Downton Abbey film spotlights 'horrific' treatment of gay men the 20s

Contents:

• DOWNTON'S ROBERT JAM-COLLIER OPENS UP ABOUT 'HORRIFIC' GAY STORYLE
• DOWNTON ABBEY’S ROB JAM-COLLIER REVEALS REACTN TO ‘HORRIFIC’ GAY STORYLE
• DOWNTON ABBEY ACTOR SAYS GAY ROLE HURT HIS CAREER — BUT IS HE RIGHT?
• ROB JAM-COLLIER SAYS PLAYG GAY ON DOWNTON ABBEY HURT HIS REER
• IS ROB JAM-COLLIER GAY?
• ROBERT JAM-COLLIER REVEALS EMOTNAL REACTN TO GAY STORYLE DOWNTON FILM
• DOWNTON ABBEY STAR ROB JAM-COLLIER CLAIMS PLAYG A GAY CHARACTER LEFT HIM 'TYPEST'
• ROB JAM-COLLIER, 'DOWNTON ABBEY' STAR, TALKS GAY KISS, 'MAN-ON-MAN' ACTN
• ‘DOWNTON ABBEY’ DIRECTOR DISCS THE REALI OF CRAFTG A 1920S CLOSETED GAY ROMANCE
• NEW DOWNTON ABBEY MOVIE SH A LIGHT ON THE ‘HORRIFIC’ TREATMENT OF GAY MEN 1920S ENGLAND

DOWNTON'S ROBERT JAM-COLLIER OPENS UP ABOUT 'HORRIFIC' GAY STORYLE

Robert Jam-Collier has revealed his reactn after beg given a gay story le the upg film. The former Corrie star has spoken out about the treatment of his character of beg a gay man the 1920s.

DOWNTON ABBEY’S ROB JAM-COLLIER REVEALS REACTN TO ‘HORRIFIC’ GAY STORYLE

Robert, who plays butler Thomas Barrow, says that he got an emotnal sight to what was like for gay people this perd.

‘It also hammers home what was like to be a gay man those tim, was horrific and ’s brought back and jt shows how different was.

DOWNTON ABBEY ACTOR SAYS GAY ROLE HURT HIS CAREER — BUT IS HE RIGHT?

Robert returns as Thomas (Picture: ITV)Former Corrie star Robert Jam-Collier has revealed his own reactn to landg an important gay storyle the upg Downton Abbey film. The actor, who plays valet-turned-butler Thomas Barrow for the big-screen outg, after starrg the ITV drama, said his plotle shows the treatment of beg a gay man the 1920s.

ROB JAM-COLLIER SAYS PLAYG GAY ON DOWNTON ABBEY HURT HIS REER

Speakg of beg given the opportuny to lift the lid on what was like, Jam said was an emotnal sight to a horrific perd for gay people. He’s opened up on his important storyle (Picture: PA)He ntued: ‘It also hammers home what was like to be a gay man those tim, was horrific and ’s brought back and jt shows how different was. Robert Jam-Collier is known ternatnally for his role as Thomas Barrow, the v gay unrbutler who brought trigue to the halls of Downton the perd drama, Barrow hid his sexual orientatn for fear would hurt his reer.

And the straight actor who portrays him, Jam-Collier, believ this character's inty may have had nsequenc the morn-day real world as, an terview wh Rad Tim, said his renown for playg a gay role hred his chanc Hollywood. N intify que easily wh the qutsential English gent and English lady, whereas a nrotic, dark, gay character like Thomas is a hard thg to put to the Amerin market.

IS ROB JAM-COLLIER GAY?

"Bee Thomas Barrow is gay and is, sentially, the bad guy for much of the show, a lot of people wh the dtry n only see you as that.

He received offers for gay rol the theater world, which he refed bee he "really wanted to show somethg different.

ROBERT JAM-COLLIER REVEALS EMOTNAL REACTN TO GAY STORYLE DOWNTON FILM

" He is now set to appear the upg horror movie The Rual, one of his first major parts sce Jam-Collier did enunter hurdl Hollywood for playg a gay role, his experience would be an exceptn -- at least morn tim. There are straight actors who have turned down gay rol for var reasons, cludg a fear would lim future opportuni.

DOWNTON ABBEY STAR ROB JAM-COLLIER CLAIMS PLAYG A GAY CHARACTER LEFT HIM 'TYPEST'

Will Smh said he limed the physily of his gay role Six Degre of Separatn, on a warng om Denzel Washgton, who said, "You n act all you want, but don't do any physil scen.... "But overall, Hollywood is full of straight actors who have won acclaim, awards, and a uful reer after playg gay rol.

Rob Jam-Collier thks playg gay has harmed his chanc of a Hollywood reer.

The actor, who prevly starred UK soap Coronatn Street, played schemg gay butler Thomas Barrow the h ITV show for four seasons, but now he worri he’s been typest bee of his role. “I thk dienc the US n intify que easily wh the qutsential English gent and English lady, whereas a nrotic, dark, gay character like Thomas is a hard thg to put to the Amerin market, ” he argued.

ROB JAM-COLLIER, 'DOWNTON ABBEY' STAR, TALKS GAY KISS, 'MAN-ON-MAN' ACTN

Sce the show end 2015, Rob says he’s been offered a few theatre rol “which happened to be gay characters”, but he turned them down bee he “wanted to show somethg different”. “Bee Thomas Barrow is gay and is, sentially, the bad guy for much of the show, a lot of people wh the dtry n only see you as that, ” he ntued. As much as some voic the field of munitn and ter have speculated if Rob Jam-Collier is gay, there is no kd of evince that n rroborate this.

However, there are dividuals who say Rob Jam-Collier is gay, but their ments have no nsistency or accuracy of any sort. More and more celebri adm every year that they are gay, but this is not the se wh Rob Jam-Collier sce this celebry never said so.

‘DOWNTON ABBEY’ DIRECTOR DISCS THE REALI OF CRAFTG A 1920S CLOSETED GAY ROMANCE

In any se, celebri too often refe to talk about their private liv, so we never know if they are gay or straight. Although Rob Jam-Collier has never said to be homosexual, beg a famo artist and homosexual is somethg unrstood as normal by the society. Rob scrib Lren as beg a great support to Read About: Jeremy Piven Married, Wife, Girliend, Height, Body Stats, Is He Gay?

NEW DOWNTON ABBEY MOVIE SH A LIGHT ON THE ‘HORRIFIC’ TREATMENT OF GAY MEN 1920S ENGLAND

Downton Abbey star Robert Jam-Collier has spoken of how proud he was when he learned about his storyle the upg film of the h ITV former Coronatn Street star, who repris his role of gay valet-turned-butler Thomas Barrow for the big screen outg, said his plot le shows what is was like for a man to be homosexual the told the PA news agency: “It’s a like a separate film so what a lovely thg, Thomas has got this ltle vigte off on the si. ”He add: “It also hammers home what was like to be a gay man those tim, was horrific and ’s brought back and jt shows how different was.