Corrie's Daniel Brocklebank says g out as gay killed his Hollywood reer - Mirror Onle

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• DAN BROCKLEBANK ‘HONOURED’ BY CORONATN STREET’S FIRST EVER SUCCSFUL GAY WEDDG
• CORONATN STREET STAR ROB MALLARD REVEALS HE’S GAY AS CHARACTER DANIEL OSBOURNE ROMPS ON THE FACTORY FLOOR WH SEAD TKER
• CORRIE'S DANIEL BROCKLEBANK SAYS G OUT AS GAY KILLED HIS HOLLYWOOD REER
• CORONATN STREET'S DANIEL BROCKLEBANK REVEALS G OUT AS GAY AT 18 HRED HIS HOLLYWOOD REER

DAN BROCKLEBANK ‘HONOURED’ BY CORONATN STREET’S FIRST EVER SUCCSFUL GAY WEDDG

Rob me out as gay an terview wh Gay Tim back 2017. He said: “I never planned to keep quiet that I was gay.

“The only ncern I had at first was if I’m wh a female character, will an dience who knows I’m gay real life believe ? Coronatn Street is gearg up for s first gay marriage storyle, wh weddg bells store for Weatherfield uple Pl Foreman and Billy week, viewers are set to see the two s down for a ser nversatn, where the two discs their future as Pl's Motor Nrone Disease (MND) ntu to uple's chat about after Pl's nversatn wh fellow MND patient Shelly at the support group, who enurag Pl to take ntrol and do somethg he has always wanted to believ Pl is gog to propose to him and pulls out all the stops, but turns out Pl has somethg big to ask of Billy before he asks him to bee his hband. "It's not the first time a gay weddg day on the bbl has occurred, but 's hopefully the first that succsfully go ahead.

ITVRelated: Coronatn Street's Pla Wilx wds up fans over Elae and Stephen storyActor Daniel Brocklebank adms he feels "slightly honoured" to help brg the first Corrie gay weddg to screens.

CORONATN STREET STAR ROB MALLARD REVEALS HE’S GAY AS CHARACTER DANIEL OSBOURNE ROMPS ON THE FACTORY FLOOR WH SEAD TKER

"I mean, obvly there's been long nng gay characters the show, prr to Billy wh Todd and Sean and also Sophie.

As for his own romantic life, Rob publicly me out as gay durg an terview wh Gay Tim back 2017 but he told his fay at the age of 17 and "never planned to keep [his sexualy] quiet.

RevealedThe actor, who plays Ken Barlow's son Daniel, said he had no qualms about g out publiclyPublished: 18:26, 31 Jan 2017Updated: 17:36, 1 Feb 2017CORONATION Street's Rob Mallard has e out as gay. The actor - who plays Ken Barlow's son Daniel Osbourne the ITV soap - has spoken publicly about beg a gay actor the untry's number one soap and his cisn to not hi who he is.

CORRIE'S DANIEL BROCKLEBANK SAYS G OUT AS GAY KILLED HIS HOLLYWOOD REER

"I never planned to keep quiet that I was gay, " he told GT magaze. "The only ncern I had at first was if I'm wh a female character, will an dience who knows I'm gay real life believe ?

Coronatn Street actor Daniel Brocklebank, 41, is bt known for his role as Weatherfield's first gay vir, tryg to rebuild his life after a dark past of crime but he's ma headl off screen tooVio LoadgVio UnavailableKate Garraway Acc Corrie Star Daniel Brocklebank Of Lettg Slip About StoryleCorrie's loveable but troubled Billy Mayhew ma history on the bbl 2014 when he beme the soap's first gay vir. " The hunk who won Mr Gay World and was twice crowned champ of Mr Gay UK seemed equally fatuated wh Daniel and upload a snap of the pair.

CORONATN STREET'S DANIEL BROCKLEBANK REVEALS G OUT AS GAY AT 18 HRED HIS HOLLYWOOD REER

” Homophobic abe onle After Corrie boss wrote a heart warmg gay adoptn storyle for Daniel's character, Billy Mayhew, the veteran actor spoke out about his fear of a backlash. Openg up about his experience sce g out as gay when he was 18, he said: “Bee I’ve been out profsnally sce I was 18, I’ve been aware that I was overlooked for rol bee producers knew I was gay, and I’ve had to put up wh homophobic abe on social media.

" He also reflected on some harrowg experienc growg up knowg he was gay the eighti.