Mart Freeman reveals Sherlock viewers felt ‘betrayed’ his character John Watson and Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock Holm weren’t gay.
Contents:
- STEVEN MOFFAT WANTS YOU TO KNOW THAT ‘SHERLOCK’ IS DEFELY NOT GAY
- 'SHERLOCK' -CREATOR: FOR THE LAST TIME, HOLM IS NOT GAY!
- THE WAY SHERLOCK CREATORS TOLD FANS SHERLOCK & JOHN AREN’T GAY IS SO
- CUMBERBATCH, MOFFAT: 'SHERLOCK'S NOT GAY'
- SHERLOCK HOLM ISN'T GAY, ISN'T STRAIGHT, SAYS "SHERLOCK" {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY CAREY O'DONNELLAPRIL 1, 2015/10:56 AMBY CAREY O'DONNELLAPRIL 1, 2015 / 10:56 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"SHERLOCK HOLM ISN'T GAY, ISN'T STRAIGHT, SAYS \"SHERLOCK\" CREATOR","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-04-01T14:56:40.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-04-01T14:56:40.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CAREY O'DONNELL","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN AN TERVIEW WH ENTERTAMENT WEEKLY, SHERLOCK -CREATOR STEVEN MOFFAT ADDRSED FAN SPECULATN ABOUT THE UNNNY SLTH'S SEXUAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MOFFATT ME OUT AND EXPLAED THAT HIS TERPRETATN OF HOLM, EXPERTLY PLAYED BY BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH, IS NEHER GAY NOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"IT’S A FUNNY THG WHEN A CHARACTER FOR OVER 100 YEARS HAS BEEN SAYG, ‘I DON’T DO THAT AT ALL. [SHERLOCK]’S NOT TERTED [SEX]. HE’S WILLFULLY STAYG AWAY OM THAT TO KEEP HIS BRA PURE — A VICTORIAN BELIEF, THAT. BUT EVERYONE WANTS TO BELIEVE HE’S GAY. HE’S NOT GAY. HE’S NOT STRAIGHT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MOFFAT THEORIZED SHERLOCK HAD A BAD BREAKUP THAT LED HIM TO GIVE UP ON SEX AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE’S ASEXUAL. HE DON'T WANT ANY, AND 'S VERY PURPOSEFUL ON HIS PART. I THK HE'S BEEN BURNT THE PAST. I THK HE ALSO REALIZ HE N'T BEAT FEMALE TUN; HE N'{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO TO EMBROIL HIMSELF WHERE HE MIGHT BE ENSLAVED THROUGH ADORATN OR SEXUAL SIRE OR ANY KD OF POWER OR CHEMISTRY TO DO WH LOVE IS TOO BIG A RISK FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WELL, WE N STILL DREAM. KEEP THAT STEAMY SHERLOCK/WATSON SHIPPG ALIVE, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;} RELATED: BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH: “ALAN TURG WAS A GAY IN”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- SHERLOCK IS ‘NOT GAY, BUT NOT STRAIGHT EHER’ ACRDG TO STEVEN MOFFAT
- ‘SHERLOCK’ SHOWNNERS BUNK GAY MORS NEW TERVIEW
- MART FREEMAN REVEALS SHERLOCK VIEWERS FELT ‘BETRAYED’ HIS CHARACTER AND BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH’S WEREN’T GAY
- IS SHERLOCK HOLM GAY?
STEVEN MOFFAT WANTS YOU TO KNOW THAT ‘SHERLOCK’ IS DEFELY NOT GAY
'Sherlock' -creator Steven Moffat recently told Entertament Weekly that Sherlock Holm is not gay. He's not straight eher. * sherlock not gay *
Could Cumberbatch’s Sherlock Holm actually be…gay?
But everyone wants to believe he’s gay. He’s not gay. So he’s not gay or straight.
'SHERLOCK' -CREATOR: FOR THE LAST TIME, HOLM IS NOT GAY!
'Sherlock' -creator: For the last time, Holm is not gay! * sherlock not gay *
A few months ago, the mors started aga: Did Benedict Cumberbatch jt out Sherlock as gay?! But some thought that Cumberbatch was htg that Sherlock is gay, a misnceptn that's the foc of plenty of onle fanfictn, and that the show ocsnally self plays wh.
But everyone wants to believe he's gay. He's not gay.
THE WAY SHERLOCK CREATORS TOLD FANS SHERLOCK & JOHN AREN’T GAY IS SO
Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat want you to know that Sherlock and John are not gay on Sherlock, and they don't want to talk about . * sherlock not gay *
“It is furiatg, ankly, to be talkg about a ser subject and to have Twter n around and say, oh, that means Sherlock is gay. Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch and wrer Stephen Moffat ny that the tective and his assistant Dr Watson are gay. "I don't thk there is anythg that suggts Sherlock is gay but if he was he wouldn't fancy John [Watson].
