sun vered the story of the EastEnrs gay kiss 1989When news broke that Cashman’s character would share the first gay kiss a Brish soap (a peck on the forehead), the backlash only tensified.

By parison, his next on-screen kiss – Brish soap’s first gay kiss on the lips – passed worth ? “Somebody said to me: ‘When you were on I ed to watch om behd the sofa bee I didn’t want my parents to know I was gay.

In the 60s, gog to the police wasn’t really an optn for gay men, he says. “That this is what happened to gay men.

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