Stonewall star Jonny Bechamp discs pivotal scene gay rights drama |

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• JONNY BECHAMP TALKS LOVG REEVE CARNEY ON "PENNY DREADFUL"{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;}MOVIBY JIM HALTERMANJUNE 1, 2015/10:51 AMBY JIM HALTERMANJUNE 1, 2015 / 10:51 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"JONNY BECHAMP TALKS LOVG REEVE CARNEY ON \"PENNY DREADFUL\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-06-01T14:51:59.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-06-01T14:51:59.000+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":"JIM HALTERMAN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{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;}[SPOILER ALERT: DO NOT READ AHEAD UNLS YOU HAVE WATCHED LAST NIGHT'S EPISO OF PENNY DREADFUL.]{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;}DORIAN (REEVE CARNEY, R) IS PROUD TO HAVE ANGELIQUE (JONNY BECHAMP, L) ON HIS ARM. (SHOWTIME){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;}SCE THE SHOWTIME HORROR DRAMA, PENNY DREADFUL, BEGAN LAST YEAR WE'VE SEEN AGELS BETY DORIAN GRAY (PLAYED BY REEVE CARNEY) SEXUAL SUATNS WH MULTIPLE PEOPLE, CLUDG AN ABSTHE-FUELED LIAISON THAT WE'RE STILL TALKG ABOUT OM LAST SEASON WH ETHAN CHANDLER (JOSH HARTT).{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;}BUT LEAVE TO OUT SERI CREATOR JOHN LOGAN TO HAVE THIS PERD DRAMA MAKE A MENT ABOUT LOVE WH A TRANSGENR PERSON, THE FORM OF A PROSTUTE NAMED ANGELIQUE (JONNY BECHAMP), WHO RECENTLY ME TO GRAY'S LIFE AND HAS MA QUE THE {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;}AFTER LAST NIGHT'S EPISO, WHERE WE SAW ANGELIQUE SANS MAKP AS SHE CHALLENGED GRAY TO ACCEPT HER AS SHE REALLY IS (OF URSE HE DO AND DID), WAS TIME TO TALK WH BECHAMP, WHO HAS BEEN A TERRIFIC ADDN TO THE ALREADY STELLAR ST (THE SERI ALSO STARS EVA GREEN, TIMOTHY DALTON, HARRY TREADAWAY, SIMON RSELL BEALE, BILLIE PIPER, HELEN MCCRORY AND RORY KNEAR.){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;}DURG BECHAMP'S NVERSATN WH THEBACKLOT, WE DISCSED ANGELIQUE BEG TRANSGENR AT A TIME WHEN THAT NAME DIDN'T REALLY EXIST YET, THE BLOSSOMG RELATNSHIP BETWEEN HER AND DORIAN GRAY, AS WELL AS BECHAMP'S ROLE THE UPG ROLAND EMMERICH FILM, {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;}THEBACKLOT: HOW DID YOU AND JOHN LOGAN E UP WH NOT JT THE LOOK OF ANGELIQUE BUT EVEN HOW SHE HOLDS HERSELF AND HER {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;}JONNY BECHAMP: JOHN REALLY HAD A VERY STRONG IA OF WHO SHE WAS AT FIRST SO THAT’S A NICE JUMPG OFF PLACE. FOR ME, THE MOST IMPORTANT THG AND WHAT I KEPT STRSG THE WHOLE SEASON WAS I REALLY WANTED TO HONOR THE TRANSGENR MUNY PECIALLY BEE WE WERE WORKG WH A REPRENTATN OF THE TRANS MUNY A TIME BEFORE TRANSSEXUALISM WAS EVEN A {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;}THE BT PART ABOUT ANGELIQUE IS SHE ISN’T REALLY A MON PROSTUTE. SHE’S TED. SHE’S WELL-READ AND SHE’S SMART. SO THAT KD OF HTS THAT SHE ME OM SOME SORT OF STAT, WHETHER OR NOT SHE STILL HAS THAT YOU’LL HAVE TO FD OUT BUT SHE’S NOT JT YOUR AVERAGE BOY A DRS ON THE STREET. SHE WAS THE HIGH PRICE AT THE BROTHEL SO HOW DID SHE GET THERE? THAT’S THE KD OF STUFF WE REALLY GOT TO AL WH. I’M NOT ALLOWED TO DISCLOSE TOO MUCH BUT TERMS OF THE MOVEMENT AND THE LOOK I WORKED REALLY CLOSELY WH GABRIELLA PCUCCI, WHO IS THE MOST AMAZG STUME SIGNER. SHE HAD SUCH SIGHT TO THE TIME PERD, WHICH ONLY ADD TO THE ACTG WHICH WAS {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;}WOULD YOU SAY THAT BASED ON THE TIME AND BEG TRANSGENR OR WHATEVER YOU WOULD REFER TO BACK THAT TIME, WAS PROSTUTN HER ONLY OPTN TO BE HERSELF?{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;}JB: Y. I MEAN THERE WERE NO OPTNS. THAT’S THE OPTN THAT SHE ME UP WH HERSELF. WHAT I LOVE ABOUT ANGELIQUE IS SHE ISN’T JT TAKG WHAT SHE N GET. SHE HOLDS HERSELF WH SUCH PRI. TO UNRSTAND YOURSELF THAT WAY IS AMAZG AND SHE’S EVEN AT ODDS WH HERSELF AS THE SERI GO ON YOU’LL SEE. IT WAS AMAZG TO BE ABLE TO PLAY THAT KD OF BRAVERY AND FD THAT BEE SHE REALLY HOLDS HERSELF WH SUCH FSE AND SUCH PRI. SHE’S VERY STOIC AND STRONG {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;}I THK THAT’S WHY DORIAN JT PLETELY IS TAKEN ABACK BY HER BUT HE HAS TO HAVE HER BEE ’S SUCH A RARE ATTRIBUTE PECIALLY BACK THEN. SHE APPROACH HIM VERY, VERY STRONGLY. SHE STANDS AT HIS TABLE, SHE’S A WOMAN. SHE’S PRENTG HERSELF AS A WOMAN BUT SHE’S UNACPANIED BY A MAN. SHE SS AT HIS TABLE AND SHE STARTS TALKG TO THIS VERY WELL-DRSED MAN A VERY NICE PLACE AND ’S SO ASSUMG. IT WAS SO, DARE I SAY, BALLSY AND IGN SOMETHG DORIAN AND I THK THAT’S WHY HE HAS TO HAVE {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;}JONNY {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 THIS WEEK’S EPISO, WE SEE ANGELIQUE REALLY BE GRAD BY SOME OTHER MEN AND DORIAN STEPS UP FOR HER. YOU REALLY SEE HER ARMOR E DOWN THAT {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;}JB: SO NOW [DORIAN AND ANGELIQUE] ARE CLEARLY SEEG EACH OTHER AND YOU SEE A LTLE DATE THAT DORIAN HAS BEEN TAKG HER ALL AROUND TOWN AND HE’S TAKG HER TO SEE SOME WAGNER, FOR WHICH SHE HAS A REALLY TERTG OPN ON AND IS ACSTED THE DRAWG ROOM BY ONE OF HER CLIENTS. IT’S PLETELY HUIATG. EVERYTHG FALLS AND SHE KD OF EEZ. YOU’D THK SOMEONE SO PROUD, SOMEONE SO STRONG WOULD REALLY LASH BACK BUT THERE IS NO HELP FOR HER. THERE IS NOW LAW PROTECTG HER. SHE HAS NO IA WHAT TO DO AT THAT POT. WHEN DORIAN KD OF MAK A SHOW OF SHE’S BOTH HUMBLED AND AAID BEE WHAT DO THIS MEAN. ARE THEY GOG TO FOLLOW THEM? WHAT’S GOG TO HAPPEN TO DORIAN?{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;}SHE IS LOVE WH DORIAN AND I THK THAT IS A LOVELY MOMENT THAT THEY GET TO PTURE THERE WHERE YOU DO SEE ANGELIQUE’S WALLS PLETELY CMBLE AND SHE KD OF GO MENTAL. SHE PLETELY TAK HERSELF APART AND SAYS, “IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT? CAN YOU HANDLE THIS BEE I DON’T THK YOU N.” SHE’S SO WILLG AND READY TO ADM THAT ’S OVER AND SHE’S GETTG READY TO GO. AGA, SHE’S TAKEN ABACK BEE DORIAN’S LIKE, A, THIS ISN’T YOU. THIS IS NOT WHO I FELL LOVE WH AND THIS IS NOT WHO I WANT. I DO WANT YOU HERE. SHE’S NEVER HAD THAT BEFORE HER LIFE…SHE LIV DAY TO DAY AND SO THIS KD OF FELY PUTS A FORK HER ROAD BEE SHE DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO. SHE’S NEVER BEEN ACCEPTED THIS WAY BEFORE BY A MAN. SHE’S TAKEN RE OF HERSELF PRETTY MUCH AND SO [DORIAN IS] STARTG TO TAKE RE OF HER. SHE’S VERY AGILE BEE YOU WANT TO KEEP {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;}PLEASE TELL ME YOU DID NOT HAVE TO GET SP ON 20 TIM WHEN YOU WERE FILMG THE SCENE THE OPERA {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;}JB: WE DID A FEW TAK OF . DEPENDG ON THE SHOT WE DID SOME ACTUAL SP TAK. THE DIRECTOR, DAMON [THOMAS], WAS SO CLEAR ON HOW HE WANTED TO GO AND WHERE HE WANTED TO LAND SO THAT THE ACTUAL SP THAT YOU SEE WASN’T ACTUALLY SOMEONE SPTG ON ME. YOU KNOW I WAS GAME FOR . I WAS LIKE ‘SP ON ME!’ WE CHOREOGRAPHED VERY SPECIFILLY. THEN WE DID HAVE A FEW TAK JT TO HAVE A CUT WH HIM ACTUALLY {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;}TELL ME ABOUT WORKG WH REEVE. YOU TWO HAVE A REALLY LOVELY {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;}JB: AS AN ACTOR, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU’RE GOG TO GET. I FELT SO LUCKY. IN MY TWO BIGGT PROJECTS STONEWALL, DIRECTED BY ROLAND EMMERICH AND PENNY DREADFUL I HAD SUCH A STRONG, AMAZG UNTERPART. IN PENNY DREADFUL IS REEVE CARNEY AND STONEWALL WH JEREMY IRVE. BOTH TIM, BOTH GUYS WERE REALLY KD OF SEASONED. THEY’D BEEN A LOT OF REALLY GREAT STUFF AND THEY’RE GREAT ACTORS. THEY REALLY KD OF HELD MY HAND THROUGH , WHICH WAS {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;}I WAS PLETELY SO FORTABLE WH REEVE. REEVE WAS SO GENERO AND WH ALL THE EAKY STUFF THAT WE HAD TO DO THE SEASON TOGETHER…’S JT AS NERVE RACKG FOR HIM AS WAS FOR ME BUT YET WE’D BOTH LOOK OVER AND WE KNEW THAT WE HAD AN ALLY THE ROOM. SO WE WERE ABLE TO GO THERE AND THAT WAS GREAT. LET ME TELL YOU, REEVE IS A PRANKSTER. HE’S LIKE A TEENAGE BOY. WE STILL TEXT EACH OTHER SOME OF OUR SI JOK. IT’S JT HYSTERIL. HE’S SUCH A BLAST TO WORK {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 NEXT WEEK'S EPISO, ANGELIQUE MEETS MORE PEOPLE DORIAN'S WORLD. (SHOWTIME)(L-R) BECHAMP, HARRY TREADAWAY, EVA GREEN, BILLIE PIPER, {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;}AND YOU’RE GETTG PAID TO MAKE OUT WH HIM AND HAVE SEX SCEN WH HIM! HE’S NOT A BAD LOOKG {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;}JB: HOW AWFUL! NO. [LGHS] EVERYONE HAS SAID THGS LIKE THAT AND I’VE GOT TO BE HONT, WAS HARD FOR ME BEE TO BE PUT OUT THERE LIKE THAT AND I WAS AWARE THAT THIS WAS GOG TO BE THE FIRST PROJECT OF ME THAT WAS REALLY GOG TO BE SEEN WHERE I HAD A REAL ROLE. SO THERE WAS A B OF NERV THERE. AT THE SAME TIME, JT WASN’T ME. IT WAS ANGELIQUE AND JT THE OPPORTUNY TO WORK ON THIS CREDIBLE SHOW WH AN CREDIBLE SHOW NNER, JOHN LOGAN. I MEAN THE MASTERMD. HE UNRSTANDS EVERYTHG. LIKE EVERY ANSWER TO YOUR QUTN HE KNOWS, THAT DON’T MEAN HE WILL TELL {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;}THAT’S TRATG AND BOTH THRILLG BEE YOU DON’T KNOW. WE DON’T ALWAYS HAVE THE SAME SCRIPTS AS EVERYBODY ELSE SO YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT’S GOG ON SO ’S REALLY A LOVELY PUZZLE. WE’RE TELLG A STORY AND SO WE HAVE TO E ALL OF OUR PIEC THAT WE KNOW AND THAT WE N BRG TO THE TABLE AND TOGETHER WE LLABORATE AND CREATE THE STORY, THE PUZZLE. HE WAS FELY THE KEEPER OF THE KEYS THAT ASPECT. I MEAN REALLY LUCKY IS THE WORD THAT I KEEP TRYG TO E UP WH. I N’T SCRIBE . I’M JT REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE HAD THAT TIME {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;}I’VE NEVER BEEN SO CHALLENGED TERMS OF PHYSILLY NOT WH BTE FORCE BUT WH MY MOVEMENTS, WH MY EY. IT WAS SO IMPORTANT TO ME. I WORKED REALLY CLOSELY WH THE STUME SIGNER WH THE RSETS. EVERY DAY THAT I WAS ON SET I HAD THEM PUT THE RSET ON ME BEE I’M A DU AND I’VE NEVER REALLY WORN A REAL RSET LIKE THAT. IT WAS SO LIMG. I ULDN’T REALLY BREATHE RIGHT. THEY WERE REALLY OL ABOUT LEAVG OPEN. I WAS LIKE, “NO. YOU’RE GOG TO PUT THIS AS TIGHT AS YOU WOULD, FACT TIGHTER BEE ANGELIQUE IS NOT LIKE THOSE GIRLS. SHE HAS TO WORK A LTLE HARR SO I HAD TO WORK A LTLE HARR.” THEY ALL SPEAK ITALIAN. THEY LGHED AT ME SO MUCH. THEY HAD A BALL WH {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;}ALSO THIS EPISO IS THE FIRST TIME WE SEE ANGELIQUE WHOUT HER MAKP, WHOUT HER DRS. I’M CUR IF WAS A DIFFERENT CHALLENGE FOR YOU PLAYG HER WHOUT HER ‘ARMOR?’{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;}JB: I’M SO GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP BEE I DON’T UALLY GET TO TALK ABOUT THAT. BEG ON SET WHEN WE’RE WORKG, TAK ME THREE HOURS TO GET READY SO YOU ARE KD OF PREPARED FOR WAR. IT’S NOT ME. WHEN I’M ANGELIQUE ’S MUCH EASIER FOR ME TO PUT ON AND DO THGS THAT I DON’T NORMALLY DO BEE WASN’T ME. BUT WHEN EVERYTHG WAS STRIPPED AWAY AND SHE’S WEARG DORIAN’S CLOTH, WHICH THEY ACTUALLY GAVE ME A FEW PIEC OM LAST SEASON TO WEAR. THAT WAS THE HARST DAY FOR ME BUT WAS PERFECT BEE NOT ONLY WAS ANGELIQUE THE MOST VULNERABLE I WAS THE MOST VULNERABLE BEE I DIDN’T HAVE MY ARMOR. SO REALLY WAS JONNY ON SET THAT DAY. THE GAFFERS AND PEOPLE…THEY DIDN’T REALLY KNOW WAS ME AT {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;}THAT MONOLOGUE THAT JOHN WROTE, I THK STCK A CHORD WH PEOPLE BEE A LOT OF PEOPLE N REALLY INTIFY WH THAT MOMENT WHETHER YOU’RE TRANS OR GAY OR EVEN IF YOU JT FEEL LOST YOUR LIFE. I FEEL LIKE AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT YOU N INTIFY WH BEG LOST AND NOT KNOWG ‘SHOULD I BE WHAT YOU WANT ME TO BE’ OR ‘IS THAT ENOUGH FOR YOU?’ THE ARE ALL REALLY HUMANISTIC QUTNS AND STUFF THAT SHE RAIS AND JOHN RAIS THE {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 I WILL SAY THOUGH THAT THAT WAS AN IMMENT THG BEE WE DID THAT SCENE AND THEN WE WENT RIGHT TO THE SEX SCENE RIGHT AFTER SO FOR HALF THE DAY I’M CRYG AND SCREAMG AND HAVG OUT WH REEVE ALL DAY STANDG AND THEN WE HAVE TO QUICKLY SH AND GET ALL GREASED UP FOR THE SEX SCENE. I LERALLY DIDN’T HAVE A MOMENT TO BREATHE. I JT REMEMBER LOOKG AT REEVE AND BEG LIKE ‘OH MY GOD.’ HE’S LIKE, “BUDDY, ’S GOG TO BE OKAY. IT NEVER GETS BETTER AND ’LL BE FE.’ HE’S DONE LAST SEASON AND HE TOLD ME A FEW STORI AND FELY MA ME FEEL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{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;}IS SAFE TO SAY THERE’S A LOT OF CHOREOGRAPHY VOLVED THE SCENE BED WH REEVE?{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;}JB: YEAH. DAMON, THE DIRECTOR, WAS THE BT NDIDATE FOR THAT SCENE BEE I FEEL FORTABLE WH DAMON. HE’S SO AVAILABLE TO ME AS A DIRECTOR AND HE WAS REALLY FUN. WE’RE REALLY LUCKY OUR PROFSN BEE WE ACTUALLY DO GET TO HAVE FUN AND THAT’S WHEN THE BT WORK HAPPENS…BUT ’S THE MOST UNSEXY THG THE WORLD TO DO A SEX SCENE. YOU’VE GOT FIVE PEOPLE THE ROOM WHO DON’T NECSARILY WANT TO BE THERE. THAT’S VERY UNFORTABLE FOR EVERYBODY. YOU’VE GOT ALL THE MSAG GOG BACK AND FORTH BEE AS LTLE PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE N BE THE ROOM. YOU’VE GOT PEOPLE YELLG AT YOU LIKE ‘GRAB HIS ASS.’ IT’S SO IMPERSONAL. IT’S LIKE A FOOTBALL TEAM ALMOST. LIKE A FOOTBALL REHEARSAL AND THE ACH IS TELLG YOU ‘42, 43…GO LONG, GO LONG, GO LONG.’ DOG A SEX SCENE IS LIKE BEG ON THE FIELD AND JT TRYG TO W THE {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;}HOW DID THE ROLE OF ANGELIQUE ACTUALLY E ABOUT?{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;}JB: THIS ACTUALLY LEADS TO STONEWALL PERFECTLY. BASILLY I HAD GOTTEN STONEWALL LAST SUMMER AND SO WAS THE BIGGT THG THAT HAD HAPPENED TO ME. IT WAS THE MOST CREDIBLE THG I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED MY LIFE. I OWE EVERYTHG TO ROLAND EMMERICH BEE HE SAW EVERYBODY FOR THE ROLE OF RAY. HE SAID WHEN HE SAW MY TAPE AND MY IAL DN I ONLY WENT TWICE FOR HE SAID THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE. HE SAID THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE. FOR ROLAND EMMERICH TO SAY THAT WAS JT {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;}I’M ON SET FOR STONEWALL AND I GET THE LL ABOUT PENNY DREADFUL. INIALLY, I WAS LIKE ‘WHAT’S THE ROLE?’ MY MANAGER WAS LIKE ‘’S SUPER TOP SECRET.’ I FOUND OUT ‘THEY’RE ONLY SEEG A FEW PEOPLE AND THEY N’T FD SO THEY’RE TERTED YOU.’ I WAS LIKE THERE’S NO WAY I N GET TO NEW YORK. WE’RE LERALLY WEEK TWO OF THE RTS. IT WAS SANE. FIRE, POLICE, GLASS, 400 EXTRAS EVERY DAY. LIKE WE WERE DOG 18 HOUR DAYS. IT WAS SANE. I WASN’T REALLY NNG TO PLAY ANOTHER KD OF PROSTUTE CHARACTER [BUT] WHEN I READ THE [PENNY] SCRIPT AND I FOUND OUT WAS JOHN LOGAN I IMMEDIATELY CHANGED MY TUNE. I WAS LIKE I WILL STOP AT NOTHG UNTIL I GET THIS ROLE. SO A IEND HAD E OM LONDON TO VIS THE SET AND I TOLD HER. I HAD ABOUT A 15 MUTE BREAK BETWEEN SETUPS. I PULLED HER TO MY DRSG ROOM. TOGETHER WE PULLED OUT THE IDGE AND I GLUED MY L FOR THE SCENE ON THE IDGE. THEN I HAD HER HOLD MY IPHONE STEADY AND STUFF AND I FILMED 15 MUT MY TRAILER. IT WAS {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;}THEY SENT JOHN LOGAN IMMEDIATELY WHO WAS REALLY TO . I WRAPPED STONEWALL THAT FRIDAY…JOHN LOGAN LLED ME PERSONALLY AND HE SAID, “WE’RE GOG TO GREEN LIGHT YOU FOR A SCREEN TT DUBL.” IT WAS A WHIRLWD. IT WAS THE BT WAY BEE HAD I HAD TIME TO EVEN THK I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE GOT MY OWN HEAD. I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN REALLY NERVO. EVA GREEN HAS BEEN ONE OF MY FAVORE ACTRS SCE I WAS 15 YEARS OLD, AS IS JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS. SO TO BE ABLE TO HAVE WORKED WH TWO OF MY IDOLS MY FIRST TWO PROJECTS HAS BEEN {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 ABSOLUTELY AMAZG. I N’T TELL YOU THAT I DON’T WAKE UP EVERY DAY LOOKG THE MIRROR LIKE WHY YOU. WHY ME? THEN I QUICKLY STEP OUT OF AND I SAY OF URSE THIS WAS ALWAYS THE PLAN. THIS IS WHAT I’VE BEEN WORKG MY WHOLE LIFE FOR. BUT THEN WHEN YOU GET THERE YOU’RE LIKE ‘OH MY GOD,’ WHEN YOU SEE THE GRANUR OF WHAT YOU’RE WORKG ON AND CREATG, ’S A {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;}PENNY DREADFUL AIRS SUNDAYS AT 10PM ON SHOWTIME. STONEWALL WILL H THEATERS LATER THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• JONNY BECHAMP ON HIS "KATY KEENE" DRAG ROLE AND HOW "STONEWALL" NEARLY END HIS CAREER"I LOST EVERYTHG. IT WAS REALLY EYE-OPENG."{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 CHRIS AZZOPARDIFEBARY 3, 2020/11:03 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:798PX;WIDTH:1200PX;}DAVID GIBRECHT/THE CWKATY KEENE -- "PILOT" -JONNY BECHAMP AS GGER.BY CHRIS AZZOPARDIFEBARY 3, 2020 / 11:03 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"JONNY BECHAMP ON HIS \"KATY KEENE\" DRAG ROLE AND HOW \"STONEWALL\" NEARLY END HIS CAREER","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2020-02-03T16:03:16.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2020-02-03T16:03:16.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","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":"CHRIS AZZOPARDI","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;}IT'S AN UNRSTATEMENT TO SAY THAT THE 2015 FILM STONEWALL WAS NOT WELL RECEIVED. DIRECTOR ROLAND EMMERICH'S BOX-OFFICE BT ABOUT THE HISTORIL RTS WAS ANNIHILATED BY CRICS AND THE QUEER PUBLIC ALIKE. A RECENT VULTURE FEATURE RANKG NEARLY EVERY MOVIE OF THE 2010S PLACED THE FILM AT NO. 5,276—JT BELOW THE HUMAN CENTIPE 2 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;}BUT JONNY BECHAMP, WHO PORTRAYED THE GENR-FLUID CHARACTER RAY/RAMONA GARCIA, SAYS THE PROJECT "MIGHT POSSIBLY BE MY MOST FAVORE THG I'VE EVER DONE." REVEALG FOR THE FIRST TIME PUBLICLY THAT HE FACED NUMERO HARDSHIPS S WAKE, HE SAYS, "I FEEL LIKE I BEME MYSELF, THE ARTIST, FULLY WORKG ON THAT PICTURE."{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;}GIVEN THAT BECHAMP ULDN'T FD ROL AFTER THAT SHIP SAILED AND SANK AND WAS MAKG A LIVG AS A WAER, HE ISN'T TAKG HIS LATT GIG FOR GRANTED. IN THE CW'S MUCH-ANTICIPATED KATY KEENE, THE RIVERDALE SP-OFF BASED ON THE ARCHIE COMICS, THE 30-YEAR-OLD ACTOR (WHO ALSO STARRED AS LADY-FOR-HIRE ANGELIQUE SHOWTIME'S PENNY DREADFUL) PORTRAYS ONE OF FOUR 20-SOMETHG DREAMERS LIVG NEW YORK CY. THE GREG BERLANTI PRODUCTN, WHICH PREMIER FEBARY 6 AND HAS ALREADY BEEN RENEWED FOR A SEND SEASON, FEATUR BECHAMP AS JE, AN ASPIRG BROADWAY ACTOR WHO WORKS AT HIS FAY’S BOGA AND MOONLIGHTS AS A DRAG PERFORMER NAMED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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;}BEFORE S PREMIERE, BECHAMP SPOKE TO NEWNOWNEXT ABOUT WHY THE KISS THE SHOW'S TRAILER IS A BIG AL, HOW HE SURVIVED THE FALLOUT OM STONEWALL, AND WHY HE THKS STRAIGHT MALE ACTORS GET THE ROL THAT SHOULD GO TO QUEER {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;}WATCHG YOU TRANSFORM TO GGER, SEEMS YOUR GRE GENR STUDI AND THEATER HAVE E {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;}THEY REALLY HAVE. I'M STILL PAYG OFF MY LOANS, TO BE ANK, BUT I THK WAS MONEY WELL SPENT! [LGHS] AND I FELY WOULD BE LYG TO YOU IF I DIDN'T SAY THAT PLAYS A HUGE PART HOW I NSTCT AND PREPARE FOR MY {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;}HOW SO?{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;}I LIKE TO SAY THAT I BUILD MY CHARACTERS OM THE GROUND UP, SO I ALWAYS START WH THE {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;}WAS THAT THE SE WH GGER?