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“TED LASSO” JT REVEALED THAT THIS CHARACTER IS GAY AND CLOSETED

Ted Lasso has received praise om The Football Bs Podst for how the seri handled this storyle volvg two gay characters. * ted lasso gay player *

Ted Lasso watchers have speculated that AFC Richmond player Col Hugh (Billy Harris) is gay sce early season two, and those spicns were nfirmed season three’s third episo.

Trent then shar wh Col that he’s gay as well, openg the door for Col to — perhaps — tell his teammat and ach. It seems like sports, particularly men’s sports, is among the fields that has been slowt to adapt and accept gay people.

'TED LASSO' PRAISED FOR "REHG" GAY FOOTBALLER STORYLE

In season 3 episo 3, Ted Lasso troduced s first major gay storyle. Can be a force for good the real world? * ted lasso gay player *

There’s a le episo three where Isaac [Kola Bokni] says “That’s a b gay” a risive way.

TED LASSO SEASON 3'S GAY FOOTBALLER STORYLE HAS ARRIVED AT JT THE RIGHT TIME

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It’s kd of a two-way street, bee wh the world of the show, no one knows about Trent beg gay eher.

“SO PROUD OF THIS SHOW”: TED LASSO FANS REACT TO PROGRS OF GAY STORYLE

Three episos to s third — and possibly fal — season, the sports edy TV seri Ted Lasso jt revealed that one of s regular characters is gay and closeted.

“We’ve known for a while that Col was gay, ” Hunt told the U. Hunt said that he and the show’s wrers always tend to troduce a gay character on the show’s fictnal team, but opted to have an existg character e out rather than stg someone new.

EXCLIVE: TED LASSO CREATORS HANDLED THEIR GAY FOOTBALLER STORYLE A 'REHG' AND 'SIGNIFINT' WAY, SAY LEADG LGBTQ MENTATORS AS H TV SHOW IS PRAISED FOR SHOWG 'HUMANY'

They even toyed wh the ia of revealg that Col was gay and closeted Season 2, but stead merely seed the ia wh a le which the character mentns Grdr. The other shoe seemed about to drop last week's Amsterdam-set episo when Trent followed Col to a gay bar, promptg the athlete to swiftly ex wh the wrer on his heels.

IS COL GAY TED LASSO? IS HE BASED ON A REAL SOCCER PLAYER?

Acrdg to Hunt, the shownners have known for “a while” that Welsh wg Col Hugh is gay. Some reful viewers may have noticed that the third episo of Season 2, Hugh mentns that Keeley’s datg app Bantr is spelled like the gay datg app Grdr.

This episo troduc a strong new plot pot: Welsh-born AFC Richmond wg Col Hugh is gay. Ted Lasso has received yet more praise, this time for the sensive and touchg nature of the storyle volvg a closeted gay player and the story of his g out to his teammat.

TED LASSO FALLY GOT GAY IN SEASON 3 & FANS ARE THRILLED

"And then of urse we fd out why is bee he's also gay. The reprentatn of gay football players is a plex topic wh var factors ntributg to the lack of visibily. Moreover, societal attus and stereotyp about masculy and homosexualy have played a role perpetuatg stigma and discrimatn agast gay athlet.

The attus n create addnal barriers for gay dividuals nsirg a reer profsnal football, makg more difficult for them to be open about their sexual orientatn.

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"So proud of this show": Ted Lasso fans react to progrs of gay storyle .

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