Two soap actors who play gay characters have been short listed for a top TV honour, was revealed last Cotton, who plays Coronatn Street's Sean Tully, and Jam Sutton, who plays John Pl McQueen Hollyoaks, are both up for the Most Popular Actor award at this years' Natnal Televisn face Doctor Who actor David Tennant, who won the award last year, and Charlie Clements, who plays Bradley Branng EastEnrs.
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- HOLLYOAKS’ NEW OLLIE MAN ACTOR GABRIEL CLARK TELLS FANS HE’S GAY AND ‘PROUD TO BE PART OF THE LBTQ+ MUNY’
- HOLLYOAKS STAR ‘HAPPY TO MAKE FANS ANGRY’ WH GAY P CHARACTER
- HOLLYOAKS: GAY DADS FOREVER
- ACTOR STT NEAL JOG NEW GAY STORYLE ON "HOLLYOAKS"{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;}CULTUREBY ALEXANR STEVENSONSEPTEMBER 16, 2010/9:18 AMBY ALEXANR STEVENSONSEPTEMBER 16, 2010 / 9:18 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"ACTOR STT NEAL JOG NEW GAY STORYLE ON \"HOLLYOAKS\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2010-09-16T13:18:00.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2010-09-16T13:18:00.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","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":"ALEXANR STEVENSON","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"CULTURE"}{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;}EMMETT SNLAN (LEFT) AND KIERON {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;}YTERDAY HOLLYOAKS ACTOR KIERON RICHARDSON ME OUT PUBLICLY AND THEN SHARED TAILS ABOUT HIS PREVLY STRAIGHT CHARACTER STEPHEN "STE" HAY'S UPG GAY STORYLE WH BAD BOY CHARACTER BRENDAN BRADY (PLAYED BY EMMETT SNLAN).{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;}THAT SELF WAS PRETTY ENTICG, BUT THE NEWS ON THIS STORYLE KEEPS GETTG BETTER AND BETTER. WE'RE HEARG THAT ACTOR STT NEAL WILL SHOW UP ON HOLLYOAKS THE NEAR FUTURE, AND THE MOR IS HE'LL BE PLAYG A GAY CHARACTER WHO IS A PART OF BRENDAN'S {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;}ACTOR STT {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;}NEAL IS PROBABLY BT KNOWN FOR TWO PREV LANDMARK GAY ROL. WHEN HE WAS JT 17 HE PLAYED A GAY TEENAGER LOVE THE CLASSIC FILM BETIFUL {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;}GLENN BERRY AS "JAMIE" AND STT NEAL AS "STE" BETIFUL THG (1996){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;}NEAL WENT ON TO PLAY A GAY NSTABLE ON THE LONG-NNG BRISH POLICE PROCRAL, 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;}NEAL AS PC LE ASHTON ON THE BILL {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;}THE STG MAK SOME SENSE, SCE HOLLYOAKS PRODUCER PL MARQUS WAS PREVLY THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ON THE BILL. CLEARLY, HE'S A FAN OF NEAL'S {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;}MOST RECENTLY, NEAL PLAYED TROUBLED GAY TEEN AARON LIVY'S SOLICOR TWO EPISOS OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- ‘HOLLYWOOD GETS QUEER STORI WRONG’: SHOULD STRAIGHT ACTORS PLAY GAY CHARACTERS ON SCREEN?
- GAY CHARACTERS SHORTLISTED AS NATN’S FAVOUR
HOLLYOAKS’ NEW OLLIE MAN ACTOR GABRIEL CLARK TELLS FANS HE’S GAY AND ‘PROUD TO BE PART OF THE LBTQ+ MUNY’
Hollyoaks: Gay Dads Forever was an All 4-exclive documentary prented by Kieron Richardson as he and partner Carl Hyland prepared to bee parents through surrogacy. * gay characters hollyoaks *
Intifi as gay, but has had a sexual relatnship wh a woman post-g out.
John's son Alex told Anna that his father was gay.
Jason is a transgenr man who intifi as gay. Implied to be gay that he lked arms and gave his rd to Tom Mallor but had no tert Yazz. Dialogue dited Stt was "another" gay man.
HOLLYOAKS STAR ‘HAPPY TO MAKE FANS ANGRY’ WH GAY P CHARACTER
Darren Criss has vowed to no longer take on queer rol. Gay actor Ben Whishaw don’t believe a performer’s sexualy should lim what characters they play. Alexandra Pollard explor the plited bate over sexualy on film * gay characters hollyoaks *
Manipulated Troy to sleepg wh him and takg part gay pornography.