{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;}ABSOLUTELY. I ASKED IF I ULD HAVE A VERSN OF MY SHO BEE I NEED TO FD THE WALK. FIRST 'S THE WALK, THEN 'S THE MIC.BARBARA NKE/THE CWKATY KEENE -- "PILOT" -PICTURED: JONNY BECHAMP AS JE/GGER {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;}JONNY BECHAMP AS JE/GGER LOPEZ KATY {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;}WHAT'D YOU LISTEN TO ORR TO GET TO THE ROLE OF GGER?{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;}SHOW TUN, SHOW TUN, SHOW TUN. BUT ALSO, JE REALLY RELISH HIS LAT ROOTS. HE WAS RAISED VERY PROUD AND VERY LAT, SIAR TO ME AND MY MOM, SO THERE WAS ALWAYS SPANISH MIC AROUND. WE ACTUALLY GOT TO RPORATE A LTLE B OF THAT TO THE SHOW, WHICH IS REALLY {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;}YOU SHARE A KISS WH ANOTHER GUY BED, AND THE FACT THAT THE CW IS SHOWG THAT THE 45-SEND TRAILER IS A BIG {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 WAS A BIG AL TO ME TOO. I GIVE THEM FULL APPLSE. IT'S JT ONE MORE BATTLE WON {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;}TO BE QUEER AND PLAY QUEER—AND FOR THE CW? THAT MT KD OF BLOW YOUR {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 BLOWS YOUR MD, AND I THK WE NEED MORE OF : A QUEER PERSON PLAYG A QUEER PERSON. THE BT QUEER STUFF GO TO HETEROSEXUAL MEN. IT'S HIGH TIME WE START ALLOWG QUEER PEOPLE TO TERPRET AND DISPLAY AND ACTUALLY BE THE VSEL. SCE WE'VE WALKED THE SHO, WE N BRG SOMETHG THAT A HETEROSEXUAL MALE MAYBE NNOT. SO I JT FEEL REALLY LUCKY THAT I'VE BEEN PICKED TO DO THAT.BARBARA NKE/THE CWKATY KEENE -- "PILOT" -PICTURED (L-R): JULIA CHAN AS PEPPER SMH, JONNY BECHAMP AS JE LOPEZ, AND ASHLEIGH MURRAY AS JOSIE {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;}(L-R): JULIA CHAN AS PEPPER SMH, JONNY BECHAMP AS JE LOPEZ, AND ASHLEIGH MURRAY AS JOSIE MCCOY KATY {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;}JE'S DNG STGGL AREN'T SOMETHG A STRAIGHT MAN WOULD HAVE EXPERIENCE {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;}I HAVE TO ADM THAT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF THE PLAC WHERE ME AND JE/GGER LOPEZ ARE A B DIFFERENT, BEE I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD HAVE THE URAGE TO REALLY SPEAK THE TTH TO A STG DIRECTOR. I THK I WOULD FOLLOW THE M AND TRY TO GR AND BEAR . TO ACTUALLY DO THAT WAS REALLY THARTIC FOR ME. [LGHS]{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;}JE IS SEEN AS BEG TOO GAY FOR A ROLE. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TURNED DOWN BY A STG DIRECTOR BEE OF YOUR SEXUALY?{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;}ABSOLUTELY. I THK THGS ARE CHANGG NOW, BUT IF YOU'RE AN ACTOR, THEY REALLY—UNTIL YOU ARE MERYL STREEP, AS A LOOSE EXAMPLE—DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU TRANSFORM. THEY JT WANT TO ST THE CHARACTER. I RELISH MY TRANSFORMATNS. SO SOMETIM I DO FEEL LIKE, YEAH, I WASN'T GIVEN A CHANCE TO BE NSIRED FOR THGS BEE I'M QUEER.DAVID GIBRECHT/THE CWKATY KEENE -- "PILOT" -PICTURED: JONNY BECHAMP AS {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;}BECHAMP AS {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;}STONEWALL WAS YOUR FIRST BIG FILM, BUT…{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;}I LEARNED SO MUCH! WE DID GET A LOT OF REALLY, REALLY ROUGH PRS. [LGHS] I NNOT NY THAT. LIKE, {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;}DID YOU WORRY ABOUT THE FUTURE OF YOUR REER?{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;}I DID, 100%. AND I WOULD BE LYG TO YOU IF I SAID DIDN'T ACTUALLY HAVE A HUGE NEGATIVE EFFECT ON MY REER. I BOOKED STONEWALL AND THEN WENT DIRECTLY TO PENNY DREADFUL, AND I BELIEVE I WOULDN'T HAVE EVEN BEEN NSIRED FOR PENNY DREADFUL IF STONEWALL HAD BEEN {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;}I FELT I HAD PROVEN MYSELF AS A NTENR, THAT I ULD AT LEAST NTUE TO MAKE A LIVG AS AN ACTOR. BUT THAT WASN'T TE. EVERYTHG STOPPED FOR ME AFTER THAT, AND I LOST EVERYTHG. MY REPRENTATN, ALL MY MONEY, MY HOE. EVERYTHG. I KD OF WENT TO ROCK BOTTOM. IT WAS REALLY {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;}THAT'S AWFUL. I DIDN'T KNOW ANY OF {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;}THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE ACTUALLY OUTWARDLY SPOKEN ABOUT OUTSI OF MY PERSONAL RELATNSHIPS. BUT TGHT ME A LOT. THE FIRST THG IS: YOU NNOT TAKE THIS FOR GRANTED. THIS IS A DREAM FOR A REASON. I HAVE TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE SO MUCH MORE THAN I DID THEN, BEE I KNOW N GO AWAY. IT WAS VERY HUMBLG TO HAVE TO, AFTER LIVG ALL OVER THE WORLD AND WORKG WH SOME OF THE MOST CREDIBLE ARTISTS AND DIRECTORS, E BACK TO NEW YORK WH YOUR TAIL BETWEEN YOUR LEGS AND BEE A WAER AGA. THAT WAS REALLY TOUGH FOR ME. BUT DIDN'T BREAK {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;}I N'T IMAGE WHAT WAS LIKE TO GO TO DNS BEG LIKE, "I WAS STONEWALL."{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;}NOBODY SAID ANYTHG NASTY, WHICH WAS REALLY POSIVE AND AFFIRMG. ULTIMATELY [WHAT GOT ME THROUGH] WAS MY MOM AND MY IENDS REMDG ME, "YOU'VE BEEN DOG THIS YOUR WHOLE LIFE. THIS HAS BEEN YOUR DREAM, AND YOU'VE PROVEN TO YOURSELF THAT YOU N, FACT, DO THIS, SO WHY STOP NOW?" STOPPG WAS NEVER ON THE TABLE 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;}KATE KEENE PREMIER FEBARY 6 AT 8PM ET ON THE {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
• STONEWALL STAR JONNY BECHAMP DISCS PIVOTAL SCENE GAY RIGHTS DRAMA

JONNY BECHAMP TALKS LOVG REEVE CARNEY ON "PENNY DREADFUL"{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;}MOVIBY JIM HALTERMANJUNE 1, 2015/10:51 AMBY JIM HALTERMANJUNE 1, 2015 / 10:51 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"JONNY BECHAMP TALKS LOVG REEVE CARNEY ON \"PENNY DREADFUL\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-06-01T14:51:59.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-06-01T14:51:59.000+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":"JIM HALTERMAN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{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;}[SPOILER ALERT: DO NOT READ AHEAD UNLS YOU HAVE WATCHED LAST NIGHT'S EPISO OF PENNY DREADFUL.]{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;}DORIAN (REEVE CARNEY, R) IS PROUD TO HAVE ANGELIQUE (JONNY BECHAMP, L) ON HIS ARM. (SHOWTIME){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;}SCE THE SHOWTIME HORROR DRAMA, PENNY DREADFUL, BEGAN LAST YEAR WE'VE SEEN AGELS BETY DORIAN GRAY (PLAYED BY REEVE CARNEY) SEXUAL SUATNS WH MULTIPLE PEOPLE, CLUDG AN ABSTHE-FUELED LIAISON THAT WE'RE STILL TALKG ABOUT OM LAST SEASON WH ETHAN CHANDLER (JOSH HARTT).