The star of upg historil drama Versaill talks to PkNews about playg the lourful, gay character of one of France's most famo kgs.
Contents:
- ALEXANR VLAHOS’ WIKI – IS HE MARRIED? DATG GAY OR GIRLIEND?
- VERSAILL’ ALEXANR VLAHOS TALKS FAN REACTNS AND GAY RELATNSHIPS ON TV
- IS ALEXANR VLAHOS GAY RUMORS TE? WHAT IS HIS SEXUAL ORIENTATN?
- WHY 'VERSAILL' STARS THK THE SHOW IS 'PHG THE ENVELOPE' OF GAY REPRENTATN ON TV
- ALEXANR VLAHOS B, AGE, HEIGHT, WIFE, GAY, MARRIED, PARTNER, VERSAILL, MERL AND NET WORTH
- VERSAILL’ GAY, CROSS DRSG PRCE REVEALS THE TTH ABOUT LIFE FRANCE’S MOST SNDALO URT
- WHO IS ALEXANR VLAHOS? WIFE, GAY CHARACTER, NET WORTH, HEIGHT
- ALEXANR VLAHOS TALKS PLAYG GAY ROYALTY NTROVERSIAL BBC TWO DRAMA ‘VERSAILL’
- ON OVATN'S "VERSAILL," EVAN WILLIAMS BRGS GAY NOBILY TO LIFETHE CHARISMATIC ACTOR FDS SUCCS TAKG CHANC, MOVG NEW DIRECTNS, AND EFFECTG CHANGE—ONSCREEN AND OFF. {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 SHAWN SCHIKORAFEBARY 22, 2017/4:47 {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;}OVATNBY SHAWN SCHIKORAFEBARY 22, 2017 / 4:47 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"ON OVATN'S \"VERSAILL,\" EVAN WILLIAMS BRGS GAY NOBILY TO LIFE","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-02-22T21:47:14.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-02-22T21:47:14.000+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":"SHAWN SCHIKORA","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;}THOUGH CANADIAN ACTOR EVAN WILLIAMS HAS BEEN ACTG FOR MORE THAN A , MOST NOTABLY ON THE TV SERI DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATN AND MTV’S AWKWARD, HE’S FOUND HIS BREAKTHROUGH ROLE OVATN’S PERD DRAMA VERSAILL, SET 17TH CENTURY FRANCE DURG THE REIGN OF LOUIS {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;}ON THE SHOW, WHICH WILL BEG SHOOTG S THIRD SEASON APRIL, HE PLAYS THE CHEVALIER LORRAE, THE REAL-LIFE LOVER OF THE DE OF ORLEANS, KG LOUIS XIV’S YOUNGER BROTHER AND NFIDANTE, WHO WAS KNOWN AT URT SIMPLY AS "MONSIR."{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;}WHILE SOME ACTORS STILL HAVE RERVATNS TAKG A GAY ROLE, PECIALLY ONE THAT PICTS S CHARACTER'S SEXUALY UNFLCHGLY, WILLIAMS EMBRACED 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;}“IF I START WH THE BASIC ASSUMPTN THAT WE ARE ALL THE SAME, HAVE THE SAME DRIV AND ARE MOTIVATED BY SIAR FEARS, THEN ALREADY I FEEL I’M A TO THIS [CHARACTER],” HE SAYS. “I N GET TO HIS HEAD AND HEART, MELD WH MY OWN, AND POETRY N HAPPEN."{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 HIS PORTRAYAL OF THE MANIPULATIVE YET VULNERABLE URTIER, WILLIAMS SAYS WAS IMPORTANT TO OFFER "A HUMAN FACE TO ALL SIS OF A MALE HOMOSEXUAL LOVE STORY."{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;}"[THIS ROLE] HAS THE EEDOM TO BE MULTI-LAYERED," HE EXPLAS. "IT N CELEBRATE THE FACT THAT ’S BETWEEN TWO MEN BEE ’S LOVE BETWEEN TWO MEN. I ALSO HAVE A LOT OF FUN, ’S A TOTAL BLAST!”{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;}A LARGE PART OF VERSAILL’ SUCCS N BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE CHEMISTRY BETWEEN WILLIAMS AND HIS ON-SCREEN LOVE TERT, ALEXANR VLAHOS. BOTH ACTORS HAVE ATTRACTED A DITED FOLLOWG ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WHERE THE ROYAL POWER UPLE THEY PORTRAY IS SHIPPED 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;}“I’M SUPER LUCKY TO BE WORKG WH ALEX—WE CHALLENGE EACH OTHER AS MUCH AS WE ADORE EACH OTHER,” WILLIAMS SAYS. “I KNOW HE’S NOT GOG TO LET ME GET OFF EASY, AND I’M CERTALY NOT GOG TO LET HIM GET OFF EASY. FROM THE BEGNG, BOTH ALEX AND I HAVE BEEN EXCED TO PAY HOMAGE TO THE TWO PEOPLE. THE MORE DIMENSNS WE N EXPLORE, THE MORE FUN IS.”