'EastEnrs' actor reveals he is gay

Contents:

• EASTENRS WS A GAY TIM HONOUR AWARD REGNN OF S LGBT STORYL
• SO, APPARENTLY EASTENRS STILL GETS COMPLATS ABOUT GAY STORYL. IN 2016.
• EASTENRS' TONE GAY KISS TO BE REPEATED FOR BBC FOUR'S PRI SEASON
• 'EASTENRS' FENDS GAY STORYL AFTER GEE MICHAEL CRICISM
• EASTENRS GAY STORYLE PUTS SOAP BACK ON TRACK SAY FANS
• 'EASTENRS' ACTOR REVEALS HE IS GAY
• EASTENRS' GARY HAIL SAYS BBC CUT 1987 GAY STORYLE BEE OF TORY LEGISLATN
• BBC EASTENRS FANS MAND A 'GAY FAY WH REGULAR PROBLEMS' AS EVERY LGBTQ+ CHARACTER HAS 'THE SAME STORYLE'FANS OF THE SHOW WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME DIFFERENT STORYL GIVEN TO S LGBTQ+ CHARACTERSGETWTLONDONBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSNEWSBYELLEN JENNESENR WHAT'S ON, SHOWBIZ AND TV WRER11:56, 4 MAY 2022UPDATED12:28, 4 MAY 2022BOOKMARKEASTENRS FANS SAY THEY WANT TO SEE LGBTQ+ FAI WH 'REGULAR PROBLEMS' (IMAGE: BBC/KIERON MCCARRON/JACK BARN)GET FREE EMAIL UPDAT FOR EASTENRSMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 GET FREE EMAIL UPDAT FOR EASTENRSINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
• EASTENRS WS A GAY TIM HONOUR AWARD REGNN OF S LGBT STORYL

EASTENRS WS A GAY TIM HONOUR AWARD REGNN OF S LGBT STORYL

EastEnrs has won a Gay Tim Honour award regnn of s LGBT storyl. The soap – which clud the first gay kiss a Brish soap 1987 – has equently set the bar for LGBTQ storytellg.

SO, APPARENTLY EASTENRS STILL GETS COMPLATS ABOUT GAY STORYL. IN 2016.

It regularly featur a fair amount of LGBTQ characters and the seri has pneered reprentatn of gay characters on Brish televisn as a celebrate, they were honoured wh the Jackie Forster Gay Tim Honour: Impact Media, TV and Entertament durg the gural Gay Tim Honours ceremony on Saturday eveng (November 18).

EASTENRS' TONE GAY KISS TO BE REPEATED FOR BBC FOUR'S PRI SEASON

Speakg about one of the soap's most recent g out storyl, wrer Daran Ltle explaed the msage of acceptance he wanted to [Mick supported his son Johnny (then played by Sam Strike) when he revealed that he is gay]"A few years ago I wrote a g out scene between Johnny Carter tellg his dad Mick, played by Danny Dyer, that he was gay, " he said (via Gay Tim). I wanted to do so the father knew and was tellg them that was okay if he was gay. EastEnrs boss Domic Treadwell-Colls has revealed that there are still people who wre and pla about the soap’s gay characters.

BBCSpeakg as part of The Huffgton Post’s Loud & Proud seri, he said that viewers’ rpons to homosexualy haven't really changed 10 years. ”The outgog producer poted out that wasn’t jt negative feedback that he saw about the show’s gay storyl. Some people actually had some nice stuff to say as well, and that mak him said: “That’s the job of the shows, is they’re people like , they’re not gay, no-one thks about their lour, they’re jt people, and that is the strength of a show like EastEnrs.

Episo featured a hallmark moment when Col Rsell (Lord Michael Cashman) had the first mouth-to-mouth gay kiss on Brish televisn wh his boyiend Guido (Nicholas Donovan). BBCRelated: 50 groundbreakg soap characters Digal Spy magaze issue 12In the s sce this scene aired, EastEnrs has ntued to explore reprentatn Walford wh an episo takg place durg Pri and the openg of the Square's first gay bar, The Prce Michael Cashman was a part of many groundbreakg storyl on the soap as Col durg his three years as an EastEnrs st member. EastEnrs boss have fend their portrayal of homosexual issu after Gee Michael brand recent storyl "sultg" to the gay openly-gay sger ma his remarks on Twter after watchg last night's episo, which saw Christian Clarke's relatnship wh Syed Masood h the rocks after he was falsely acced of moltg schoolboy Ben 's father Phil (Steve McFadn) has stggled to e to terms wh his son's sexualy recent weeks and he reacted furly to the teenager's allegatn, stormg round to Christian's home wh a baseball bat.

'EASTENRS' FENDS GAY STORYL AFTER GEE MICHAEL CRICISM

Gay people serve better than the BBC's pathetic attempts to 'reprent' . "Msage to gay kids Bra. The East End of London is one of the bt plac on earth to be a morn gay man or uple.