{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;}BUT LEAVE TO OUT SERI CREATOR JOHN LOGAN TO HAVE THIS PERD DRAMA MAKE A MENT ABOUT LOVE WH A TRANSGENR PERSON, THE FORM OF A PROSTUTE NAMED ANGELIQUE (JONNY BECHAMP), WHO RECENTLY ME TO GRAY'S LIFE AND HAS MA QUE THE {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;}AFTER LAST NIGHT'S EPISO, WHERE WE SAW ANGELIQUE SANS MAKP AS SHE CHALLENGED GRAY TO ACCEPT HER AS SHE REALLY IS (OF URSE HE DO AND DID), WAS TIME TO TALK WH BECHAMP, WHO HAS BEEN A TERRIFIC ADDN TO THE ALREADY STELLAR ST (THE SERI ALSO STARS EVA GREEN, TIMOTHY DALTON, HARRY TREADAWAY, SIMON RSELL BEALE, BILLIE PIPER, HELEN MCCRORY AND RORY KNEAR.){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;}DURG BECHAMP'S NVERSATN WH THEBACKLOT, WE DISCSED ANGELIQUE BEG TRANSGENR AT A TIME WHEN THAT NAME DIDN'T REALLY EXIST YET, THE BLOSSOMG RELATNSHIP BETWEEN HER AND DORIAN GRAY, AS WELL AS BECHAMP'S ROLE THE UPG ROLAND EMMERICH FILM, {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;}THEBACKLOT: HOW DID YOU AND JOHN LOGAN E UP WH NOT JT THE LOOK OF ANGELIQUE BUT EVEN HOW SHE HOLDS HERSELF AND HER {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;}JONNY BECHAMP: JOHN REALLY HAD A VERY STRONG IA OF WHO SHE WAS AT FIRST SO THAT’S A NICE JUMPG OFF PLACE. FOR ME, THE MOST IMPORTANT THG AND WHAT I KEPT STRSG THE WHOLE SEASON WAS I REALLY WANTED TO HONOR THE TRANSGENR MUNY PECIALLY BEE WE WERE WORKG WH A REPRENTATN OF THE TRANS MUNY A TIME BEFORE TRANSSEXUALISM WAS EVEN A {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;}THE BT PART ABOUT ANGELIQUE IS SHE ISN’T REALLY A MON PROSTUTE. SHE’S TED. SHE’S WELL-READ AND SHE’S SMART. SO THAT KD OF HTS THAT SHE ME OM SOME SORT OF STAT, WHETHER OR NOT SHE STILL HAS THAT YOU’LL HAVE TO FD OUT BUT SHE’S NOT JT YOUR AVERAGE BOY A DRS ON THE STREET. SHE WAS THE HIGH PRICE AT THE BROTHEL SO HOW DID SHE GET THERE? THAT’S THE KD OF STUFF WE REALLY GOT TO AL WH. I’M NOT ALLOWED TO DISCLOSE TOO MUCH BUT TERMS OF THE MOVEMENT AND THE LOOK I WORKED REALLY CLOSELY WH GABRIELLA PCUCCI, WHO IS THE MOST AMAZG STUME SIGNER. SHE HAD SUCH SIGHT TO THE TIME PERD, WHICH ONLY ADD TO THE ACTG WHICH WAS {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;}WOULD YOU SAY THAT BASED ON THE TIME AND BEG TRANSGENR OR WHATEVER YOU WOULD REFER TO BACK THAT TIME, WAS PROSTUTN HER ONLY OPTN TO BE HERSELF?{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;}JB: Y. I MEAN THERE WERE NO OPTNS. THAT’S THE OPTN THAT SHE ME UP WH HERSELF. WHAT I LOVE ABOUT ANGELIQUE IS SHE ISN’T JT TAKG WHAT SHE N GET. SHE HOLDS HERSELF WH SUCH PRI. TO UNRSTAND YOURSELF THAT WAY IS AMAZG AND SHE’S EVEN AT ODDS WH HERSELF AS THE SERI GO ON YOU’LL SEE. IT WAS AMAZG TO BE ABLE TO PLAY THAT KD OF BRAVERY AND FD THAT BEE SHE REALLY HOLDS HERSELF WH SUCH FSE AND SUCH PRI. SHE’S VERY STOIC AND STRONG {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;}I THK THAT’S WHY DORIAN JT PLETELY IS TAKEN ABACK BY HER BUT HE HAS TO HAVE HER BEE ’S SUCH A RARE ATTRIBUTE PECIALLY BACK THEN. SHE APPROACH HIM VERY, VERY STRONGLY. SHE STANDS AT HIS TABLE, SHE’S A WOMAN. SHE’S PRENTG HERSELF AS A WOMAN BUT SHE’S UNACPANIED BY A MAN. SHE SS AT HIS TABLE AND SHE STARTS TALKG TO THIS VERY WELL-DRSED MAN A VERY NICE PLACE AND ’S SO ASSUMG. IT WAS SO, DARE I SAY, BALLSY AND IGN SOMETHG DORIAN AND I THK THAT’S WHY HE HAS TO HAVE {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;}JONNY {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 THIS WEEK’S EPISO, WE SEE ANGELIQUE REALLY BE GRAD BY SOME OTHER MEN AND DORIAN STEPS UP FOR HER. YOU REALLY SEE HER ARMOR E DOWN THAT {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;}JB: SO NOW [DORIAN AND ANGELIQUE] ARE CLEARLY SEEG EACH OTHER AND YOU SEE A LTLE DATE THAT DORIAN HAS BEEN TAKG HER ALL AROUND TOWN AND HE’S TAKG HER TO SEE SOME WAGNER, FOR WHICH SHE HAS A REALLY TERTG OPN ON AND IS ACSTED THE DRAWG ROOM BY ONE OF HER CLIENTS. IT’S PLETELY HUIATG. EVERYTHG FALLS AND SHE KD OF EEZ. YOU’D THK SOMEONE SO PROUD, SOMEONE SO STRONG WOULD REALLY LASH BACK BUT THERE IS NO HELP FOR HER. THERE IS NOW LAW PROTECTG HER. SHE HAS NO IA WHAT TO DO AT THAT POT. WHEN DORIAN KD OF MAK A SHOW OF SHE’S BOTH HUMBLED AND AAID BEE WHAT DO THIS MEAN. ARE THEY GOG TO FOLLOW THEM? WHAT’S GOG TO HAPPEN TO DORIAN?{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;}SHE IS LOVE WH DORIAN AND I THK THAT IS A LOVELY MOMENT THAT THEY GET TO PTURE THERE WHERE YOU DO SEE ANGELIQUE’S WALLS PLETELY CMBLE AND SHE KD OF GO MENTAL. SHE PLETELY TAK HERSELF APART AND SAYS, “IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT? CAN YOU HANDLE THIS BEE I DON’T THK YOU N.” SHE’S SO WILLG AND READY TO ADM THAT ’S OVER AND SHE’S GETTG READY TO GO. AGA, SHE’S TAKEN ABACK BEE DORIAN’S LIKE, A, THIS ISN’T YOU. THIS IS NOT WHO I FELL LOVE WH AND THIS IS NOT WHO I WANT. I DO WANT YOU HERE. SHE’S NEVER HAD THAT BEFORE HER LIFE…SHE LIV DAY TO DAY AND SO THIS KD OF FELY PUTS A FORK HER ROAD BEE SHE DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO. SHE’S NEVER BEEN ACCEPTED THIS WAY BEFORE BY A MAN. SHE’S TAKEN RE OF HERSELF PRETTY MUCH AND SO [DORIAN IS] STARTG TO TAKE RE OF HER. SHE’S VERY AGILE BEE YOU WANT TO KEEP {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;}PLEASE TELL ME YOU DID NOT HAVE TO GET SP ON 20 TIM WHEN YOU WERE FILMG THE SCENE THE OPERA {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;}JB: WE DID A FEW TAK OF . DEPENDG ON THE SHOT WE DID SOME ACTUAL SP TAK. THE DIRECTOR, DAMON [THOMAS], WAS SO CLEAR ON HOW HE WANTED TO GO AND WHERE HE WANTED TO LAND SO THAT THE ACTUAL SP THAT YOU SEE WASN’T ACTUALLY SOMEONE SPTG ON ME. YOU KNOW I WAS GAME FOR . I WAS LIKE ‘SP ON ME!’ WE CHOREOGRAPHED VERY SPECIFILLY. THEN WE DID HAVE A FEW TAK JT TO HAVE A CUT WH HIM ACTUALLY {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;}TELL ME ABOUT WORKG WH REEVE. YOU TWO HAVE A REALLY LOVELY {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;}JB: AS AN ACTOR, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU’RE GOG TO GET. I FELT SO LUCKY. IN MY TWO BIGGT PROJECTS STONEWALL, DIRECTED BY ROLAND EMMERICH AND PENNY DREADFUL I HAD SUCH A STRONG, AMAZG UNTERPART. IN PENNY DREADFUL IS REEVE CARNEY AND STONEWALL WH JEREMY IRVE. BOTH TIM, BOTH GUYS WERE REALLY KD OF SEASONED. THEY’D BEEN A LOT OF REALLY GREAT STUFF AND THEY’RE GREAT ACTORS. THEY REALLY KD OF HELD MY HAND THROUGH , WHICH WAS {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;}I WAS PLETELY SO FORTABLE WH REEVE. REEVE WAS SO GENERO AND WH ALL THE EAKY STUFF THAT WE HAD TO DO THE SEASON TOGETHER…’S JT AS NERVE RACKG FOR HIM AS WAS FOR ME BUT YET WE’D BOTH LOOK OVER AND WE KNEW THAT WE HAD AN ALLY THE ROOM. SO WE WERE ABLE TO GO THERE AND THAT WAS GREAT. LET ME TELL YOU, REEVE IS A PRANKSTER. HE’S LIKE A TEENAGE BOY. WE STILL TEXT EACH OTHER SOME OF OUR SI JOK. IT’S JT HYSTERIL. HE’S SUCH A BLAST TO WORK {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 NEXT WEEK'S EPISO, ANGELIQUE MEETS MORE PEOPLE DORIAN'S WORLD. (SHOWTIME)(L-R) BECHAMP, HARRY TREADAWAY, EVA GREEN, BILLIE PIPER, {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;}AND YOU’RE GETTG PAID TO MAKE OUT WH HIM AND HAVE SEX SCEN WH HIM! HE’S NOT A BAD LOOKG {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;}JB: HOW AWFUL! NO. [LGHS] EVERYONE HAS SAID THGS LIKE THAT AND I’VE GOT TO BE HONT, WAS HARD FOR ME BEE TO BE PUT OUT THERE LIKE THAT AND I WAS AWARE THAT THIS WAS GOG TO BE THE FIRST PROJECT OF ME THAT WAS REALLY GOG TO BE SEEN WHERE I HAD A REAL ROLE. SO THERE WAS A B OF NERV THERE. AT THE SAME TIME, JT WASN’T ME. IT WAS ANGELIQUE AND JT THE OPPORTUNY TO WORK ON THIS CREDIBLE SHOW WH AN CREDIBLE SHOW NNER, JOHN LOGAN. I MEAN THE MASTERMD. HE UNRSTANDS EVERYTHG. LIKE EVERY ANSWER TO YOUR QUTN HE KNOWS, THAT DON’T MEAN HE WILL TELL {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;}THAT’S TRATG AND BOTH THRILLG BEE YOU DON’T KNOW. WE DON’T ALWAYS HAVE THE SAME SCRIPTS AS EVERYBODY ELSE SO YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT’S GOG ON SO ’S REALLY A LOVELY PUZZLE. WE’RE TELLG A STORY AND SO WE HAVE TO E ALL OF OUR PIEC THAT WE KNOW AND THAT WE N BRG TO THE TABLE AND TOGETHER WE LLABORATE AND CREATE THE STORY, THE PUZZLE. HE WAS FELY THE KEEPER OF THE KEYS THAT ASPECT. I MEAN REALLY LUCKY IS THE WORD THAT I KEEP TRYG TO E UP WH. I N’T SCRIBE . I’M JT REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE HAD THAT TIME {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;}I’VE NEVER BEEN SO CHALLENGED TERMS OF PHYSILLY NOT WH BTE FORCE BUT WH MY MOVEMENTS, WH MY EY. IT WAS SO IMPORTANT TO ME. I WORKED REALLY CLOSELY WH THE STUME SIGNER WH THE RSETS. EVERY DAY THAT I WAS ON SET I HAD THEM PUT THE RSET ON ME BEE I’M A DU AND I’VE NEVER REALLY WORN A REAL RSET LIKE THAT. IT WAS SO LIMG. I ULDN’T REALLY BREATHE RIGHT. THEY WERE REALLY OL ABOUT LEAVG OPEN. I WAS LIKE, “NO. YOU’RE GOG TO PUT THIS AS TIGHT AS YOU WOULD, FACT TIGHTER BEE ANGELIQUE IS NOT LIKE THOSE GIRLS. SHE HAS TO WORK A LTLE HARR SO I HAD TO WORK A LTLE HARR.” THEY ALL SPEAK ITALIAN. THEY LGHED AT ME SO MUCH. THEY HAD A BALL WH {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;}ALSO THIS EPISO IS THE FIRST TIME WE SEE ANGELIQUE WHOUT HER MAKP, WHOUT HER DRS. I’M CUR IF WAS A DIFFERENT CHALLENGE FOR YOU PLAYG HER WHOUT HER ‘ARMOR?’{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;}JB: I’M SO GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP BEE I DON’T UALLY GET TO TALK ABOUT THAT. BEG ON SET WHEN WE’RE WORKG, TAK ME THREE HOURS TO GET READY SO YOU ARE KD OF PREPARED FOR WAR. IT’S NOT ME. WHEN I’M ANGELIQUE ’S MUCH EASIER FOR ME TO PUT ON AND DO THGS THAT I DON’T NORMALLY DO BEE WASN’T ME. BUT WHEN EVERYTHG WAS STRIPPED AWAY AND SHE’S WEARG DORIAN’S CLOTH, WHICH THEY ACTUALLY GAVE ME A FEW PIEC OM LAST SEASON TO WEAR. THAT WAS THE HARST DAY FOR ME BUT WAS PERFECT BEE NOT ONLY WAS ANGELIQUE THE MOST VULNERABLE I WAS THE MOST VULNERABLE BEE I DIDN’T HAVE MY ARMOR. SO REALLY WAS JONNY ON SET THAT DAY. THE GAFFERS AND PEOPLE…THEY DIDN’T REALLY KNOW WAS ME AT {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;}THAT MONOLOGUE THAT JOHN WROTE, I THK STCK A CHORD WH PEOPLE BEE A LOT OF PEOPLE N REALLY INTIFY WH THAT MOMENT WHETHER YOU’RE TRANS OR GAY OR EVEN IF YOU JT FEEL LOST YOUR LIFE. I FEEL LIKE AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT YOU N INTIFY WH BEG LOST AND NOT KNOWG ‘SHOULD I BE WHAT YOU WANT ME TO BE’ OR ‘IS THAT ENOUGH FOR YOU?’ THE ARE ALL REALLY HUMANISTIC QUTNS AND STUFF THAT SHE RAIS AND JOHN RAIS THE {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 I WILL SAY THOUGH THAT THAT WAS AN IMMENT THG BEE WE DID THAT SCENE AND THEN WE WENT RIGHT TO THE SEX SCENE RIGHT AFTER SO FOR HALF THE DAY I’M CRYG AND SCREAMG AND HAVG OUT WH REEVE ALL DAY STANDG AND THEN WE HAVE TO QUICKLY SH AND GET ALL GREASED UP FOR THE SEX SCENE. I LERALLY DIDN’T HAVE A MOMENT TO BREATHE. I JT REMEMBER LOOKG AT REEVE AND BEG LIKE ‘OH MY GOD.’ HE’S LIKE, “BUDDY, ’S GOG TO BE OKAY. IT NEVER GETS BETTER AND ’LL BE FE.’ HE’S DONE LAST SEASON AND HE TOLD ME A FEW STORI AND FELY MA ME FEEL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{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;}IS SAFE TO SAY THERE’S A LOT OF CHOREOGRAPHY VOLVED THE SCENE BED WH REEVE?{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;}JB: YEAH. DAMON, THE DIRECTOR, WAS THE BT NDIDATE FOR THAT SCENE BEE I FEEL FORTABLE WH DAMON. HE’S SO AVAILABLE TO ME AS A DIRECTOR AND HE WAS REALLY FUN. WE’RE REALLY LUCKY OUR PROFSN BEE WE ACTUALLY DO GET TO HAVE FUN AND THAT’S WHEN THE BT WORK HAPPENS…BUT ’S THE MOST UNSEXY THG THE WORLD TO DO A SEX SCENE. YOU’VE GOT FIVE PEOPLE THE ROOM WHO DON’T NECSARILY WANT TO BE THERE. THAT’S VERY UNFORTABLE FOR EVERYBODY. YOU’VE GOT ALL THE MSAG GOG BACK AND FORTH BEE AS LTLE PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE N BE THE ROOM. YOU’VE GOT PEOPLE YELLG AT YOU LIKE ‘GRAB HIS ASS.’ IT’S SO IMPERSONAL. IT’S LIKE A FOOTBALL TEAM ALMOST. LIKE A FOOTBALL REHEARSAL AND THE ACH IS TELLG YOU ‘42, 43…GO LONG, GO LONG, GO LONG.’ DOG A SEX SCENE IS LIKE BEG ON THE FIELD AND JT TRYG TO W THE {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;}HOW DID THE ROLE OF ANGELIQUE ACTUALLY E ABOUT?{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;}JB: THIS ACTUALLY LEADS TO STONEWALL PERFECTLY. BASILLY I HAD GOTTEN STONEWALL LAST SUMMER AND SO WAS THE BIGGT THG THAT HAD HAPPENED TO ME. IT WAS THE MOST CREDIBLE THG I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED MY LIFE. I OWE EVERYTHG TO ROLAND EMMERICH BEE HE SAW EVERYBODY FOR THE ROLE OF RAY. HE SAID WHEN HE SAW MY TAPE AND MY IAL DN I ONLY WENT TWICE FOR HE SAID THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE. HE SAID THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE. FOR ROLAND EMMERICH TO SAY THAT WAS JT {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;}I’M ON SET FOR STONEWALL AND I GET THE LL ABOUT PENNY DREADFUL. INIALLY, I WAS LIKE ‘WHAT’S THE ROLE?’ MY MANAGER WAS LIKE ‘’S SUPER TOP SECRET.’ I FOUND OUT ‘THEY’RE ONLY SEEG A FEW PEOPLE AND THEY N’T FD SO THEY’RE TERTED YOU.’ I WAS LIKE THERE’S NO WAY I N GET TO NEW YORK. WE’RE LERALLY WEEK TWO OF THE RTS. IT WAS SANE. FIRE, POLICE, GLASS, 400 EXTRAS EVERY DAY. LIKE WE WERE DOG 18 HOUR DAYS. IT WAS SANE. I WASN’T REALLY NNG TO PLAY ANOTHER KD OF PROSTUTE CHARACTER [BUT] WHEN I READ THE [PENNY] SCRIPT AND I FOUND OUT WAS JOHN LOGAN I IMMEDIATELY CHANGED MY TUNE. I WAS LIKE I WILL STOP AT NOTHG UNTIL I GET THIS ROLE. SO A IEND HAD E OM LONDON TO VIS THE SET AND I TOLD HER. I HAD ABOUT A 15 MUTE BREAK BETWEEN SETUPS. I PULLED HER TO MY DRSG ROOM. TOGETHER WE PULLED OUT THE IDGE AND I GLUED MY L FOR THE SCENE ON THE IDGE. THEN I HAD HER HOLD MY IPHONE STEADY AND STUFF AND I FILMED 15 MUT MY TRAILER. IT WAS {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;}THEY SENT JOHN LOGAN IMMEDIATELY WHO WAS REALLY TO . I WRAPPED STONEWALL THAT FRIDAY…JOHN LOGAN LLED ME PERSONALLY AND HE SAID, “WE’RE GOG TO GREEN LIGHT YOU FOR A SCREEN TT DUBL.” IT WAS A WHIRLWD. IT WAS THE BT WAY BEE HAD I HAD TIME TO EVEN THK I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE GOT MY OWN HEAD. I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN REALLY NERVO. EVA GREEN HAS BEEN ONE OF MY FAVORE ACTRS SCE I WAS 15 YEARS OLD, AS IS JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS. SO TO BE ABLE TO HAVE WORKED WH TWO OF MY IDOLS MY FIRST TWO PROJECTS HAS BEEN {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 ABSOLUTELY AMAZG. I N’T TELL YOU THAT I DON’T WAKE UP EVERY DAY LOOKG THE MIRROR LIKE WHY YOU. WHY ME? THEN I QUICKLY STEP OUT OF AND I SAY OF URSE THIS WAS ALWAYS THE PLAN. THIS IS WHAT I’VE BEEN WORKG MY WHOLE LIFE FOR. BUT THEN WHEN YOU GET THERE YOU’RE LIKE ‘OH MY GOD,’ WHEN YOU SEE THE GRANUR OF WHAT YOU’RE WORKG ON AND CREATG, ’S A {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;}PENNY DREADFUL AIRS SUNDAYS AT 10PM ON SHOWTIME. STONEWALL WILL H THEATERS LATER THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Jonny Bechamp is openly gay and often talks about his experience of growg up. Openly Gay and Proud. Bechamp is openly gay and often speaks about his experienc growg up homosexual the cy.

Bee the tth is, if they weren't homosexual, or transgenr, or prostut, we might not be havg this nversatn. Jonny openly said he is Gay. Further, the movie was about the Gay Liberatn who had vlent rts wh the police which lead to the formatn of the liberatn New York.

JONNY BECHAMP ON HIS "KATY KEENE" DRAG ROLE AND HOW "STONEWALL" NEARLY END HIS CAREER"I LOST EVERYTHG. IT WAS REALLY EYE-OPENG."{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 CHRIS AZZOPARDIFEBARY 3, 2020/11:03 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:798PX;WIDTH:1200PX;}DAVID GIBRECHT/THE CWKATY KEENE -- "PILOT" -JONNY BECHAMP AS GGER.BY CHRIS AZZOPARDIFEBARY 3, 2020 / 11:03 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"JONNY BECHAMP ON HIS \"KATY KEENE\" DRAG ROLE AND HOW \"STONEWALL\" NEARLY END HIS CAREER","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2020-02-03T16:03:16.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2020-02-03T16:03:16.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","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":"CHRIS AZZOPARDI","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;}IT'S AN UNRSTATEMENT TO SAY THAT THE 2015 FILM STONEWALL WAS NOT WELL RECEIVED. DIRECTOR ROLAND EMMERICH'S BOX-OFFICE BT ABOUT THE HISTORIL RTS WAS ANNIHILATED BY CRICS AND THE QUEER PUBLIC ALIKE. A RECENT VULTURE FEATURE RANKG NEARLY EVERY MOVIE OF THE 2010S PLACED THE FILM AT NO. 5,276—JT BELOW THE HUMAN CENTIPE 2 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;}BUT JONNY BECHAMP, WHO PORTRAYED THE GENR-FLUID CHARACTER RAY/RAMONA GARCIA, SAYS THE PROJECT "MIGHT POSSIBLY BE MY MOST FAVORE THG I'VE EVER DONE." REVEALG FOR THE FIRST TIME PUBLICLY THAT HE FACED NUMERO HARDSHIPS S WAKE, HE SAYS, "I FEEL LIKE I BEME MYSELF, THE ARTIST, FULLY WORKG ON THAT PICTURE."{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;}GIVEN THAT BECHAMP ULDN'T FD ROL AFTER THAT SHIP SAILED AND SANK AND WAS MAKG A LIVG AS A WAER, HE ISN'T TAKG HIS LATT GIG FOR GRANTED. IN THE CW'S MUCH-ANTICIPATED KATY KEENE, THE RIVERDALE SP-OFF BASED ON THE ARCHIE COMICS, THE 30-YEAR-OLD ACTOR (WHO ALSO STARRED AS LADY-FOR-HIRE ANGELIQUE SHOWTIME'S PENNY DREADFUL) PORTRAYS ONE OF FOUR 20-SOMETHG DREAMERS LIVG NEW YORK CY. THE GREG BERLANTI PRODUCTN, WHICH PREMIER FEBARY 6 AND HAS ALREADY BEEN RENEWED FOR A SEND SEASON, FEATUR BECHAMP AS JE, AN ASPIRG BROADWAY ACTOR WHO WORKS AT HIS FAY’S BOGA AND MOONLIGHTS AS A DRAG PERFORMER NAMED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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;}BEFORE S PREMIERE, BECHAMP SPOKE TO NEWNOWNEXT ABOUT WHY THE KISS THE SHOW'S TRAILER IS A BIG AL, HOW HE SURVIVED THE FALLOUT OM STONEWALL, AND WHY HE THKS STRAIGHT MALE ACTORS GET THE ROL THAT SHOULD GO TO QUEER {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;}WATCHG YOU TRANSFORM TO GGER, SEEMS YOUR GRE GENR STUDI AND THEATER HAVE E {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;}THEY REALLY HAVE. I'M STILL PAYG OFF MY LOANS, TO BE ANK, BUT I THK WAS MONEY WELL SPENT! [LGHS] AND I FELY WOULD BE LYG TO YOU IF I DIDN'T SAY THAT PLAYS A HUGE PART HOW I NSTCT AND PREPARE FOR MY {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;}HOW SO?{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;}I LIKE TO SAY THAT I BUILD MY CHARACTERS OM THE GROUND UP, SO I ALWAYS START WH THE {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;}WAS THAT THE SE WH GGER?{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;}ABSOLUTELY. I ASKED IF I ULD HAVE A VERSN OF MY SHO BEE I NEED TO FD THE WALK. FIRST 'S THE WALK, THEN 'S THE MIC.BARBARA NKE/THE CWKATY KEENE -- "PILOT" -PICTURED: JONNY BECHAMP AS JE/GGER {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;}JONNY BECHAMP AS JE/GGER LOPEZ KATY {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;}WHAT'D YOU LISTEN TO ORR TO GET TO THE ROLE OF GGER?