{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;}WILLIAMS RECEIVED A CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD NOMATN FOR VERSAILL, AND WILL STAR THE UPG THRILLER ESPE ROOM), BUT HE'S EQUALLY MTED TO ACTIVISM. LAST YEAR, HE SPENT HIS DOWNTIME BETWEEN SHOOTS ASSISTG A REFUGEE MP CALAIS. HE HAS ALSO WORKED WH BUILDON, A NON-PROF THAT ANIZ YOUTH SERVICE PROGRAMS THE U.S. AND NSTCT SCHOOLS VELOPG UNTRI. (WILLIAMS' VERSAILL FANS HELPED RAISE FUNDS FOR THE ANIZATN AND HELPED WH THE NSTCTN OF SCHOOLS NEPAL.)LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 20: ACTOR EVAN WILLIAMS ATTENDS "THE RUMPERBUTTS" LOS ANGEL PREMIERE AT THE VISTA THEATRE ON MAY 20, 2015 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY JT BAKER/GETTY IMAG){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;}WHILE VERSAILL IS SET SOME 350 YEARS AGO, A SHOW ABOUT AN EXTRAVAGANT TOCRAT WH A CULT OF PERSONALY IS ALL-TOO-RELEVANT TMP'S AMERI. “I’M VERY EMOTNAL SEEG WHAT’S HAPPENG WORLDWI,” WILLIAMS SAYS OF THE CURRENT POLIL CLIMATE. “IF A ERNMENTAL OR SOCIETAL CHANGE IS GOG TO HAPPEN, ’S GOG TO HAVE TO START THE HEARTS AND THE MDS OF THE DIVIDUAL. THE EVINCE THAT THE WORLD IS NEED OF AN AWAKENG IS ABUNDANTLY CLEAR."{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;}HE MAY PLAY A FRENCH ROYAL, BUT SOUNDS LIKE WILLIAMS IS ADVOTG {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 WE’RE STARTG TO SEE A VERY TE MOBILIZATN OF ARTISTS BEE THE STORI WE TELL TLY DO SHAPE OUR REALY," HE OFFERS. "THAT’S WHY I THK CREATIVE WORKS ARE IMPORTANT. TOTALARIAN ERNMENTS TYPILLY CRACK DOWN ON UNTERCULTURAL MUNI BEE STORI ARE BEG TOLD THAT THEY HAVE DON’T HAVE NTROL OVER. WE LIVE AN AGE WHERE OUR STORI N BE TOLD STANTANEOLY AND GLOBALLY—I BELIEVE THAT TTH HAS A CURRENCY THAT MULTIPLI THE MORE ’S TOLD.”{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;}SEASON ONE OF VERSAILL IS NOW STREAMG ON NETFLIX. SEASON TWO WILL AIR THE FALL ON {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;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
ALEXANR VLAHOS’ WIKI – IS HE MARRIED? DATG GAY OR GIRLIEND?
Alexanr Vlahos's sexual orientatn is explaed. Is the popular Versaill star Alexanr Vlahos gay? He played the gay character named Philippe. * alexander vlahos gay *
3 Voice Over Work4 Alexanr Vlahos Net Worth, Height, Weight, and Appearance5 Alexanr Vlahos Personal Life, Datg, Girliend, is he Gay? Alexanr Vlahos Personal Life, Datg, Girliend, is he Gay?
Alexanr has kept his private life largely unr the wraps, which sparked mors of him beg gay. His quirky character and a gay on-screen role didn’t help him there, but he started sharg rmatn om his love life, and killed off all the has had a few high-profile relatnships – om 2011 to 2016 he was a relatnship wh Swedish mol Kajsa Mohammar, and the uple even beme engaged, however, they broke up before sharg their weddg Christmas Eve x — Lren Samuels (@Lrensamuels88) December 24, 2019Sce then, Alexanr has ntued on wh his love life, and is currently a romantic relatnship wh sger and actrs Lren Samuels. Pickg up plds along the way has been Welsh actor Alexanr Vlahos, who plays Louis’ brother Philippe I – a man who’s sperate to get om unr his olr siblg’s shadow, and wears women’s cloth to get spoke to Toby Earle about the fan reactn to his character, and why he’s proud of the pictn of Philippe’s homosexual relatnship the seri.
VERSAILL’ ALEXANR VLAHOS TALKS FAN REACTNS AND GAY RELATNSHIPS ON TV
"It's not a story about gays; 's a story about love," star Evan Williams tells TooFab an terview ahead of the "Versaill" Season 3 premiere. * alexander vlahos gay *
Versaill - meet the stSpeakg of Philippe’s gay romance, Vlahos says: “That’s the one part of Versaill that I’m extremely proud of, our portrayal of this sort of gay relatnship. “The funny thg is that we never say that they’re gay, we never e the word homosexual. Is Alexanr Vlahos gay om his sexual perspective?
