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- IS ‘THE WALKG DEAD’ IN DARYL DIXON GAY?
- IS THE WALKG DEAD'S DARYL GAY OR STRAIGHT? THERE'S A REASON WE DON'T KNOW YET
- IS DARYL DIXON GAY? SEXUALY AND PARTNER
- THE WALKG DEAD: WE FALLY KNOW FOR SURE WHETHER OR NOT DARYL IS GAY
- WALKG DEAD CREATOR REVEALS DARYL’S SEXUALY, PREVIEWS NEW GAY CHARACTER
- WATCH: ‘WALKG DEAD’ STAR NORMAN RES IS ‘NOT AAID’ TO PLAY DARYL GAY
- THE WALKG DEAD SHOW-RUNNER WEIGHS ON THOSE “DARYL IS GAY” RUMORS
- WALKG DEAD SHOWNNER ADDRS DARYL’S SEXUALY, CONFIRMS GAY MALE CHARACTER IS ON THE WAY
- IS NORMAN RES' 'WALKG DEAD' CHARACTER GAY?'IT'S BEEN DISCSED,' SAYS CREATOR ROBERT {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;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/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;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 JOSH WIGLERAUGT 15, 2014/7:20 {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:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}AMCBY JOSH WIGLERAUGT 15, 2014 / 7:20 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"IS NORMAN RES' 'WALKG DEAD' CHARACTER GAY?","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-08-15T11:20:30.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-08-15T11:20:30.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"JOSH WIGLER","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HERE'S AN TERTG VELOPMENT FOR ANY AND ALL "WALKG DEAD" FANS WHO SHIPS DARYL DIXON AND CAROL — OR DARYL AND BETH, OR DARYL AND MICHONNE, OR DARYL AND ANY OTHER LADY, FOR THAT MATTER. IT TURNS OUT THAT DARYL MIGHT NOT SWG THAT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE LETTERS LUMN OF "THE WALKG DEAD" #130, REAR NICK MULLER WR TO PRAISE WRER ROBERT KIRKMAN ABOUT ONE OF THE BOOK'S NEWER CHARACTERS — A LONG-HAIRED, ZOMBIE-KILLG BADASS NAMED J, WHO JT SO HAPPENS TO BE GAY. MULLER THEN ASKS KIRKMAN IF DARYL DIXON MIGHT BE GAY, WRG:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"ABSOLUTELY NOTHG HAS GIVEN ANY DITN THAT DARYL IS STRAIGHT AND THE RELATNSHIP BETWEEN HIM AND CAROL MAK SEEM EVEN MORE LIKELY THAT HE IS NOT ONLY GAY BUT THAT CAROL IS PROBABLY THE ONLY PERSON HE HAS NFID SO FAR, AND I FEEL LIKE LTLE HTS HAVE BEEN DROPPED ABOUT AS WELL ALONG THE WAY BUT MAYBE NOT. I THOUGHT OF THIS A LONG TIME AGO BUT NOW I AM PRETTY CERTA OF AFTER THE MOST BAD ASS CHARACTER THE IC BOOK TURNED OUT TO BE GAY. I FEEL LIKE IF YOU HAD YOUR WAY THAT DARYL WOULD TURN OUT TO BE GAY SCE 'S TE TO THE IC BOOK AND MAK TOTAL SENSE FOR HIS CHARACTER. SO THE REAL QUTN IS, WOULD AMC LET THAT FLY?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR HIS PART, KIRKMAN ANSWERS THE QUTN HEAD-ON, WHOUT REVEALG SPOILERS. HE SAYS THAT AMC "ABSOLUTELY WOULD" ALLOW FOR DARYL TO BE GAY, ADDG:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"ALL I N SAY IS THAT 'S BEEN DISCSED. WE HAVE VERY SPECIFIC IAS ABOUT DARYL'S SEXUALY (OR THE SEEMG LACK THEREOF), AND IF THERE'S EVER A QUIET PERD THE SHOW WHERE HE'S NOT NSTANTLY DISTRACTED BY CROSS BOWG… WE'LL TACKLE THE SHOW."