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• ‘JUNGLE CISE’ STAR JACK WHEHALL IS ‘PROUD’ OF HIS GAY CHARACTER’S COMG-OUT SCENE DISNEY FILM
• JACK WHEHALL FAC BACKLASH AS DISNEY'S 'FIRST GAY MAN'
• JACK WHEHALL B: GIRLIEND, FAY, WORTH, IS HE GAY?
• ‘JUNGLE CISE’ STAR JACK WHEHALL IS ‘PROUD’ OF HIS GAY CHARACTER’S COMG-OUT SCENE DISNEY FILM
• IS JACK WHEHALL GAY? THE COMEDIAN FACED SPECULATN ABOUT HIS SEXUALY AFTER BEG CAST FOR A QUEER ROLE
• IS JACK WHEHALL GAY? WHAT IS THE SEXUALY OF BRISH COMEDIAN AND ACTOR?
• IS JACK WHEHALL GAY, IS HE MARRIED, WHO IS THE WOMAN, HIS AGE AND HEIGHT?
• JACK WHEHALL'S 'JUNGLE CISE' CHARACTER OUT AS GAY A NOT SO 'BIG AL' KD OF A WAY
• COMEDIAN JACK WHEHALL TO PLAY DISNEY'S FIRST-EVER OPENLY GAY CHARACTER 'JUNGLE CISE'
• 'JUNGLE CISE' 'S JACK WHEHALL SAYS HE'S 'PROUD' OF GAY CHARACTER'S COMG-OUT MOMENT FILM
• ‘JUNGLE CISE’S’ GAY CHARACTER IS YET ANOTHER BABY STEP FROM DISNEY
• THE STG OF DISNEY'S FIRST OPENLY GAY CHARACTER IS APPROPRIATE
• 'JACK WHEHALL ST BY DISNEY AS GAY JUNGLE CISE - DO MATTER HE'S STRAIGHT?'
• PEOPLE ARE OUTRAGED JACK WHEHALL IS PLAYG DISNEY'S FIRST OPENLY GAY CHARACTER 'JUNGLE CISE'
• A GAY CHARACTER SPARKS BATE AND A REFORMED TRAR SAM EMERG DISNEY'S 'JUNGLE CISE'
• JACK WHEHALL'S ROLE AS FIRST MAJOR GAY DISNEY CHARACTER SPARKS ROW
• JACK WHEHALL'S CASTG AS GAY CHARACTER IN DISNEY'S 'JUNGLE CISE' SLAMMED

‘JUNGLE CISE’ STAR JACK WHEHALL IS ‘PROUD’ OF HIS GAY CHARACTER’S COMG-OUT SCENE DISNEY FILM

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Back 2018, when he was tapped to play the role of McGregor Houghton, an openly gay man Disney's forthg Jungle Cise, the reactn was not overwhelmgly posive.

JACK WHEHALL FAC BACKLASH AS DISNEY'S 'FIRST GAY MAN'

"I jt feel a b off about people bag a muny wh queer storyl, gettg our money then not properly reprentg/rg about queer people or even volvg them at all your entire ~gay project~, " one person wrote on Twter. "If you are gog to e beg mp (which I know is entertag for dienc) as a ma tra of the gay character, at least let a gay person play them? " Even ntroversial Piers Man joed the nversatn to ask, "You're not gay @jackwhehall????

" So, seems pretty clear that Jack isn't gay, though he hasn't openly rpond to the mentary about his upg role, other than to say he was "honoured" to have been st. Jack Whehall says he didn’t know that his character McGregor “Jungle Cise” was gay when he origally dned for the film.

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JACK WHEHALL B: GIRLIEND, FAY, WORTH, IS HE GAY?

Jack Whehall opens up about playg a gay character #JungleCise, teasg a "signifint scene the movie" that was "thought about and talked about a lot" behd the scen. The activi have prompted people to qutn whether the edian and actor is gay.

‘JUNGLE CISE’ STAR JACK WHEHALL IS ‘PROUD’ OF HIS GAY CHARACTER’S COMG-OUT SCENE DISNEY FILM

In 2018, he also played the role of McGregor Houghton, an openly gay character on Jungle Cise.

