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• CORONATN STREET'S DANIEL BROCKLEBANK REVEALS G OUT AS GAY AT 18 HRED HIS HOLLYWOOD REER
• CORONATN STREET'S FIVE GAY CHARACTERS 'NOT A HUGE AMOUNT', SAYS CHARLIE CONDOU
• CORONATN STREET'S GAY FOOTBALLER STORYLE CHANGG NVERSATN ON HOMOPHOBIA
• CORONATN STREET: 'FOOTBALL IS READY TO HAVE A GAY PLAYER'
• CORONATN STREET STAR ROB MALLARD REVEALS HE’S GAY AS CHARACTER DANIEL OSBOURNE ROMPS ON THE FACTORY FLOOR WH SEAD TKER
• CORRIE STAR HS BACK AFTER RSELL T DAVIS SAYS STRAIGHT ACTORS SHOULDN'T PLAY GAY CHARACTERSTHE IT'S A S CREATOR BELIEV STG GAY ACTORS IS ABOUT THENTICYMENBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSNEWSBYKATIE FZPATRICKSHOWBIZ AND TV WRER18:42, 13 JAN 2021BOOKMARKRSELL T DAVI AND PETER ASH (IMAGE: PA AND ITV)FOR THE LATT WEATHERFIELD NEWS AND SPOILERS - SIGN UP HEREMORE 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 FOR THE LATT WEATHERFIELD NEWS AND SPOILERS - SIGN UP HEREINVALID 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!
• 'CORONATN STREET' ANDREW LANCEL NI "TOO MANY GAY" CHARACTERS MENT
• CORONATN STREET STAR SPEAKS OUT ON HER PRI AS A GAY WOMAN – AND PRAIS ASHA AND NA STORY
• CORONATN STREET IS NOT TOO GAY FOR TELEVISN

CORONATN STREET'S DANIEL BROCKLEBANK REVEALS G OUT AS GAY AT 18 HRED HIS HOLLYWOOD REER

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.

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

'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.

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. 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.

CORONATN STREET'S GAY FOOTBALLER STORYLE CHANGG NVERSATN ON HOMOPHOBIA

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. 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.

CORONATN STREET: 'FOOTBALL IS READY TO HAVE A GAY PLAYER'

“There have always been gay parents, but people tend to be more open about the days.

Coronatn Street actor Daniel Brocklebank, 41, is bt known for his role as Weatherfield's first gay vir, tryg to rebuild his life after a dark past of crime but he's ma headl off screen tooVio LoadgVio UnavailableKate Garraway Acc Corrie Star Daniel Brocklebank Of Lettg Slip About StoryleCorrie's loveable but troubled Billy Mayhew ma history on the bbl 2014 when he beme the soap's first gay vir. " The hunk who won Mr Gay World and was twice crowned champ of Mr Gay UK seemed equally fatuated wh Daniel and upload a snap of the pair.

” Homophobic abe onle After Corrie boss wrote a heart warmg gay adoptn storyle for Daniel's character, Billy Mayhew, the veteran actor spoke out about his fear of a backlash. Openg up about his experience sce g out as gay when he was 18, he said: “Bee I’ve been out profsnally sce I was 18, I’ve been aware that I was overlooked for rol bee producers knew I was gay, and I’ve had to put up wh homophobic abe on social media. " He also reflected on some harrowg experienc growg up knowg he was gay the eighti.

CORONATN STREET STAR ROB MALLARD REVEALS HE’S GAY AS CHARACTER DANIEL OSBOURNE ROMPS ON THE FACTORY FLOOR WH SEAD TKER

Dog-lover Daniel said was tough growg up knowg he was gay the 80s.

He said: "When I was growg up, the legal age of nsent was still 21 and was illegal for teachers to discs homosexualy schools. "I lived a ral area, there was no ter and there were no gay role mols on TV. "It was the 1980s – all you read was gays were spreadg Aids and gays were paedophil.

CORRIE STAR HS BACK AFTER RSELL T DAVIS SAYS STRAIGHT ACTORS SHOULDN'T PLAY GAY CHARACTERSTHE IT'S A S CREATOR BELIEV STG GAY ACTORS IS ABOUT THENTICYMENBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSNEWSBYKATIE FZPATRICKSHOWBIZ AND TV WRER18:42, 13 JAN 2021BOOKMARKRSELL T DAVI AND PETER ASH (IMAGE: PA AND ITV)FOR THE LATT WEATHERFIELD NEWS AND SPOILERS - SIGN UP HEREMORE 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 FOR THE LATT WEATHERFIELD NEWS AND SPOILERS - SIGN UP HEREINVALID 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!