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-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 WORTH NOTG THAT THE PAST, NORMAN RES HAS BEEN EVASIVE ON THE SUBJECT OF DARYL'S LOVE LIFE. HE ONCE TOLD ENTERTAMENT WEEKLY THAT SEASON FOUR WOULD FEATURE A ROMANCE STORY BETWEEN DARYL AND GLENN. ("MAGGIE? WHO'S MAGGIE? YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? IT'S GLENN AND DARYL OM HERE ON!"){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EARLIER THE YEAR, RES APPEARED ON "LIVE WH KELLY AND MICHAEL" AND SAID THAT HE'S "VERY HANT" TO EXPLORE DARYL'S LOVE LIFE, SAYG, "I WANT HIM TO BE [AS] AWKWARD AS POSSIBLE … ONCE THAT HAPPENS, HAPPENS. YOU N'T GO BACKWARDS. SO, I REALLY WANT THE CHARACTERS TO EARN THAT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN OTHER WORDS, THE SHOW HAS VERY LIBERATELY SI-STEPPED ANY AND ALL DARYL DIXON ROMANCE STORYL. WHILE SOME FANS WANT DARYL AND CAROL (OR BETH OR ANYONE WH A PULSE) TO GET TOGETHER, SIMPLY HASN'T HAPPENED YET, AND APPARENTLY, THAT'S A VERY SPECIFIC CHOICE FOR BOTH KIRKMAN AND THE WRERS, AND RES {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO, IS DARYL DIXON GAY? IT'S CERTALY NOT OFF THE TABLE — WE'LL JT HAVE TO WATCH SEASON FIVE TO SEE WHAT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THE WALKG DEAD" RETURNS ON OCTOBER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}(VIA ){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
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IS ‘THE WALKG DEAD’ IN DARYL DIXON GAY?
Is Daryl Dixon gay? Has been the subject of speculatn and bate, wh fans and viewers exprsg var opns and theori regardg his potential * daryl is gay *
One of The Walkg Dead's biggt mysteri is one that hasn't actually ever been addrsed on the AMC h seri: is Daryl Dixon (Norman Res) gay? "I do have to clear somethg up, though: the letter lumn of the ic book that I do, I mentned that there was a possibily early on about makg Daryl Dixon's character gay.
IS THE WALKG DEAD'S DARYL GAY OR STRAIGHT? THERE'S A REASON WE DON'T KNOW YET
The qutn of whether or not The Walkg Dead's Daryl is gay has been a topic of tert among some fans, due large part to ments ma by seri creator Robert Kirkman earlier this year regar * daryl is gay *
Kirkman did reveal that a "very proment gay character om the ics" will be troduced the send half of the fifth Page/AMCFans of the character have often "shipped" him wh Carol (Melissa McBri), whom he stck up a iendship wh season one, and then Beth (Ey Kney), who got closer to the guard Daryl season four. He's gay. "He said, 'Well, he's prison gay—like, you'll tch him lookg at a member of the same sex, but if you mentn to him, he'll jt stab you and be like what the f--k?
As a rult, many viewers have scratched their heads for years and wonred if Daryl is gay — spe a strong majory of the fanbase suggtg that Daryl and Carol (Melissa McBri) should bee an em. In fact, Kirkman tailed that the origal plans were for Dixon to be gay, but simply never happened.
IS DARYL DIXON GAY? SEXUALY AND PARTNER
"The Walkg Dead" star Norman Res weighed on the possibily of his character, Daryl Dixon, beg gay a "Conan" terview on Tuday. "If that's the story they gave me, I would rock that story. I'm not aaid of ," Res said. * daryl is gay *
On that same note, Res simultaneoly exprsed that he “isn’t aaid” to portray Daryl as a gay character and that he would happily work wh whatever material the wrers gave him. So while Dixon isn’t currently gay nonilly, that don’t mean that plans won’t soon change down the le as the character’s story ntu to expand the latt pulse-poundg seri. " That left fans to speculate over whether there might be some big reveal that nfirmed that Daryl is gay.