While Jack Whehall gay mours stemmed om the two cints, he is not 2011 to 2017, mol Gemma Chan was Jack Whehall girliend.

The young man is yet to get married and has nfirmed that he is is not gay.

IS JACK WHEHALL GAY? THE COMEDIAN FACED SPECULATN ABOUT HIS SEXUALY AFTER BEG CAST FOR A QUEER ROLE

It is a fair qutn nsirg the Brish edian is the face of Disney's first homosexual character a major role Dwayne Johnson and Ey Blunt-led "Jungle Cise. "Jack Whehall is not gay, which ed a mor backlash when news of his stg as the effete brother of Ey Blunt's character the movie set the twenti me funnyman has extensively dated many famo women sually and has been long-term relatnships.

"Why Some Took Offense to Jack Whehall Rakg a Queer RoleAt the June 2021 "Jungle Cise" premier, Whehall revealed to Variety that he had not known the part's sexual orientatn when he saw the ial was spotted hangg out wh Dua Blunt's onscreen brother was happy about the way they approached the gay character. Even though is not explicly stated that he is gay, a signifint scene mak the film me out mid-2021, popular OnlyFans creator Adam Ellis praised the Brish edian's ic timg but thought the character "felt a ltle gross" played by Whehall when there are "so many funny gay actors.

Actor Louis Gnc poted out that a straight actor a gay role was not the issue. He elaborated:"It's the fact that this is the FIRST openly gay Disney lead. And to not allow an openly gay actor to pave the way is jt a shame.

IS JACK WHEHALL GAY? WHAT IS THE SEXUALY OF BRISH COMEDIAN AND ACTOR?

Together, they do naked yoga, talk about the Spice Girls, and even do what Jack's dad lls “homoerotic man-on-man wrtlg. Some people didn't like when Jack Whehall played a gay character. Back 2018, when he was chosen to play an openly gay guy named McGregor Houghton Disney's upg Jungle Cise, the rponse was not very posive.

IS JACK WHEHALL GAY, IS HE MARRIED, WHO IS THE WOMAN, HIS AGE AND HEIGHT?

“I jt feel a ltle weird about people lurg a muny wh queer stori, gettg our money, and then not properly showg or rg about queer people or even volvg them at all your whole “gay project, ” one person wrote on Twter. ” “If you're gog to have the gay character be mp, which I know is entertag for the dience, at least let a gay person play them.

JACK WHEHALL'S 'JUNGLE CISE' CHARACTER OUT AS GAY A NOT SO 'BIG AL' KD OF A WAY

Even the ntroversial Piers Man joed the chat to ask, “You're not gay, @jackwhehall???? ” So, seems pretty clear that Jack isn't gay, even though he hasn't directly rpond to the ments about his upg part other than to say he was “honored” to be st.

Portrayg Gay Character Sparks Rumors About Actor’s Sexualy! Well the answer is no exaggeratn, the cute edian has a straight sexual orientatn and he is not gay. LOS ANGELES -- Brish actor Jack Whehall is proud of his gay character the new Disney adventure film 'Jungle Cise.

COMEDIAN JACK WHEHALL TO PLAY DISNEY'S FIRST-EVER OPENLY GAY CHARACTER 'JUNGLE CISE'

In a scene where MacGregor and Frank (Dwayne Johnson) are sharg a drk, the character out whout actually g the word "gay".

'JUNGLE CISE' 'S JACK WHEHALL SAYS HE'S 'PROUD' OF GAY CHARACTER'S COMG-OUT MOMENT FILM

Whehall, who reportedly didn't realize his character was gay when he got the part, went on to add: "It's a really nice cultural shift that we n have mastream movi and entertament that actually reflect the world that we live . English edian Jack Whehall is slated to star Disney's Jungle Cise as s first-ever openly gay character. His stg has sparked cricism due to the actor beg straight, not gay.

Comedian Jack Whehall was st "Jungle Cise" to play Disney's first-ever openly gay character.

