Jake Maskall, who plays Danny Moon, has revealed that he is gay.
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'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. Episo featured a hallmark moment when Col Rsell (Lord Michael Cashman) had the first mouth-to-mouth gay kiss on Brish televisn wh his boyiend Guido (Nicholas Donovan).
BBCRelated: 50 groundbreakg soap characters Digal Spy magaze issue 12In the s sce this scene aired, EastEnrs has ntued to explore reprentatn Walford wh an episo takg place durg Pri and the openg of the Square's first gay bar, The Prce Michael Cashman was a part of many groundbreakg storyl on the soap as Col durg his three years as an EastEnrs st member. Fred and Mick bee good iends, but spe their closens, Fred feels unable to tell Mick that he is gay. Fred cis to take Mick to a gay club the hope that he might gus his sexual orientatn, but Mick remas blhely ignorant and is extremely shocked when Fred fally nfs.
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Mick do not re that Fred is gay, but felt hurt that Fred had not nfid him sooner, and is jt as perturbed to disver that Fred don't fancy him.