THE WALKG DEAD: WE FALLY KNOW FOR SURE WHETHER OR NOT DARYL IS GAY
One way or another, we’re gettg a gay character on The Walkg Dead soon. * daryl is gay *
Also, Gimple nfirms that there's gog to be a gay male character the seri at some got the update om Stt Gimple, which follows up on Robert Kirkman's ments, which addrs the mystery that is Daryl's sexualy.
But om what Gimple says, there will be a gay male character troduced at some pot the seri.
Is Daryl Dixon gay?
WALKG DEAD CREATOR REVEALS DARYL’S SEXUALY, PREVIEWS NEW GAY CHARACTER
* daryl is gay *
Has been the subject of speculatn and bate, wh fans and viewers exprsg var opns and theori regardg his potential homosexualy or lack thereof. While the show has not explicly nfirmed his sexual orientatn, subtle hts and moments have led to discsns about whether Daryl may be gay or bisexual.
The qutn of whether or not The Walkg Dead's Daryl is gay has been a topic of tert among some fans, due large part to ments ma by seri creator Robert Kirkman earlier this year regardg the character's sexualy, which has remaed unaddrsed on the seri. In The Walkg Dead letters lumn the old ic book that I do, there was a qutn that ma me mentn that there was a possibily early on about makg Daryl Dixon's character gay and ed que a hubbub onle. I n make official, Daryl Dixon is actually Kirkman went on to nfirm that they'll be troducg a very proment gay character om the ics durg the send half of the that answers that.
WATCH: ‘WALKG DEAD’ STAR NORMAN RES IS ‘NOT AAID’ TO PLAY DARYL GAY
'The Walkg Dead' creator Robert Kirkman weighs on Daryl Dixon's sexualy, teasg that he might be gay. * daryl is gay *
Daryl is not gay. "The topic me up aga when Norman Res did an terview talkg about how he reacted when origal TWD shownner Frank Darabont brought up the ia of Daryl beg gay, which got the topic circulatg 's been a nversatn for a few months now, and given the populary of the character and the close nnectns Daryl formed wh some of the female characters the seri -- maly Beth and Carol -- 's unrstandable that people might wonr why we haven't seen Daryl volved a romantic arc wh any other character, male or female. “In the letter lumn of the ic book that I do, I mentned that there was a possibily early on about makg Daryl Dixon’s character gay, ” Kirkman explaed.
Daryl’s now-nfirmed heterosexualy asi, Kirkman also revealed on Talkg Dead that a “proment” gay character om the ic books will appear the send half of the show’s fifth season. So, which gay character is makg the leap om page to screen? And which gay character do you predict will soon be fightg alongsi the survivors?
[The Walkg Dead] Daryl is Gay?
THE WALKG DEAD SHOW-RUNNER WEIGHS ON THOSE “DARYL IS GAY” RUMORS
Personally I thk that revealg one of the most popular and badass characters on a show like The Walkg Dead to be homosexual would be awome. He is very secretive about his past, and he has some ser rage issu, like a gay man who grew up the Deep South might. Kirkman wanted to clear up a letters lumn where the possibily of Daryl beg gay was prented.
But Kirkman and work AMC also wanted to emphasize they would have been fe wh Dixon’s beg gay, but that 's not the se. Kirkman did add that "a very proment gay character" would be troduced the next half of the October, "Walkg Dead" executive producer Greg Nitero floated a pletely different theory than Daryl’s beg gay.
WALKG DEAD SHOWNNER ADDRS DARYL’S SEXUALY, CONFIRMS GAY MALE CHARACTER IS ON THE WAY
“The Walkg Dead” star Norman Res weighed on the possibily of his character, Daryl Dixon, beg gay a “Conan” terview on Tuday. Res said he discsed the ia of Daryl beg gay early on wh then-executive producer Frank Darabont, who exed the show after season one. When asked if the character might be gay, Kirkman rpond that the storyle has been talked about.
