‘Neighbours’ Star Matt Wilson Sparks Backlash Over Comments About Gay Men Durg 'The Wright Stuff' Interview | HuffPost UK Entertament

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• ‘NEIGHBOURS’ STAR MATT WILSON SPARKS BACKLASH OVER COMMENTS ABOUT GAY MEN DURG 'THE WRIGHT STUFF' INTERVIEW
• NEIGHBOURS STAR MATT WILSON'S MENTS ABOUT PLAYG GAY CHARACTER HAVE ED UPROAR
• NEIGHBOURS ACTOR MATT WILSON SAYS HE PLAYS HIS GAY CHARACTER AS “NORMAL”
• NEIGHBOURS STAR MATT WILSON APOLOGIS AFTER NTROVERSIAL GAY MENTS SPARKED A BACKLASH
• ACTOR MATT WILSON GETS BACKLASH FOR SAYG HIS GAY CHARACTER ON ASIE SOAP ‘ACTS STRAIGHT AND ACTS NORMAL’.
• NEIGHBOURS STAR TAKAYA HONDA HS BACK AT CLICHéD QUTNS ABOUT PLAYG A GAY CHARACTER
• NEIGHBOURS STAR DIGS HIMSELF A HOLE ‘IGNORANT’ TERVIEW ABOUT GAY CHARACTER

‘NEIGHBOURS’ STAR MATT WILSON SPARKS BACKLASH OVER COMMENTS ABOUT GAY MEN DURG 'THE WRIGHT STUFF' INTERVIEW

‘Neighbours’ star Matt Wilson has sparked ntroversy over ments he ma about gay people durg an appearance on Channel 5′s ‘The Wright Stuff’ actor attracted cricism after sayg his gay character the Atralian soap, Aaron Brennan “acted straight” and “normal”. His ments me after Suzi Perry asked if he ever received any flack for takg the part over a gay actor, given he is straight himself. “There are a lot of people who thk you should have a gay actor playg a gay character, but that’s like sayg you should get someone a wheelchair to play a character a wheelchair.

— WayneDavid?️? (@WayneDavid81) June 29, 2017n't believe dumbns of Neighbours actor on #TheWrightStuff who said is good he's straight actor playg gay so gays are shown as 'normal'— Jam Leon (@JamLeon1) June 29, 2017Sloppy. I love how homosexualy is also referred to the same actg ntext as murrers and wheelchair ers ?— Michael Bell (@immichaelbell) June 30, 2017Oh god the level of ignorance this is... (@dontfetjam) June 29, 2017A lot of gay men start their journey 'passg' as straight, aaid to be themselv.

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NEIGHBOURS STAR MATT WILSON'S MENTS ABOUT PLAYG GAY CHARACTER HAVE ED UPROAR

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Wilson was a gut on UK chat show, The Wright Stuff and durg the appearance was asked whether he thought he was potentially takg his Neighbours role away om a gay answered: "We’ve had this argument e up a uple of tim. There’s a lot of people who say, ‘Why don’t you get a gay person to play a gay character? Wilson, who plays gay character Aaron Brennan on the long nng soap, was appearg on a UK program The Wright Stuff when he was asked if gay actors should be playg gay rol.

NEIGHBOURS ACTOR MATT WILSON SAYS HE PLAYS HIS GAY CHARACTER AS “NORMAL”

“There is a lot of people who say, ‘Why don’t you get a gay person to play a gay character? Tags: gay, Matt Wilson, Neighbours, normal, not mp.

Neighbours star Matt Wilson has apologised for g offence durg his appearance on The Wright Stuff yterday (June 29), sistg that his "choice of words wasn't right" – who plays Aaron Brennan on the Asie soap – sparked a backlash om fans on social media for his answer to a qutn regardg playg a gay character, spe beg straight real asked the terview if he'd had any stick om takg a part away om a gay actor, Matt said: "We've had this argument e up a uple of tim. There are a lot of people who thk you should have a gay actor playg a gay character, but that's like sayg you should get someone a wheelchair to play a character a wheelchair. "Although appeared that he tripped up on his words after beg put on the spot, Matt was undated by angry tweeters – cludg ex-EastEnrs star Danny Boy Hatchard – beratg him for suggtg that gay men aren't 'normal'.

Straight actor Matt Wilson plays a gay character on the Atralian soap Neighbours and actually said durg a televisn terview 2017 that his character ‘acts straight and acts normal.

NEIGHBOURS STAR MATT WILSON APOLOGIS AFTER NTROVERSIAL GAY MENTS SPARKED A BACKLASH

Wilson said on Channel 5’s The Wright Stuff: ‘There are a lot of people who thk you should have a gay actor playg a gay character, but that’s like sayg you should get someone a wheelchair to play a character a wheelchair. Neighbours star Takaya Honda has h back at clichéd qutns about playg a gay straight actor, who portrays David Tanaka the Channel 5 soap, appeared at Sydney's Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras alongsi his on-screen hband Matt Wilson (Aaron Brennan), when he ma the impassned Instagram post.

"We get asked, more often than I thk we should, 'What's like to play a gay character as a straight actor, do you fd difficult? "Firstly, who uld fd hard to play gay oppose this credible man?

ACTOR MATT WILSON GETS BACKLASH FOR SAYG HIS GAY CHARACTER ON ASIE SOAP ‘ACTS STRAIGHT AND ACTS NORMAL’.

The task we are given is to evoke wh the dience that feelg of love and have them believe that we are love, and that would go whether our characters were gay, straight or other. "There is no gree of difficulty add bee the characters are gay. A straight actor who plays a gay character on Neighbours has been rid over ments about flamboyant gay characters.

NEIGHBOURS STAR TAKAYA HONDA HS BACK AT CLICHéD QUTNS ABOUT PLAYG A GAY CHARACTER

Atralian actor Matt Wilson, who is straight real life, plays gay Neighbours character Aaron Brennan on the long-nng soap. He said: “There’s a lot of people sayg, why don’t you get a gay person to play a gay character? Drkg game for gays and non-gays.

The actor then went on to claim that was important he had the role so that the character uld “act straight” and “normal”, htg out at “flamboyant” gay characters. Ironilly, had a gay actor played the role they probably wouldn’t have dug themselv such a ep hole wh such ignorant ments.

NEIGHBOURS STAR DIGS HIMSELF A HOLE ‘IGNORANT’ TERVIEW ABOUT GAY CHARACTER

Henry Willson was an unscpulo talent agent who mold gay stars to the "beefke" ial of 1950s Hollywood — while also preyg on them. As a premier talent agent who happened to be gay, Henry Willson unrstood that better than most. Stty Bowers, who once ran a prostutn rg for gay men the film dtry, explaed was no piic to live as a gay man wh the town’s spotlight on your back.

“He would fd the young boys who almost all me om horrible home suatns, ” said Hollywood show-nner Ryan Murphy, “…and take them on as clients…He was a tormented gay man who preyed on tormented gay men. Many, cludg Hudson and Hunter, were closeted gay men.