"Insultg to the gay muny, sultg to the Mlim muny, and the meantime, terrifyg every gay child that is stgglg to e to terms wh their sexualy, and the prospect of g out to their fay, whatever their relign.

EASTENRS GAY STORYLE PUTS SOAP BACK ON TRACK SAY FANS

Fans of the pair also recently raised more than £2, 000 for the lbian, gay and bisexual chary Stonewall after beg spired by their plot. Meanwhile, John Partridge - who plays Christian - won the 'Entertaer of the Year' prize at last year's Stonewall Awards, which celebrate those who have ma a posive impact on the liv of lbian, gay and bisexual people. EastEnrs actor Jake Maskall has revealed that he is gay and has a boyiend.

Jake plays womanizg Danny Moon on the soap, currently havg an affair wh Sam Mchell (Kim Medlf), but he told Now magaze: "I'm gay and I've been wh my boyiend for 12 years. The Sun has reported that the character is about to send shockwav through her Mlim fay by g out as gay on the BBC One has recently been seen hidg a strg of myster texts, and next month uld be revealed that she is gay and msagg other women.

However, she wouldn't be the first gay Mlim on the soap, as 2009 a storyle ran which saw Syed Masood (Marc Ellt) fall love wh Christian Clarke (John Partridge).

'EASTENRS' ACTOR REVEALS HE IS GAY

EastEnrs' first gay uple – Barry Clark and Col Rsell – were star-crossed lovers bee of Tory legislatn, acrdg to one of the actorsVio LoadgVio UnavailableEastEnrs viewers crge as Jean tri to sce Phil after Shirley's advice blunrIt’s not often that EastEnrs is pared to Shakpeare.

EASTENRS' GARY HAIL SAYS BBC CUT 1987 GAY STORYLE BEE OF TORY LEGISLATN

But the BBC soap’s first gay uple – Barry Clark and Col Rsell – were star-crossed lovers bee of Tory legislatn, acrdg to one of the actors. In May 1988, the Tory ernment enacted the ntroversial Sectn 28 clse prohibg “the promotn of homosexualy” by uncils and schools.

Gary Hail reckons his on-screen gay relatnship was cut short December 1987 by worried BBC boss. ” In 1989, Col – played by Lord Michael Cashman, 69 – and a new boyiend shared Brish soap’s first gay kiss.

BBC EASTENRS FANS MAND A 'GAY FAY WH REGULAR PROBLEMS' AS EVERY LGBTQ+ CHARACTER HAS 'THE SAME STORYLE'FANS OF THE SHOW WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME DIFFERENT STORYL GIVEN TO S LGBTQ+ CHARACTERSGETWTLONDONBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSNEWSBYELLEN JENNESENR WHAT'S ON, SHOWBIZ AND TV WRER11:56, 4 MAY 2022UPDATED12:28, 4 MAY 2022BOOKMARKEASTENRS FANS SAY THEY WANT TO SEE LGBTQ+ FAI WH 'REGULAR PROBLEMS' (IMAGE: BBC/KIERON MCCARRON/JACK BARN)GET FREE EMAIL UPDAT FOR EASTENRSMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 GET FREE EMAIL UPDAT FOR EASTENRSINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

Whether be the first gay kiss broadst on mastream televisn, the troductn of PoC gay rol, or the stg trans actors trans storyl, soaps have been leadg the charge when to reprentatn for s. That first kiss, for example, aired 1989, one year after the troductn of Sectn 28, a homophobic piece of legislatn that outlawed the “promotg the teachg of the acceptabily of homosexualy as a pretend fay relatnship.

EASTENRS WS A GAY TIM HONOUR AWARD REGNN OF S LGBT STORYL

Brooksi's Gordon Colls Be The First Gay Character In A UK Soap Opera, 1985Portrayed by Nigel Crowley (and later Mark Burgs), Gordon Colls was first troduced to Channel 4's Brooksi 1982 and later me out 1985, beg the first openly gay character on a Brish soap opera.

Through Gordon, Brooksi explored the topic of homophobia, wh his fay beg subject to harassment as a rult of him g out. It's now wily believed that Gordon and the Brooksi wrers paved the way for other soap operas and popular TV dramas to troduce their own gay characters.

Eastenrs Airs The First Gay Kiss On Mastream TV, 1989In 1989, another character named Coll ma LGBTQ history when he took part the first gay kiss on mastream televisn. (The first ever gay kiss took place durg a BBC Two broadst of Edward II, between Ian McKellen and Jam Lrenson 1970 and, ne years later, there was a kiss between two men one BBC One drama Comg Out, but the Eastenrs kiss was seen by lns. But the scene was seen as a groundbreakg moment for many the LGBTQ muny and, when Colls' send gay kiss took place – this time on the lips wh a character named Guido – the receptn was d parison.