Corrie's Daniel Brocklebank says g out as gay killed his Hollywood reer - Mirror Onle

Contents:

• 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

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.

Had they got married however, would have end disaster bee Ted was gay. Marc was gay then straight then gay aga (Cred: YouTube/ITV).

CORRIE'S DANIEL BROCKLEBANK SAYS G OUT AS GAY KILLED HIS HOLLYWOOD REER

Marc then started a relatnship wh Maria Connor, but Todd Grimshaw was termed to prove Marc was still gay and sced him. Coronatn Street star Peter Ash has a close relative who was Waterloo Road and has prevly h back at cricism for playg gay character Pl ForemanVio LoadgVio UnavailableCoronatn Street fans flabbergasted after disverg Pl's odd real name Peter Ash certaly hasn't been as much trouble as his Coronatn Street character over the years. 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.

CORRIE SET FOR FIRST EVER GAY WEDDG AS PL AND TODD FIGHT FOR BILLY'S AFFECTN

“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 NEW TODD GRIMSHAW TEAS HIS ‘BATTLE-HARNED’ TAKE ON THE HISTORIC GAY CHARACTER

” 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.

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.

CORONATN STREET'S TODD AND MARC' GAY KISS WILL NOT BE VTIGATED BY OF

"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.

Now, he hop by playg a gay character on a prime time soap, he n speak to children om the LGBT+ muny who might be lookg for role mols. "When I was 14 I thought I was maybe the only person the world who was gay. Daniel Brocklebank has worked alongsi screen giants such as Meryl Streep, Dt Hoffman and Helena Bonham Carter and is now a TV favoure playg gay vir Billy Mayhew on Coronatn Street where he recently met the Queen on set.

BILLY AND TODD BEE THE STREET'S FIRST GAY PARENTS: 'CORRIE HAS ALWAYS MOVED WH THE TIM!'

“I stopped beg screen-tted for the heterosexual male leads and I was eher the gay bt iend or the character parts. ” He may have end up playg gay vir Billy, whose plited love life crashg down this week, but he has no regrets and uld not be happier. He realised he was gay at 13 and me out to his fay two years later.

Daniel plays gay vir Billy Mayhew on Coronatn Street. He says: “One of the reasons I cid to e out publicly was bee of the lack of gay role mols when I was growg up.