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CORONATN STREET'S FIVE GAY CHARACTERS 'NOT A HUGE AMOUNT', SAYS CHARLIE CONDOU

Todd Grimshaw was a nfed teen when he filmed Coronatn Street’s first ever gay kiss. Todd beme the show’s first regular gay character and his g out storyle was creded wh brgg the show to the 21st century. Had they got married however, would have end disaster bee Ted was gay.

Marc was gay then straight then gay aga (Cred: YouTube/ITV). Marc then started a relatnship wh Maria Connor, but Todd Grimshaw was termed to prove Marc was still gay and sced him. Former Coronatn Street actor Charlie Condou has weled the number of gay characters on the actor, 44, ma a dramatic ex om the show when his midwife character Marc Dent fell love wh Todd Grimshaw, played by Bno Langley, three years ago.

Charlie Condou (Ian Wt/PA)Asked by Good Morng Bra -host Piers Man about havg five gay characters on the show, Charlie said: “A few years ago even, there would have only been your token gay character, jt like there was probably your token black character and I thk we have moved on om that. “There have always been gay parents, but people tend to be more open about the days.

'CORONATN STREET' ANDREW LANCEL NI "TOO MANY GAY" CHARACTERS MENT

Coronatn Street actor Andrew Lancel has nied that he agreed that there are too many gay characters the Mail cric Brian Sewell slammed the ITV serial for havg too many male st members earlier this week, sayg that they are "showered, prked and perfumed". Charlie Condou, who plays Marc Dent, later h back at the "barely-veiled homophobia".

"Sewell seems to suggt there's somethg morally reprehensible beg gay, and that there's some kd of promotn of a gay agenda at work (led by a sister-soundg 'mafia').

"The Daily Star claimed that Condou's -star Lancel - who portrays Unrworld boss Frank Foster - brand the number of gay characters the show "disproportnal", durg a speech at Stonyhurst College Lanshire. "I believe there are too many gay people on Coronatn Street, " the 40-year-old actor is quoted as sayg by the tabloid.

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EastEnrs character Callum me out as gay 2019 (Cred: BBC).

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