DANIEL BROCKLEBANK - who plays vir Billy Mayhew Coronatn Street - has admted he stopped beg screen-tted for heterosexual male lead rol Hollywood after he me out as gay earlier his reer.
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- DANIEL BROCKLEBANK: CORONATN STREET STAR CLAIMS G OUT AS GAY END HOLLYWOOD REER
- CORONATN STREET'S GAY VIR FAC BACKLASH OM FANS AND CHURCHGOERS OVER ROLE
- CORONATN STREET'S FIVE GAY CHARACTERS 'NOT A HUGE AMOUNT', SAYS CHARLIE CONDOU
- CORRIE'S DANIEL BROCKLEBANK SAYS G OUT AS GAY KILLED HIS HOLLYWOOD REER
DANIEL BROCKLEBANK: CORONATN STREET STAR CLAIMS G OUT AS GAY END HOLLYWOOD REER
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 too * is the vicar in corrie gay in real life *
"I stopped beg screen-tted for the heterosexual male leads and I was eher the gay bt iend or the character parts. " But 2014 Daniel land the role of gay vir Billy and he had nothg but good thgs to say. 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. ” 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.
CORONATN STREET'S GAY VIR FAC BACKLASH OM FANS AND CHURCHGOERS OVER ROLE
* is the vicar in corrie gay in real life *
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.
CORONATN STREET'S FIVE GAY CHARACTERS 'NOT A HUGE AMOUNT', SAYS CHARLIE CONDOU
Life imated art for the openly gay actor * is the vicar in corrie gay in real life *
Dog-lover Daniel said was tough growg up knowg he was gay the 80s. He said: "When I was growg up, the legal age of nsent was still 21 and was illegal for teachers to discs homosexualy schools. "I lived a ral area, there was no ter and there were no gay role mols on TV.
"It was the 1980s – all you read was gays were spreadg Aids and gays were paedophil.
CORRIE'S DANIEL BROCKLEBANK SAYS G OUT AS GAY KILLED HIS HOLLYWOOD REER
Now, he hop by playg a gay character on a prime time soap, he n speak to children om the LGBT+ muny who might be lookg for role mols. "When I was 14 I thought I was maybe the only person the world who was gay. Earlier this year, Rob Mallard publicly opened up about his sexualy for the first time by strsg that he never planned to "keep quiet that [he's] 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 ?
HOME News Royal Showbiz & TV Sport Comment Fance Travel Entertament Life & Style TV & Rad Celebry News DANIEL BROCKLEBANK - who plays vir Billy Mayhew Coronatn Street - has admted he stopped beg screen-tted for heterosexual male lead rol Hollywood after he me out as gay earlier his reer. 12:36, Thu, Jul 22, 2021 | UPDATED: 12:36, Thu, Jul 22, 2021 Corrie: Daniel Brocklebank discs Billy's storyleCoronatn Street st favoure Daniel Brocklebank, 41, has claimed his management Los Angel prevly advised him agast g out as gay, as would impact his reer Hollywood.