He later clarified on “Talkg Dead”: “In the letter lumn of the ic book that I do, I mentned that there was a possibily early on about makg Daryl Dixon’s character gay. While ’s always possible that the producers uld change their mds ( seems as though Darabont might have pursued that storyle had he stayed wh the seri), the show has recently troduced s first two openly gay characters, Aaron (Ross Marquand) and Eric (Jordan Woods-Robson), after butg lbian character Tara (Alanna Masterson) last season.
IS NORMAN RES' 'WALKG DEAD' CHARACTER GAY?'IT'S BEEN DISCSED,' SAYS CREATOR ROBERT {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;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/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;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 JOSH WIGLERAUGT 15, 2014/7:20 {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:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}AMCBY JOSH WIGLERAUGT 15, 2014 / 7:20 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"IS NORMAN RES' 'WALKG DEAD' CHARACTER GAY?","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-08-15T11:20:30.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-08-15T11:20:30.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"JOSH WIGLER","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HERE'S AN TERTG VELOPMENT FOR ANY AND ALL "WALKG DEAD" FANS WHO SHIPS DARYL DIXON AND CAROL — OR DARYL AND BETH, OR DARYL AND MICHONNE, OR DARYL AND ANY OTHER LADY, FOR THAT MATTER. IT TURNS OUT THAT DARYL MIGHT NOT SWG THAT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE LETTERS LUMN OF "THE WALKG DEAD" #130, REAR NICK MULLER WR TO PRAISE WRER ROBERT KIRKMAN ABOUT ONE OF THE BOOK'S NEWER CHARACTERS — A LONG-HAIRED, ZOMBIE-KILLG BADASS NAMED J, WHO JT SO HAPPENS TO BE GAY. MULLER THEN ASKS KIRKMAN IF DARYL DIXON MIGHT BE GAY, WRG:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"ABSOLUTELY NOTHG HAS GIVEN ANY DITN THAT DARYL IS STRAIGHT AND THE RELATNSHIP BETWEEN HIM AND CAROL MAK SEEM EVEN MORE LIKELY THAT HE IS NOT ONLY GAY BUT THAT CAROL IS PROBABLY THE ONLY PERSON HE HAS NFID SO FAR, AND I FEEL LIKE LTLE HTS HAVE BEEN DROPPED ABOUT AS WELL ALONG THE WAY BUT MAYBE NOT. I THOUGHT OF THIS A LONG TIME AGO BUT NOW I AM PRETTY CERTA OF AFTER THE MOST BAD ASS CHARACTER THE IC BOOK TURNED OUT TO BE GAY. I FEEL LIKE IF YOU HAD YOUR WAY THAT DARYL WOULD TURN OUT TO BE GAY SCE 'S TE TO THE IC BOOK AND MAK TOTAL SENSE FOR HIS CHARACTER. SO THE REAL QUTN IS, WOULD AMC LET THAT FLY?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR HIS PART, KIRKMAN ANSWERS THE QUTN HEAD-ON, WHOUT REVEALG SPOILERS. HE SAYS THAT AMC "ABSOLUTELY WOULD" ALLOW FOR DARYL TO BE GAY, ADDG:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"ALL I N SAY IS THAT 'S BEEN DISCSED. WE HAVE VERY SPECIFIC IAS ABOUT DARYL'S SEXUALY (OR THE SEEMG LACK THEREOF), AND IF THERE'S EVER A QUIET PERD THE SHOW WHERE HE'S NOT NSTANTLY DISTRACTED BY CROSS BOWG… WE'LL TACKLE THE SHOW."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-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 WORTH NOTG THAT THE PAST, NORMAN RES HAS BEEN EVASIVE ON THE SUBJECT OF DARYL'S LOVE LIFE. HE ONCE TOLD ENTERTAMENT WEEKLY THAT SEASON FOUR WOULD FEATURE A ROMANCE STORY BETWEEN DARYL AND GLENN. ("MAGGIE? WHO'S MAGGIE? YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? IT'S GLENN AND DARYL OM HERE ON!"){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EARLIER THE YEAR, RES APPEARED ON "LIVE WH KELLY AND MICHAEL" AND SAID THAT HE'S "VERY