IS ALEXANR VLAHOS GAY RUMORS TE? WHAT IS HIS SEXUAL ORIENTATN?
He plays Philippe, a homosexual guy wh a partner and a wife the seri.
WHY 'VERSAILL' STARS THK THE SHOW IS 'PHG THE ENVELOPE' OF GAY REPRENTATN ON TV
The talented Welsh actor has unniably done a great job playg a gay role on screen, but how about his real life? Is Alexanr Vlahos Gay Rumors te?
While some may be reluctant to impersonate a homosexual character onscreen, some darg artists really n brg jtice to those parts while not beg gay real life. Alexanr Vlahos is one such gutsy actor who plays an LGBTQ character wh ease but avoids his gay sexualy real life.
ALEXANR VLAHOS B, AGE, HEIGHT, WIFE, GAY, MARRIED, PARTNER, VERSAILL, MERL AND NET WORTH
Onscreen, he portrays a homosexual man wh uttermost nvictn. But real life, he is not gay.
When asked about how the dience will view his arc followg a gay role on the screen and how he prepared for the role, Alexanr answered that the script was well wrten and that his character Philippe is very dynamic and has so much pth. "The funny thg is that we never say that they're gay; we never e the word homosexual.
VERSAILL’ GAY, CROSS DRSG PRCE REVEALS THE TTH ABOUT LIFE FRANCE’S MOST SNDALO URT
The stars of "Versaill" stopped by TooFab ahead of the Ovatn TV show's third and fal season premiere airg tonight, and they had lots to say, om hts on what is store for their characters all the way to "phg the envelope" for gay storytellg. In 1667 France, homosexualy was punishable by ath. "Also this show, we never say the word gay or homosexual.
It is a gay relatnship, but we jt treat them as people who are love. "It's not a story about gays; 's a story about love, " Williams add. 33-years-old Alexar is not gay, and his sexual orientatn is straight.
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WHO IS ALEXANR VLAHOS? WIFE, GAY CHARACTER, NET WORTH, HEIGHT
Alexanr Vlahos Gay and Partner.
Vlahos is not gay, though he was mored to be datg his on-screen matchup, actor Evan Williams om 2015 to 2018.
ALEXANR VLAHOS TALKS PLAYG GAY ROYALTY NTROVERSIAL BBC TWO DRAMA ‘VERSAILL’
He also portrays a gay role of Philippe I, De of Orléans ‘Versaill’. The star of upg historil drama, Alexanr Vlahos, talks to PkNews about playg the lourful, gay character of one of France’s most famo kgs.
ON OVATN'S "VERSAILL," EVAN WILLIAMS BRGS GAY NOBILY TO LIFETHE CHARISMATIC ACTOR FDS SUCCS TAKG CHANC, MOVG NEW DIRECTNS, AND EFFECTG CHANGE—ONSCREEN AND OFF. {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 SHAWN SCHIKORAFEBARY 22, 2017/4:47 {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;}OVATNBY SHAWN SCHIKORAFEBARY 22, 2017 / 4:47 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"ON OVATN'S \"VERSAILL,\" EVAN WILLIAMS BRGS GAY NOBILY TO LIFE","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-02-22T21:47:14.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-02-22T21:47:14.000+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":"SHAWN SCHIKORA","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;}THOUGH CANADIAN ACTOR EVAN WILLIAMS HAS BEEN ACTG FOR MORE THAN A , MOST NOTABLY ON THE TV SERI DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATN AND MTV’S AWKWARD, HE’S FOUND HIS BREAKTHROUGH ROLE OVATN’S PERD DRAMA VERSAILL, SET 17TH CENTURY FRANCE DURG THE REIGN OF LOUIS {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;}ON THE SHOW, WHICH WILL BEG SHOOTG S THIRD SEASON APRIL, HE PLAYS THE CHEVALIER LORRAE, THE REAL-LIFE LOVER OF THE DE OF ORLEANS, KG LOUIS XIV’S YOUNGER BROTHER AND NFIDANTE, WHO WAS KNOWN AT URT SIMPLY AS "MONSIR."