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Bety and The Beast star Le Evans has weighed on the ntroversial gay stg bate a new terview. 

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LE EVANS SAYS HE 'WOULDN'T HAVE A REER IF GAY PEOPLE PLAYED GAY ROL'

Actor left home aged 16 to ‘be a happy, gay teenager’ * luke evans is gay *

The Bety and the Beast actor, 41, was named Attu's Man of the Year, wh the star reflectg on how far he's e sce beg bullied as a teen to beg an openly gay movie star.

LE EVANS ADDRS MOURS HE ULD BE FIRST GAY JAM BOND: ‘I DON’T THK MATTERS’

Evans addrsed past accatns that he was hidg his sexualy om the spotlight, tellg the Brish gay liftyle magaze that simply wasn't the se.

"Also, what was strange was that when people did fd out that I was gay, there was a lot of articl and stuff wrten sayg that I was hidg , and I wasn’t. "I jt wanted to get onle and I wanted to pick up the phone and say, ‘Do you realize I left home at 16 bee I was gay?

He’s proof posive that the work of g out only begs wh a claratn of one’s sexualy, that beg open about inty is both rewardg and eply challengg Evans, an aspirg star an dtry not historilly hospable to gay people, has long been livg the aftermath of terviews, nducted very early his reer, which he scribed himself as a gay man, most notably this terview wh gay publitn The Advote. In that 2002 terview, Evans said he refed to rema the closet: “[E]verybody knew me as a gay man, and my life London I never tried to hi . He rpond to a Women’s Wear Daily terviewer askg him if he was settg a new precent as an openly gay actn star: “It’s good for people to look at me and thk this guy is dog his thg and enjoyg what he’s dog and succsful at and livg his life.