CUMBERBATCH, MOFFAT: 'SHERLOCK'S NOT GAY'
The star and wrer of Sherlock ny suggtns of a gay relatnship between Holm and Watson. * sherlock not gay *
"'Sherlock' -creator: For the last time, Holm is not gay!
SHERLOCK HOLM ISN'T GAY, ISN'T STRAIGHT, SAYS "SHERLOCK" {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY CAREY O'DONNELLAPRIL 1, 2015/10:56 AMBY CAREY O'DONNELLAPRIL 1, 2015 / 10:56 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"SHERLOCK HOLM ISN'T GAY, ISN'T STRAIGHT, SAYS \"SHERLOCK\" CREATOR","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-04-01T14:56:40.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-04-01T14:56:40.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CAREY O'DONNELL","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN AN TERVIEW WH ENTERTAMENT WEEKLY, SHERLOCK -CREATOR STEVEN MOFFAT ADDRSED FAN SPECULATN ABOUT THE UNNNY SLTH'S SEXUAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MOFFATT ME OUT AND EXPLAED THAT HIS TERPRETATN OF HOLM, EXPERTLY PLAYED BY BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH, IS NEHER GAY NOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"IT’S A FUNNY THG WHEN A CHARACTER FOR OVER 100 YEARS HAS BEEN SAYG, ‘I DON’T DO THAT AT ALL. [SHERLOCK]’S NOT TERTED [SEX]. HE’S WILLFULLY STAYG AWAY OM THAT TO KEEP HIS BRA PURE — A VICTORIAN BELIEF, THAT. BUT EVERYONE WANTS TO BELIEVE HE’S GAY. HE’S NOT GAY. HE’S NOT STRAIGHT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MOFFAT THEORIZED SHERLOCK HAD A BAD BREAKUP THAT LED HIM TO GIVE UP ON SEX AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE’S ASEXUAL. HE DON'T WANT ANY, AND 'S VERY PURPOSEFUL ON HIS PART. I THK HE'S BEEN BURNT THE PAST. I THK HE ALSO REALIZ HE N'T BEAT FEMALE TUN; HE N'{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO TO EMBROIL HIMSELF WHERE HE MIGHT BE ENSLAVED THROUGH ADORATN OR SEXUAL SIRE OR ANY KD OF POWER OR CHEMISTRY TO DO WH LOVE IS TOO BIG A RISK FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WELL, WE N STILL DREAM. KEEP THAT STEAMY SHERLOCK/WATSON SHIPPG ALIVE, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;} RELATED: BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH: “ALAN TURG WAS A GAY IN”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
* sherlock not gay *
"The way Sherlock creators told fans Sherlock & John aren't gay is so " - July 29, 2016. "'Sherlock' shownners bunk gay mors new terview" - July 28, 2016.
"Cumberbatch, Moffat: 'Sherlock's not gay'" - July 25, 2010. I am beyond for gay rights, and I do support gay reprentatn media.
Moffatt me out and explaed that his terpretatn of Holm, expertly played by Benedict Cumberbatch, is neher gay nor straight. He’s not gay. Why do people thk Sherlock is gay?
SHERLOCK IS ‘NOT GAY, BUT NOT STRAIGHT EHER’ ACRDG TO STEVEN MOFFAT
Perhaps 's jt a very vol mory, but seems a large number of people believe he's gay.
‘SHERLOCK’ SHOWNNERS BUNK GAY MORS NEW TERVIEW
I n’t believe they didn’t make them gay.
MART FREEMAN REVEALS SHERLOCK VIEWERS FELT ‘BETRAYED’ HIS CHARACTER AND BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH’S WEREN’T GAY
Watson -- wh other characters nstantly assumg they were a uple -- and the homoerotic unrton their relatnship were so strong they spawned an entire Sherlock end 2017, fans hopg might fally make good on years of subtext were disappoted, and Freeman revealed a recent terview that he's aware the show let them down.
IS SHERLOCK HOLM GAY?
"So by the time we filmed the last on, there were some fans who were so adamant that John and Sherlock were gay, " Freeman told Brish Rad 4. The trouble is as soon as you start gettg to a dialogue about that, sounds like you're somehow beg homophobic.
They sound pretty tired of the speculatn, followg a Comic-Con panel where Moffat spoke general terms about wrg gay characters on mastream TV—which some fans then misterpreted as a veiled ht about Sherlock.