{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;}SHOW TUN, SHOW TUN, SHOW TUN. BUT ALSO, JE REALLY RELISH HIS LAT ROOTS. HE WAS RAISED VERY PROUD AND VERY LAT, SIAR TO ME AND MY MOM, SO THERE WAS ALWAYS SPANISH MIC AROUND. WE ACTUALLY GOT TO RPORATE A LTLE B OF THAT TO THE SHOW, WHICH IS REALLY {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;}YOU SHARE A KISS WH ANOTHER GUY BED, AND THE FACT THAT THE CW IS SHOWG THAT THE 45-SEND TRAILER IS A BIG {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 WAS A BIG AL TO ME TOO. I GIVE THEM FULL APPLSE. IT'S JT ONE MORE BATTLE WON {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;}TO BE QUEER AND PLAY QUEER—AND FOR THE CW? THAT MT KD OF BLOW YOUR {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 BLOWS YOUR MD, AND I THK WE NEED MORE OF : A QUEER PERSON PLAYG A QUEER PERSON. THE BT QUEER STUFF GO TO HETEROSEXUAL MEN. IT'S HIGH TIME WE START ALLOWG QUEER PEOPLE TO TERPRET AND DISPLAY AND ACTUALLY BE THE VSEL. SCE WE'VE WALKED THE SHO, WE N BRG SOMETHG THAT A HETEROSEXUAL MALE MAYBE NNOT. SO I JT FEEL REALLY LUCKY THAT I'VE BEEN PICKED TO DO THAT.BARBARA NKE/THE CWKATY KEENE -- "PILOT" -PICTURED (L-R): JULIA CHAN AS PEPPER SMH, JONNY BECHAMP AS JE LOPEZ, AND ASHLEIGH MURRAY AS JOSIE {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;}(L-R): JULIA CHAN AS PEPPER SMH, JONNY BECHAMP AS JE LOPEZ, AND ASHLEIGH MURRAY AS JOSIE MCCOY KATY {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;}JE'S DNG STGGL AREN'T SOMETHG A STRAIGHT MAN WOULD HAVE EXPERIENCE {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;}I HAVE TO ADM THAT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF THE PLAC WHERE ME AND JE/GGER LOPEZ ARE A B DIFFERENT, BEE I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD HAVE THE URAGE TO REALLY SPEAK THE TTH TO A STG DIRECTOR. I THK I WOULD FOLLOW THE M AND TRY TO GR AND BEAR . TO ACTUALLY DO THAT WAS REALLY THARTIC FOR ME. [LGHS]{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;}JE IS SEEN AS BEG TOO GAY FOR A ROLE. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TURNED DOWN BY A STG DIRECTOR BEE OF YOUR SEXUALY?{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;}ABSOLUTELY. I THK THGS ARE CHANGG NOW, BUT IF YOU'RE AN ACTOR, THEY REALLY—UNTIL YOU ARE MERYL STREEP, AS A LOOSE EXAMPLE—DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU TRANSFORM. THEY JT WANT TO ST THE CHARACTER. I RELISH MY TRANSFORMATNS. SO SOMETIM I DO FEEL LIKE, YEAH, I WASN'T GIVEN A CHANCE TO BE NSIRED FOR THGS BEE I'M QUEER.DAVID GIBRECHT/THE CWKATY KEENE -- "PILOT" -PICTURED: JONNY BECHAMP AS {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;}BECHAMP AS {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;}STONEWALL WAS YOUR FIRST BIG FILM, BUT…{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;}I LEARNED SO MUCH! WE DID GET A LOT OF REALLY, REALLY ROUGH PRS. [LGHS] I NNOT NY THAT. LIKE, {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;}DID YOU WORRY ABOUT THE FUTURE OF YOUR REER?{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;}I DID, 100%. AND I WOULD BE LYG TO YOU IF I SAID DIDN'T ACTUALLY HAVE A HUGE NEGATIVE EFFECT ON MY REER. I BOOKED STONEWALL AND THEN WENT DIRECTLY TO PENNY DREADFUL, AND I BELIEVE I WOULDN'T HAVE EVEN BEEN NSIRED FOR PENNY DREADFUL IF STONEWALL HAD BEEN {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;}I FELT I HAD PROVEN MYSELF AS A NTENR, THAT I ULD AT LEAST NTUE TO MAKE A LIVG AS AN ACTOR. BUT THAT WASN'T TE. EVERYTHG STOPPED FOR ME AFTER THAT, AND I LOST EVERYTHG. MY REPRENTATN, ALL MY MONEY, MY HOE. EVERYTHG. I KD OF WENT TO ROCK BOTTOM. IT WAS REALLY {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;}THAT'S AWFUL. I DIDN'T KNOW ANY OF {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;}THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE ACTUALLY OUTWARDLY SPOKEN ABOUT OUTSI OF MY PERSONAL RELATNSHIPS. BUT TGHT ME A LOT. THE FIRST THG IS: YOU NNOT TAKE THIS FOR GRANTED. THIS IS A DREAM FOR A REASON. I HAVE TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE SO MUCH MORE THAN I DID THEN, BEE I KNOW N GO AWAY. IT WAS VERY HUMBLG TO HAVE TO, AFTER LIVG ALL OVER THE WORLD AND WORKG WH SOME OF THE MOST CREDIBLE ARTISTS AND DIRECTORS, E BACK TO NEW YORK WH YOUR TAIL BETWEEN YOUR LEGS AND BEE A WAER AGA. THAT WAS REALLY TOUGH FOR ME. BUT DIDN'T BREAK {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;}I N'T IMAGE WHAT WAS LIKE TO GO TO DNS BEG LIKE, "I WAS STONEWALL."{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;}NOBODY SAID ANYTHG NASTY, WHICH WAS REALLY POSIVE AND AFFIRMG. ULTIMATELY [WHAT GOT ME THROUGH] WAS MY MOM AND MY IENDS REMDG ME, "YOU'VE BEEN DOG THIS YOUR WHOLE LIFE. THIS HAS BEEN YOUR DREAM, AND YOU'VE PROVEN TO YOURSELF THAT YOU N, FACT, DO THIS, SO WHY STOP NOW?" STOPPG WAS NEVER ON THE TABLE 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;}KATE KEENE PREMIER FEBARY 6 AT 8PM ET ON THE {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

The gaffers and people…they didn’t really know was me at monologue that John wrote, I thk stck a chord wh people bee a lot of people n really intify wh that moment whether you’re trans or gay or even if you jt feel lost your life. In between makg adult films like Nights Black Leather (1973) and That Boy (1974), Berl took peratg photos--of the gay sex scene New York, of tertg iends and llaborators, and maly of himself.

STONEWALL STAR JONNY BECHAMP DISCS PIVOTAL SCENE GAY RIGHTS DRAMA

When I was growg up, when you talked about gayns, you talked about gay men. At that time, the lbian si was very much unrground and separated--which ma sense to me bee the gay men were lookg for other men, not for women. Tell me about your sexplos the gay ' you're livg that era, you take as normal and nothg special.

That 's OK to be gay. There's ultimately too much angst and screamg, but Dive/Interventn do a strong job of probg Dive's dark si and explorg the real feelgs behd the false of Jonny Bechamp by Tony KellyNEW STONEWALL STAR ISN'T A DRAGEven olr LGBT history was probed when a cute young guy gave me a warm hello at the Hell's Kchen untry gay bar Flamg Saddl the other night, as eyebrows raised. " Anyone who hands out food to future stars and n also dance up a gay storm on a bar serv a shot at Print, my opn.

To date, the Bronx native's three major rol have been those of a trans urtan (Showtime's Penny Dreadful), a fiery drag queen (the forthg Thirsty), and an androgyno gay htler (the Roland Emmerich drama Stonewall). Bechamp is openly gay he has however kept tails ncerng his love life private om the public eye.

[Lghs]Je is seen as beg too gay for a role. I was told I was too short, too fat, too skny, too gay, too this, too that for anythg.

In other words, maybe queer people will start to get to play straight people, and then won’t be so bad that straight people play gay people. Vany Fair lled the movie “terribly offensive, and offensively terrible, ” while The Tim said “shortchang [the] pivotal gay rights moment.