IS LE EVANS GAY? PUBLICIST TRI TO GET HIS STORY {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 MICHAEL JENSENAUGT 8, 2011/12:13 PMBY MICHAEL JENSENAUGT 8, 2011 / 12:13 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"IS LE EVANS GAY? PUBLICIST TRI TO GET HIS STORY STRAIGHT","DATEPUBLISHED":"2011-08-08T16:13:23.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2011-08-08T16:13:23.000+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":"MICHAEL JENSEN","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;}{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;} DO NOT OUT ACTORS, CELEBRI OR ANYONE ELSE. BUT NOR DO WE "" THEM OR HELP THEIR MANAGEMENT TO DO 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;}I N'T SAY FOR CERTA THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT IS GOG ON WH BRISH ACTOR LE EVANS, SOON TO BE SEEN THE THE THREE MKETEERS, THE IMMORTALS, AND LATER NEXT YEAR THE HOBB. BUT THAT CERTALY SEEMS TO BE 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;}WE MOST RECENTLY WROTE ABOUT EVANS WHEN HE APPEARED AT COMIC-CON TO PROMOTE THE IMMORTALS. SHORTLY THEREAFTER WE RECEIVED AN EMAIL OM A REAR POTG TO THIS BLOG WHICH NOTED THAT BACK SEPTEMBER 2002, WHILE STARRG BOY GEE'S TABOO, EVANS GAVE THE ADVOTE AN TERVIEW WHICH NOTED THAT NOT ONLY WAS LE OUT, BUT THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE MUCH E FOR 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;}SAID EVANS AT THE 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;}WELL WAS SOMETHG I'D SPOKEN TO A LOT OF PEOPLE ABOUT, CLUDG MY BOYIEND AT THE TIME - WE'VE BROKEN UP NOW - BUT AT THE TIME WHEN I JT GOT TABOO, I KNEW THAT EVEN THOUGH MY PART WAS A STRAIGHT CHARACTER, EVERYBODY KNEW ME AS A GAY MAN AND, MY LIFE LONDON, I NEVER TRIED TO HI . I KNEW I WAS GOG TO HAVE TO DO TERVIEWS WH GAY MAGAZ, SO I THOUGHT, ‘WELL, I’M GOG TO HAVE TO BE OPEN’. IT’S WHO I AM. AND IF PEOPLE DON’T LIKE , THEN I DON’T WANT THEIR JOBS. I'VE NEVER BEEN A VERY GOOD LIAR, WHICH IS ANOTHER THG...{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;}WH EVANS' REER CLEARLY ON THE ASCENDANCY, WAS LOOKG LIKE WE MIGHT HAVE OUR FIRST HIGH PROFILE MOVIE STAR OUT OM THE START OF HIS REER — AND ACTN MOVI TO {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;}HOWEVER, THE SAME BLOGPOST THAT POTED TO THE ADVOTE TERVIEW ALSO NOTED THAT LAST YEAR A REPORT HAD EVANS DATG A WOMAN NAMED HOLLY GOODCHILD WHO TOLD A WELSH OUTLET AT THE PREMIERE OF TAMARA DREWE THAT SHE AND EVANS WERE AN EM. SAID GOODCHILD, “LE’S LOVELY – WE’RE REALLY OLD IENDS AND JT SORT OF HAPPENED. WE ARE NOWHERE NEAR ENGAGED BUT THGS ARE REALLY GOOD.”{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 EVANS WAS BISEXUAL? MANY PEOPLE HAVE A SEXUALY THAT IS FLUID OR REALIZE THEIR SEXUALY MIGHT NOT BE JT WHAT WAS WHEN THEY WERE YOUNGER. STILL, ALL AND GOOD. AN OUT BISEXUAL ACTOR IS EVERY B AS GREAT AS A GAY {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 SCE LE HIMSELF NEVER ACTUALLY MENTNED HE WAS DATG GOODCHILD, I DID MORE REARCH AND ULDN'T FD ANYTHG ELSE. INED, HIS WIKIPEDIA PAGE LISTED HIM AS GAY AND CED THE ADVOTE {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;}WANTG TO BE A RPONSIBLE JOURNALIST, I REACHED OUT TO EVAN'S MANAGEMENT TO TRY AND CLARIFY THE SUATN. WAS LE GAY? BISEXUAL? MAYBE EVEN 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;}DURG MY ATTEMPTS TO GET A MENT, I NOTICED EVAN'S WIKI PAGE HAD ABPTLY CHANGED TO THIS:{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 NOT CLEAR WHO UPDATED EVANS' WIKIPEDIA PAGE, BUT NONE OF WHAT CLAIMS ABOUT EVANS MAKG " CLEAR THE PAST THAT PRS AND PRIVATE LIFE ARE VERY SEPERATE [SIC] AND SHOULD NEVER BE MIXED" IS SOURCED. NOR IS PROVEN BY LE'S PAST MENTS TO THE PRS, AND NOT JT TO 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 MANY ATTEMPTS TO GET AN OFFICIAL MENT (AND EVEN AN TERVIEW WH LE) WE WERE FALLY GIVEN THIS STATEMENT OM HIS MANAGEMENT:{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 DO NOT MENT ON MY CLIENT'S PERSONAL LIV THE MEDIA. AS FOR LE, HE DID SO ONCE, A LONG TIME AGO WHEN HE WAS AN EXPERIENCED, YOUNG ACTOR AND NOW WH MATURY AND HDSIGHT, HE HAS LEARNED NOT TO ENGAGE THE PRS HIS PERSONAL LIFE {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;}WE ALL KNOW HOW OFTEN MANAGERS, AGENTS AND PUBLICISTS DO FACT MENT ON THEIR CLIENT'S PRIVATE LIV. THEY DO SO EVERY TIME THEY SET UP A PHOTO SHOOT OF AN ACTOR'S FAY, ANNOUNCE A CLIENT'S ENGAGEMENT, OR HAVE A STAR APPEAR ON THE RED RPET WH THEIR CURRENT GIRLIEND OR {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;}NOT MENTG ON A CLIENT'S PERSONAL LIFE ONLY SEEMS TO HOLD TE WHEN THE SAID ACTOR IS GAY. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT NONE OF THIS HAS FIVELY E OM EVANS HIMSELF. HE'S CURRENTLY SHOOTG THE HOBB NEW ZEALAND, AND MORE THAN ONE PUBLICIST THE PAST HAS ACTED WHOUT A CLIENT'S {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;}EVANS AS ZS 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;} IS NOT SENSIVE TO THE ISSU VOLVED HERE. IT'S WHY WE DON'T OUT ACTORS OR EVEN SPECULATE ON THEIR SEXUALY. BUT THERE IS ALSO NOTHG WRONG WH ASKG THE QUTN WHICH IS SOMETHG WE HAVE DONE RPECTFULLY THE PAST. AND 'S WHY THIS TIME WE AGA TRIED TO REACH OUT TO EVAN'S MANAGEMENT BEFORE WRG ANYTHG ABOUT THIS. HOLLYWOOD N STILL BE A SHOCKGLY HOMOPHOBIC PLACE AT TIM AND WE UNRSTAND THE RISK TO AN ACTOR'S {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;}WE SPENT A GREAT AL OF TIME DISCSG HOW TO HANDLE THIS STORY, AND EVEN WHETHER WE SHOULD WRE . AFTER ALL, IF AN ACTOR WANTS TO GO BACK THE CLOSET, SHOULDN'T THEY BE ALLOWED TO DO JT THAT? FOR ME, ULTIMATELY ME DOWN TO TWO THGS: EVANS HIMSELF HAD PREVLY AND CLEARLY SPOKEN ON THE TOPIC NOT ONCE, BUT AT LEAST TWICE. AND HIS MANAGEMENT WOULD NEHER LET ME SPEAK TO EVANS, NOR PROVI A QUOTE ATTRIBUTABLE TO {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 CLEARLY UNRSTAND 'S THE JOB OF A PUBLICIST TO WORRY ABOUT PROTECTG HER CLIENT. IT'S OUR JOB TO REPORT THE TTH ACCURATELY, WHICH IS WHAT WE'VE TRIED TO DO {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;}ACTORS LE EVANS, KELLAN LUTZ AND HENRY CAVILL 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;}EDOR'S NOTE: AS OF 4:29PM TODAY, LE EVANS' WIKIPEDIA ENTRY HAS BEEN LOCKED DOWN, AND THE SECTN ADDRSG HIS PERSONAL LIFE HAS BEEN PLETELY {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

