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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.

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Followg an affair wh nurse Karl Foster, he me out as gay, breakg Sarah's heart as she was pregnant wh their son Billy Platt - who sadly died after his premature birth - so Todd left to build a life for himself London.

But he began to velop feelgs for a gay nurse Karl Foster, and they embarked a relatnship and slept wh each other Sarah's bed. Todd was the first gay character Coronatn Street, and him kissg Nick Tilsley was the first ever gay kiss on the show; even though Nick was obliv about sce he was asleep when happened.

This clud Todd g out as gay, the ath of his premature son and also beg the guardian of his boyiend Billy’s goddghter, Summer. 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.

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“There have always been gay parents, but people tend to be more open about the days. Doug revealed to his parents that he was gay and a relatnship wh Ste Hay.

" Disgraced star Bno played Todd – Corrie’s first openly gay character – for 16 years before he was axed 2017. Coronatn Street will NOT be vtigated by Of followg plats over 'sexually suggtive' gay kiss scene before watershed Published: 22:13 BST, 27 Febary 2014 | Updated: 00:15 BST, 28 Febary 2014 Coronatn Street will not be vtigated by OfCom over the half-naked embrace between Todd Grimshaw (Bno Langley) and Marc Dent (Charlie Condou) last broadstg regulator received 100-pl plats about the kiss which took place before the 8pm watershed and was emed to be too ‘sexually suggtive’.

’ No actn: Coronatn Street will not be vtigated by OfCom followg the recent gay kiss scene between Todd Grimshaw (Bno Langley) and Marc Dent (Charlie Condou) The steamy episo, which aired last week saw openly gay Todd fally sce Marc after pursug him for weeks and the pair were shown headg to the bedroom after kissg on the passnate enunter meant that Marc missed his hoe viewg wh his on-screen girliend Maria, played by Samia most of the plats were about the risqué scene beg broadst before the watershed, some were more homophobic ntent, acrdg to The Daily Star. "This isn't the first time Todd has ed ntroversy on the show, emergg as Weatherfield's first gay character and ially leavg the street 2005 after he me out to then girliend Sarah Platt (Ta O'Brien). Meanwhile Marc was ially troduced to the show as a gay sonographer who began a relatnship wh Sean Tully (Antony Cotton), but his first stt on the show, ends badly and he mov to London.

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