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

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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.

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Pl and Billy may fally tie the knot, wh a tragic twist as Pl's sickns worsens - article ntas spoilers The post Coronatn Street’s Daniel Brocklebank shar tails of soap’s first gay weddg storyle: ‘I’m honoured’ appeared first on Attu. * gay actors on coronation street *

Marc was gay then straight then gay aga (Cred: YouTube/ITV).

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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. 'I stopped beg screen-tted for the heterosexual male leads': Coronatn Street's Daniel Brocklebank reveals g out as gay at 18 hred his Hollywood reerThe actor, 41, starred alongsi Gwyh Paltrow Shakpeare Love and me out after the film's release when he was 18 Daniel admted he was told by his managers Los Angel that gog public about his sexualy would harm his reer and he believ did He said: 'I pretend for a livg, I didn’t want to pretend my private life.

When you spend your life on screen, ’s important to hold on to the bs that are real'The actor said one of the reasons he me out was bee of the lack of gay role mols the public eye when he was growg up the 80s Published: 00:49 BST, 22 July 2021 | Updated: 00:50 BST, 22 July 2021.

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Daniel Brocklebank has revealed g out as gay 1998 hred his Hollywood reer. Candid: Daniel Brocklebank has revealed g out as gay 1998 hred his Hollywood reer (pictured 2019) He said: 'I stopped beg screen-tted for the heterosexual male leads and I was eher the gay bt iend or the character parts.

' Role: The actor, 41, starred alongsi Gwyh Paltrow Shakpeare Love and me out after the film's release when he was 18 (pictured the film)The actor said one of the reasons he me out was bee of the lack of gay role mols the public eye when he was growg up the out the 1990s, Daniel said he lik to thk he played a small part helpg societal attus to change and bee more acceptg over the years.

Career: The Coronatn Street star said his personal life should have no bearg on the parts he plays (pictured Coronatn Street 2019)The star said there were tim when he took work as a waer or barman between actg jobs but he never regretted his cisn to e now stars as gay vir Billy Mayhew on Coronatn Street and said s the first time his life he is not chasg the next actor received homophobic abe on Twter when he first joed the show 2014 as well as backlash om Christian groups.

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Coronatn Street is gearg up for s first gay marriage storyle, wh weddg bells store for Weatherfield uple Pl Foreman and Billy week, viewers are set to see the two s down for a ser nversatn, where the two discs their future as Pl's Motor Nrone Disease (MND) ntu to uple's chat about after Pl's nversatn wh fellow MND patient Shelly at the support group, who enurag Pl to take ntrol and do somethg he has always wanted to believ Pl is gog to propose to him and pulls out all the stops, but turns out Pl has somethg big to ask of Billy before he asks him to bee his hband.

"It's not the first time a gay weddg day on the bbl has occurred, but 's hopefully the first that succsfully go ahead. ITVRelated: Coronatn Street's Pla Wilx wds up fans over Elae and Stephen storyActor Daniel Brocklebank adms he feels "slightly honoured" to help brg the first Corrie gay weddg to screens. "I mean, obvly there's been long nng gay characters the show, prr to Billy wh Todd and Sean and also Sophie.

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