And while may not have been a full-throated claratn of gay pri, Evans’ tac acknowledgment of his unique stat — a way, he’s been out for years — signals that thgs may, slowly, be changg for Evans and for gay public figur.

He may not be the gay actn hero we want, but he’s the one we have, and one we n only hope grows still more fortable. In Evans, gay people who’ve spent years tryg to grow fortable the world n see themselv. Also, what was strange was that when people did fd out that I was gay, there was a lot of articl and stuff wrten sayg that I was hidg , and I wasn’t.

LE EVANS’ NEXT PROJECT WILL SEE HIM PLAY THIS HISTORIL GAY FIGURE

“I need to fd my inty, and I need to be pennt of my fay, fd my voice and be a happy, gay teenager. ”Evans add that this ma the speculatn he had purposely chosen to hi he was gay even more upsettg.

LE EVANS SHAR HIS THOUGHTS ON THE GAY STG BATE

“I jt wanted to get onle and I wanted to pick up the phone and say, ‘Do you realise I left home at 16 bee I was gay?

'I wouldn't have a reer if gay people only played gay rol': Le Evans weighs on Hollywood stg row and sists 'the right person gets the job' Published: 12:27 BST, 3 November 2022 | Updated: 12:45 BST, 3 November 2022. Le Evans has weighed on the argument of whether only gay actors should play gay rol, sayg he 'wouldn't have a reer' if that le was applied across the actor, 43, who is known for rol The Hobb, Bety and the Beast and Ne Perfect Strangers, said talent should be the top nsiratn for stg.

Le, who is gay, said he has only played gay characters twice his reer so far and would have hardly worked if actors were st based on their sexual orientatn.

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* LUKE EVANS IS GAY

Le Evans' next project will see him play this historil gay figure - Queerty .

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