{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;}WHILE SOME ACTORS STILL HAVE RERVATNS TAKG A GAY ROLE, PECIALLY ONE THAT PICTS S CHARACTER'S SEXUALY UNFLCHGLY, WILLIAMS EMBRACED 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;}“IF I START WH THE BASIC ASSUMPTN THAT WE ARE ALL THE SAME, HAVE THE SAME DRIV AND ARE MOTIVATED BY SIAR FEARS, THEN ALREADY I FEEL I’M A TO THIS [CHARACTER],” HE SAYS. “I N GET TO HIS HEAD AND HEART, MELD WH MY OWN, AND POETRY N HAPPEN."{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 HIS PORTRAYAL OF THE MANIPULATIVE YET VULNERABLE URTIER, WILLIAMS SAYS WAS IMPORTANT TO OFFER "A HUMAN FACE TO ALL SIS OF A MALE HOMOSEXUAL LOVE STORY."{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;}"[THIS ROLE] HAS THE EEDOM TO BE MULTI-LAYERED," HE EXPLAS. "IT N CELEBRATE THE FACT THAT ’S BETWEEN TWO MEN BEE ’S LOVE BETWEEN TWO MEN. I ALSO HAVE A LOT OF FUN, ’S A TOTAL BLAST!”{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;}A LARGE PART OF VERSAILL’ SUCCS N BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE CHEMISTRY BETWEEN WILLIAMS AND HIS ON-SCREEN LOVE TERT, ALEXANR VLAHOS. BOTH ACTORS HAVE ATTRACTED A DITED FOLLOWG ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WHERE THE ROYAL POWER UPLE THEY PORTRAY IS SHIPPED 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;}“I’M SUPER LUCKY TO BE WORKG WH ALEX—WE CHALLENGE EACH OTHER AS MUCH AS WE ADORE EACH OTHER,” WILLIAMS SAYS. “I KNOW HE’S NOT GOG TO LET ME GET OFF EASY, AND I’M CERTALY NOT GOG TO LET HIM GET OFF EASY. FROM THE BEGNG, BOTH ALEX AND I HAVE BEEN EXCED TO PAY HOMAGE TO THE TWO PEOPLE. THE MORE DIMENSNS WE N EXPLORE, THE MORE FUN IS.”{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;}WILLIAMS RECEIVED A CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD NOMATN FOR VERSAILL, AND WILL STAR THE UPG THRILLER ESPE ROOM), BUT HE'S EQUALLY MTED TO ACTIVISM. LAST YEAR, HE SPENT HIS DOWNTIME BETWEEN SHOOTS ASSISTG A REFUGEE MP CALAIS. HE HAS ALSO WORKED WH BUILDON, A NON-PROF THAT ANIZ YOUTH SERVICE PROGRAMS THE U.S. AND NSTCT SCHOOLS VELOPG UNTRI. (WILLIAMS' VERSAILL FANS HELPED RAISE FUNDS FOR THE ANIZATN AND HELPED WH THE NSTCTN OF SCHOOLS NEPAL.)LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 20: ACTOR EVAN WILLIAMS ATTENDS "THE RUMPERBUTTS" LOS ANGEL PREMIERE AT THE VISTA THEATRE ON MAY 20, 2015 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY JT BAKER/GETTY IMAG){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;}WHILE VERSAILL IS SET SOME 350 YEARS AGO, A SHOW ABOUT AN EXTRAVAGANT TOCRAT WH A CULT OF PERSONALY IS ALL-TOO-RELEVANT TMP'S AMERI. “I’M VERY EMOTNAL SEEG WHAT’S HAPPENG WORLDWI,” WILLIAMS SAYS OF THE CURRENT POLIL CLIMATE. “IF A ERNMENTAL OR SOCIETAL CHANGE IS GOG TO HAPPEN, ’S GOG TO HAVE TO START THE HEARTS AND THE MDS OF THE DIVIDUAL. THE EVINCE THAT THE WORLD IS NEED OF AN AWAKENG IS ABUNDANTLY CLEAR."{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;}HE MAY PLAY A FRENCH ROYAL, BUT SOUNDS LIKE WILLIAMS IS ADVOTG {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 WE’RE STARTG TO SEE A VERY TE MOBILIZATN OF ARTISTS BEE THE STORI WE TELL TLY DO SHAPE OUR REALY," HE OFFERS. "THAT’S WHY I THK CREATIVE WORKS ARE IMPORTANT. TOTALARIAN ERNMENTS TYPILLY CRACK DOWN ON UNTERCULTURAL MUNI BEE STORI ARE BEG TOLD THAT THEY HAVE DON’T HAVE NTROL OVER. WE LIVE AN AGE WHERE OUR STORI N BE TOLD STANTANEOLY AND GLOBALLY—I BELIEVE THAT TTH HAS A CURRENCY THAT MULTIPLI THE MORE ’S TOLD.”{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;}SEASON ONE OF VERSAILL IS NOW STREAMG ON NETFLIX. SEASON TWO WILL AIR THE FALL ON {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;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
He is a dandy, he wears women’s cloth, he’s also a fearsome warrr, he is gay, but also he has a wife.
I mean, the show is not a gay movement. Bee the characters were who they were, we’re not tryg to make a pot, this character is not tryg to make a pot, he jt happens to be gay.