HANT" TO EXPLORE DARYL'S LOVE LIFE, SAYG, "I WANT HIM TO BE [AS] AWKWARD AS POSSIBLE … ONCE THAT HAPPENS, HAPPENS. YOU N'T GO BACKWARDS. SO, I REALLY WANT THE CHARACTERS TO EARN THAT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN OTHER WORDS, THE SHOW HAS VERY LIBERATELY SI-STEPPED ANY AND ALL DARYL DIXON ROMANCE STORYL. WHILE SOME FANS WANT DARYL AND CAROL (OR BETH OR ANYONE WH A PULSE) TO GET TOGETHER, SIMPLY HASN'T HAPPENED YET, AND APPARENTLY, THAT'S A VERY SPECIFIC CHOICE FOR BOTH KIRKMAN AND THE WRERS, AND RES {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO, IS DARYL DIXON GAY? IT'S CERTALY NOT OFF THE TABLE — WE'LL JT HAVE TO WATCH SEASON FIVE TO SEE WHAT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THE WALKG DEAD" RETURNS ON OCTOBER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}(VIA ){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
Do you thk should be revealed that Daryl is gay on the show?
Earlier this month, The Walkg Dead muny was abuzz over ic-book creator Robert Kirkman’s hts that dience favore Daryl Dixon (Norman Res) might be gay. Should Daryl be gay?
Well, I don’t know about should, but wouldn’t hurt for a very macho and heroic character, already beloved by fans, to jo the ranks of televisn’s still-limed roster of gay characters. Gimple has said that there will be a gay male character troduced at some pot, but says nothg about who, what, or when.
IS 'WALKG DEAD' HEARTTHROB DARYL DIXON GAY? SHOW'S EXECUTIVE PRODUCER RPONDS
Walkg Dead creator Robert Kirkman set tongu waggg earlier this month when he floated the possibily that origal survivor Daryl Dixon uld be gay, tellg, “It’s been discsed. Should turn out that Daryl do not prefer the pany of men — an issue Gimple says “is not really addrsed” this season — the EP nfirms that the show do plan to troduce a gay male character.
It turns out that Daryl might not swg that the letters lumn of "The Walkg Dead" #130, rear Nick Muller wr to praise wrer Robert Kirkman about one of the book's newer characters — a long-haired, zombie-killg badass named J, who jt so happens to be gay. Muller then asks Kirkman if Daryl Dixon might be gay, wrg:"Absolutely nothg has given any ditn that Daryl is straight and the relatnship between him and Carol mak seem even more likely that he is not only gay but that Carol is probably the only person he has nfid so far, and I feel like ltle hts have been dropped about as well along the way but maybe not. I thought of this a long time ago but now I am pretty certa of after the most bad ass character the ic book turned out to be gay.
I feel like if you had your way that Daryl would turn out to be gay sce 's te to the ic book and mak total sense for his character.
DARYL DIXON MIGHT BE "PRISON GAY" ON THE WALKG DEAD
He says that AMC "absolutely would" allow for Daryl to be gay, addg:"All I n say is that 's been discsed. While some fans want Daryl and Carol (or Beth or anyone wh a pulse) to get together, simply hasn't happened yet, and apparently, that's a very specific choice for both Kirkman and the wrers, and Res, is Daryl Dixon gay? Vlogger-turned-film director Darryl Yap is gay.
But that don't mean we'll get answers to this summer's hottt qutn: Is Daryl Dixon gay? In a recent terview wh GQ, Res said he discsed playg Daryl Dixon as a virg and perhaps as "prison gay" wh The Walkg Dead's origal shownner and creator Frank Darabont. ' He said, 'Well, he's prison gay—like, you'll tch him lookg at a member of the same sex, but if you mentn to him, he'll jt stab you and be like what the f--k?