New Todd Grimshaw actor, Gareth Pierce, has opened up about what was like to play the "battle harned" gay Coronatn Street character.
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- CORONATN STREET'S FIVE GAY CHARACTERS 'NOT A HUGE AMOUNT', SAYS CHARLIE CONDOU
- CORRIE'S DANIEL BROCKLEBANK SAYS G OUT AS GAY KILLED HIS HOLLYWOOD REER
- CORRIE SET FOR FIRST EVER GAY WEDDG AS PL AND TODD FIGHT FOR BILLY'S AFFECTN
- CORONATN STREET’S NEW TODD GRIMSHAW TEAS HIS ‘BATTLE-HARNED’ TAKE ON THE HISTORIC GAY CHARACTER
- CORONATN STREET'S TODD AND MARC' GAY KISS WILL NOT BE VTIGATED BY OF
- BILLY AND TODD BEE THE STREET'S FIRST GAY PARENTS: 'CORRIE HAS ALWAYS MOVED WH THE TIM!'
CORONATN STREET'S FIVE GAY CHARACTERS 'NOT A HUGE AMOUNT', SAYS CHARLIE CONDOU
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Todd Grimshaw was a nfed teen when he filmed Coronatn Street’s first ever gay kiss.
Todd beme the show’s first regular gay character and his g out storyle was creded wh brgg the show to the 21st century.
CORRIE'S DANIEL BROCKLEBANK SAYS G OUT AS GAY KILLED HIS HOLLYWOOD REER
Coronatn Street actor Daniel Brocklebank, 41, is bt known for his role as Weatherfield's first gay vir, tryg to rebuild his life after a dark past of crime but he's ma headl off screen too * is todd in corrie really gay *
Had they got married however, would have end disaster bee Ted was gay.
Marc was gay then straight then gay aga (Cred: YouTube/ITV).
Marc then started a relatnship wh Maria Connor, but Todd Grimshaw was termed to prove Marc was still gay and sced him.
CORRIE SET FOR FIRST EVER GAY WEDDG AS PL AND TODD FIGHT FOR BILLY'S AFFECTN
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CORONATN STREET’S NEW TODD GRIMSHAW TEAS HIS ‘BATTLE-HARNED’ TAKE ON THE HISTORIC GAY CHARACTER
* is todd in corrie really gay *
In January this year, Peter h back when It's A S and Doctor Who wrer Rsell T Davi claimed only gay actors should play gay rol.
"I’m not beg woke about this… but I feel strongly that if I st someone a story, I am stg them to act as a lover, or an enemy, or someone on dgs or a crimal or a sat… they are not there to 'act gay' bee 'actg gay' is a bunch of s for a performance, " he told Rad Tim. Former Coronatn Street actor Charlie Condou has weled the number of gay characters on the actor, 44, ma a dramatic ex om the show when his midwife character Marc Dent fell love wh Todd Grimshaw, played by Bno Langley, three years ago. Charlie Condou (Ian Wt/PA)Asked by Good Morng Bra -host Piers Man about havg five gay characters on the show, Charlie said: “A few years ago even, there would have only been your token gay character, jt like there was probably your token black character and I thk we have moved on om that.
“There have always been gay parents, but people tend to be more open about the days. Coronatn Street actor Daniel Brocklebank, 41, is bt known for his role as Weatherfield's first gay vir, tryg to rebuild his life after a dark past of crime but he's ma headl off screen tooVio LoadgVio UnavailableKate Garraway Acc Corrie Star Daniel Brocklebank Of Lettg Slip About StoryleCorrie's loveable but troubled Billy Mayhew ma history on the bbl 2014 when he beme the soap's first gay vir. " The hunk who won Mr Gay World and was twice crowned champ of Mr Gay UK seemed equally fatuated wh Daniel and upload a snap of the pair.
CORONATN STREET'S TODD AND MARC' GAY KISS WILL NOT BE VTIGATED BY OF
” Homophobic abe onle After Corrie boss wrote a heart warmg gay adoptn storyle for Daniel's character, Billy Mayhew, the veteran actor spoke out about his fear of a backlash.
Openg up about his experience sce g out as gay when he was 18, he said: “Bee I’ve been out profsnally sce I was 18, I’ve been aware that I was overlooked for rol bee producers knew I was gay, and I’ve had to put up wh homophobic abe on social media. " He also reflected on some harrowg experienc growg up knowg he was gay the eighti.
BILLY AND TODD BEE THE STREET'S FIRST GAY PARENTS: 'CORRIE HAS ALWAYS MOVED WH THE TIM!'
Dog-lover Daniel said was tough growg up knowg he was gay the 80s. He said: "When I was growg up, the legal age of nsent was still 21 and was illegal for teachers to discs homosexualy schools.
"I lived a ral area, there was no ter and there were no gay role mols on TV. "It was the 1980s – all you read was gays were spreadg Aids and gays were paedophil.