"Your first signifint gay role will be played by a straight whe man perpetuatg stereotyp? " English TV personaly Jam Barr suggted the stg choice was "a b sad, " tweetg: "It's not that 's a problem to st a fantastic straight ally to play a gay role, 's that there are so many gay actors that are unr-reprented all sorts of rol across the board.

‘JUNGLE CISE’S’ GAY CHARACTER IS YET ANOTHER BABY STEP FROM DISNEY

She was cricized for signg on to play the role of a transgenr Whehall may be the first actor to play an openly gay character a Disney film, the Moe Hoe has featured characters who were seemgly gay before. Lus Grabeel, who played Ryan Evans Disney Channel's High School Mil anchise, was never nfirmed as gay spe fellow stmate Corb Bl claimg the movie's openly-gay director Kenny Ortega saw a nnectn between himself and the character.

Lily Houghton who eventually reveals himself to be gay the adventure film.

THE STG OF DISNEY'S FIRST OPENLY GAY CHARACTER IS APPROPRIATE

"\u201cJack Whehall opens up about playg a gay character #JungleCise, teasg a "signifint scene the movie" that was "thought about and talked about a lot" behd the scen. It’s another step om Disney toward LGBTQ+ reprentatn that feels big the ntext of the opprsively heterosexual rporatn—certaly, ’s an improvement over some of the lghably meangls Disney “gay moments” recent years—but small the ntext of the year 2021.

This is hardly the first time mastream Ameri has seen a gay man on a TV or movie screen.

'JACK WHEHALL ST BY DISNEY AS GAY JUNGLE CISE - DO MATTER HE'S STRAIGHT?'

McGregor Houghton (Whehall) had already been d as a gay man, somewhat stereotypilly, throughout the film—fsy, effemate, and a ltle too to skre.

) But about an hour to the film, Frank and McGregor share a quiet moment together, which McGregor reveals— so many words— that he recently me out as gay to his fay.

In 2017, Bety and the Beast director Bill Condon promised an “exclively gay moment a Disney movie, ” which turned out to be a two-send shot of LeFou—as played by Josh Gad—dancg wh a man the film’s fal ball sequence, jt before the creds roll.

PEOPLE ARE OUTRAGED JACK WHEHALL IS PLAYG DISNEY'S FIRST OPENLY GAY CHARACTER 'JUNGLE CISE'

Two years later, Avengers: Endgame -director Joe Rso revealed the film would feature the Marvel Cematic Universe’s first-ever openly gay character, which turned out to be a random du (played by Rso) g male pronouns to refer to his romantic partner. Unsurprisgly, the queer muny has not rpond wh gratu to the gay bread cmbs om Disney. Unlike Bety and the Beast, his “gay moment” is an actual, hont-to-God scene that lasts for longer than two sends, and is not thrown at the very end of the film.

A GAY CHARACTER SPARKS BATE AND A REFORMED TRAR SAM EMERG DISNEY'S 'JUNGLE CISE'

For once, the filmmakers didn’t proudly announce “Disney’s first gay character” while pattg themselv on the back for “reprentatn. ) There’s even a good exce to avoid the word “gay, ” given that Jungle Cise tak place the early 1900s, a time when the term “gay” ually meant feelg happy and nothg more. Some may argue—reasonably so—that a movie about a magil tree and ghosts is allowed a gay anachronism or two.

JACK WHEHALL'S ROLE AS FIRST MAJOR GAY DISNEY CHARACTER SPARKS ROW

Personally, I re ls about hearg the word “gay, ” so much as I re about beg shown that McGregor is actually attracted to men.

JACK WHEHALL'S CASTG AS GAY CHARACTER IN DISNEY'S 'JUNGLE CISE' SLAMMED

But ocsnally a nundm along that seems to have been created only to tch out or tt our perceptn of what means to be a gay man, and th an tomatic member of the LGBTQ muny, I see my right to exist be ee qutned on an almost hourly basis thanks to the power of the ter, and I have a crick my neck om reachg up to the breadcmbs of equaly society has igned to offer om s whered hand.

This is why when was announced Disney was makg The Jungle Cise, a movie which would feature a character who was “openly gay” – a phrase that self mak the ia seem like a sishow at a rnival rather than a long overdue wrong beg righted – I was ut.