‘Neighbours’ Star Matt Wilson Sparks Backlash Over Comments About Gay Men Durg 'The Wright Stuff' Interview | HuffPost UK Entertament

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• ‘NEIGHBOURS’ STAR MATT WILSON SPARKS BACKLASH OVER COMMENTS ABOUT GAY MEN DURG 'THE WRIGHT STUFF' INTERVIEW
• A GAY UPLE RAN A RAL RTRANT PEACE. THEN NEW NEIGHBORS ARRIVED.
• NEIGHBOURS PRAISED FOR ‘SAVG GAY LIV’ BY EMOTNAL ACTOR AS SOAP’S FUTURE HANGS THE BALANCE
• NEIGHBOURS STAR TAKAYA HONDA HAS ‘NO DIFFICULTY’ PLAYG GAY CHARACTER

‘NEIGHBOURS’ STAR MATT WILSON SPARKS BACKLASH OVER COMMENTS ABOUT GAY MEN DURG 'THE WRIGHT STUFF' INTERVIEW

‘Neighbours’ star Matt Wilson has sparked ntroversy over ments he ma about gay people durg an appearance on Channel 5′s ‘The Wright Stuff’ actor attracted cricism after sayg his gay character the Atralian soap, Aaron Brennan “acted straight” and “normal”. His ments me after Suzi Perry asked if he ever received any flack for takg the part over a gay actor, given he is straight himself. “There are a lot of people who thk you should have a gay actor playg a gay character, but that’s like sayg you should get someone a wheelchair to play a character a wheelchair.

A GAY UPLE RAN A RAL RTRANT PEACE. THEN NEW NEIGHBORS ARRIVED.

— WayneDavid?️? (@WayneDavid81) June 29, 2017n't believe dumbns of Neighbours actor on #TheWrightStuff who said is good he's straight actor playg gay so gays are shown as 'normal'— Jam Leon (@JamLeon1) June 29, 2017Sloppy. I love how homosexualy is also referred to the same actg ntext as murrers and wheelchair ers ?— Michael Bell (@immichaelbell) June 30, 2017Oh god the level of ignorance this is... (@dontfetjam) June 29, 2017A lot of gay men start their journey 'passg' as straight, aaid to be themselv.

NEIGHBOURS PRAISED FOR ‘SAVG GAY LIV’ BY EMOTNAL ACTOR AS SOAP’S FUTURE HANGS THE BALANCE

A lot of gay actors will have this reference pot. “Although Matt’s tentn was clearly not to offend anyone, his ments about gay or bi people are clearly problematic, ” he said.

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“Of urse actors don’t have to be gay to play a gay character but havg an unrstandg of the challeng, obstacl and difficulti that still face the wir muny n only be beneficial to everyone. He was a gay man who had his awakeng as a child but avoid makg a public spectacle out of up until the moment he passed.

NEIGHBOURS STAR TAKAYA HONDA HAS ‘NO DIFFICULTY’ PLAYG GAY CHARACTER

| Photo: Getty ImagHE KEPT NEWS OF HIS SEXUALITYNabors knew he was gay right om childhood but chose not to make a big al out of . " Nabors was unapologetilly gay, but spe beg aware of that, he chose not to bee an activist.

The pair journeyed to Washgton state, where gay marriag are legal, to get married. Adam* said was dangero to e out as gay his home untry and feared beg forced to an arranged marriage wh a said he was "so lucky" to wed his soulmate, Ray, Manchter and wish everyone uld marry who they love. There are more than 60 untri wh laws that crimalise same-sex sexual acts acrdg to the Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Associatn, cludg Sdi Arabia.

'Authentilly myself'Ray said he had also stggled growg up gay the 1970s and 80s England, which was "tough" said his relig school "dmmed to you, 'you are gog to hell'" Adam returned home to Sdi Arabia, spe beg more than 3, 000 apart and later rtricted by the Covid-19 panmic, they kept touch daily and the romance years ago, Ray proposed on a vio ll and after succsfully applyg for a UK fiancé visa, Adam moved to Manchter December 2022. Adam said he had been aaid to even wear lours his home untry so the first thg he did when he moved was start to "grow my mullet, got my ears pierced and booked appotments for tattoos" relled how, ntrast, one of his gay iends Sdi had been forced to marry a woman, addg: "It has ed not only his life but the life of his wife.