Now, he hop by playg a gay character on a prime time soap, he n speak to children om the LGBT+ muny who might be lookg for role mols.

"When I was 14 I thought I was maybe the only person the world who was gay. Jam received support when he me out as gay to his mum and brother last year, but after tellg his dad Ed Febary, the reactn was far om posive. A social media slip-up then saw mours beg to circulate around the County fanbase, leadg to Jam flectg awkward qutns om the club's manager and prs the soap havg been stretched longer across the schl due to the panmic, Jam' difficulti have been prolonged - and last Friday, a nontatn on the bbl wh a supporter who was makg homophobic tnts threatened to turn vlent.

Jam was terpted while talkg to Tim Metlfe and reacted aggrsively when the fan ed homophobic abe. "Graham is speakg to Sky Sports to mark the Internatnal Day Agast Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, an annual awarens day that has been observed for over 15 years. In the absence of a visible gay or bi role mol men's profsnal football the UK, the story will be havg a particularly signifint impact on anyone who se themselv reflected Jam.

'CORONATN STREET' ANDREW LANCEL NI "TOO MANY GAY" CHARACTERS MENT

"If starts to create nversatns wh different muni or areas of the football world, and if young kids are watchg who play football and who might be gay themselv, shows 's important to she a light on this subject. 'Rpect for gay player would help'. He's now the Diversy and Incln Officer at the Football Associatn and has been playg as a forward for Stonewall FC - the UK's first gay football club, currently playg at Step 7 of the non-League pyramid - for several years.

"I didn't know anybody who looked like me who may or may not have been gay.

"A lot of my difficulti were tryg to fd a sense of belongg the football muny whilst knowg that beg gay was this element of my inty that didn't rencile, " says Lemoni. The tertwg of both homophobia and racism the Fashanu story has ma him a totemic figure the fight agast discrimatn; a charable foundatn Jt's name was recently lnched by his niece Amal. Somebody uld be watchg the show and see a mirror of themselv, pecially if they're a young black man who's gay.

CORONATN STREET STAR SPEAKS OUT ON HER PRI AS A GAY WOMAN – AND PRAIS ASHA AND NA STORY

Jam' father Ed has prevly told his son he should hi his sexualy orr to avoid homophobia, makg the ntrast between how neher of them n hi their race and so have to al wh racism. "Unfortunately, homophobic and racist abe still happen, but a footballer like Jam shouldn't have to feel they're alone experiencg that, " says Graham.

"As I've e out and navigated that journey, I've always felt more nsc of beg black before beg gay, particularly LGBT spac. "Welg cultur, wng mentaliTo help Graham learn more about the experience of beg a sportsman who's gay, the gby league player Keegan Hirst - who me out publicly 2015 - talked him through some of the parallels between his own journey and that of Jam.

"The sle of the two sports is obvly very different, " says Graham, "but om what Keegan said, sounds like the RFL has a zero tolerance towards homophobia wh their sport, which ma him feel like the environment was safe for him to e out. "There n be a victimls mentaly - a feelg that 'we n't be homophobic, bee there aren't actually any gay, bi or qutng players on the pch to be homophobic towards'. It means that for someone experiencg a microaggrsn or smaller form of homophobia that's more vert, the chanc they're gog to report or speak out about are que slim.

CORONATN STREET IS NOT TOO GAY FOR TELEVISN

Particularly when I liver trag at amy level, I fd the players are ed to havg gay, bi and trans people their schools and they're gettg tn that's clive now as well. Image source, ITVCoronatn Street has been praised for s "really powerful" storyle about gay footballer Jam plot se Jam balance beg gay wh sportg ambns after g out to his all to a head this week, when mours about Jam's sexualy spread on social media, forcg his club to nont him about how he'll chary Stonewall tells Rad 1 Newsbeat hop the storyle will help "movg natnal nversatns on" about beg a gay man actor Nathan Graham, who plays Jam, says he hop the story might enurage young viewers who are LGBT and volved football to e out.

"Image source, ITVImage ptn, Jam is approached by a journalist who threatens to out him, after personal rmatn is shared onleNathan's not part of the LGBT muny, but says he's "honoured and grateful" to have the chance to share this story wh Coronatn Street's Jam's storyle has unfold, viewers have seen him clash wh his dad Ed about his views on homosexualy and get to a relatnship wh another Corrie character, storyle certaly hasn't changed anythg yet - there are currently no profsnal footballers the UK who are openly has been praised by LGBT people who work sport like Craig Bratt, who's 22 and works the media team for Exeter source, Craig BrattImage ptn, A Crawley Town fan who sent abe to Craig onle was banned om the club for what he said"I thk 'll have a massive impact bee is a real issue that's affectg society, " Craig tells Newsbeat.