HOLLYOAKS’ new Ollie Man actor Gabriel Clark has told fans he's gay and ‘proud to be part of the LGBTQ+ muny’. Another mented: "I didn't realise you were gay! His character has sce bee romantilly volved wh Jam Sutton’s long-nng gay favoure, John Pl McQueen, which has earned Kerr a voted followg wh the LGBTQ+ muny.
HOLLYOAKS: GAY DADS FOREVER
For the past year, Hollyoaks has portrayed the far right radilisatn of a gay character, highlightg the embrace of a different kd of rec * gay characters hollyoaks *
“I don’t know if my character will be straight, gay, or a b of both, but I’ve heard there uld be a nice relatnship, ” he said at the time, before jokg: “The more trouble there is Hollyoaks, the more I’ll be volved the storyl!
ACTOR STT NEAL JOG NEW GAY STORYLE ON "HOLLYOAKS"{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;}CULTUREBY ALEXANR STEVENSONSEPTEMBER 16, 2010/9:18 AMBY ALEXANR STEVENSONSEPTEMBER 16, 2010 / 9:18 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"ACTOR STT NEAL JOG NEW GAY STORYLE ON \"HOLLYOAKS\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2010-09-16T13:18:00.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2010-09-16T13:18:00.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","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":"ALEXANR STEVENSON","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"CULTURE"}{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;}EMMETT SNLAN (LEFT) AND KIERON {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;}YTERDAY HOLLYOAKS ACTOR KIERON RICHARDSON ME OUT PUBLICLY AND THEN SHARED TAILS ABOUT HIS PREVLY STRAIGHT CHARACTER STEPHEN "STE" HAY'S UPG GAY STORYLE WH BAD BOY CHARACTER BRENDAN BRADY (PLAYED BY EMMETT SNLAN).{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;}THAT SELF WAS PRETTY ENTICG, BUT THE NEWS ON THIS STORYLE KEEPS GETTG BETTER AND BETTER. WE'RE HEARG THAT ACTOR STT NEAL WILL SHOW UP ON HOLLYOAKS THE NEAR FUTURE, AND THE MOR IS HE'LL BE PLAYG A GAY CHARACTER WHO IS A PART OF BRENDAN'S {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;}ACTOR STT {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;}NEAL IS PROBABLY BT KNOWN FOR TWO PREV LANDMARK GAY ROL. WHEN HE WAS JT 17 HE PLAYED A GAY TEENAGER LOVE THE CLASSIC FILM BETIFUL {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;}GLENN BERRY AS "JAMIE" AND STT NEAL AS "STE" BETIFUL THG (1996){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;}NEAL WENT ON TO PLAY A GAY NSTABLE ON THE LONG-NNG BRISH POLICE PROCRAL, 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;}NEAL AS PC LE ASHTON ON THE BILL {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;}THE STG MAK SOME SENSE, SCE HOLLYOAKS PRODUCER PL MARQUS WAS PREVLY THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ON THE BILL. CLEARLY, HE'S A FAN OF NEAL'S {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;}MOST RECENTLY, NEAL PLAYED TROUBLED GAY TEEN AARON LIVY'S SOLICOR TWO EPISOS OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
I’ve recently turned 18, and I’ve read that Hollyoaks is airg a blockbter gay love story between teen characters John Pl McQueen (Jam Sutton) and Craig Dean (Guy Bar). In an spired move, EastEnrs has even troduced a gay bar as a permanent precct.
The severe tabloid backlash EastEnrs’ Michael Cashman got for Bra’s first gay kiss on mastream TV back 1989 (“yuppie poofs”, anyone?
‘HOLLYWOOD GETS QUEER STORI WRONG’: SHOULD STRAIGHT ACTORS PLAY GAY CHARACTERS ON SCREEN?
I’m a soap wrer now myself, and when I got to pen a Hollyoaks episo two years ago which Mchell (Imran Adams) me out to homophobic grandad Walter (Trevor A Tosat), the emotnal rpons proved to me that the stori are as important now as they were when I snuck off to watch ‘McDean’ all those years ago. Emmett Snlan (left) and Kieron RichardsonYterday Hollyoaks actor Kieron Richardson me out publicly and then shared tails about his prevly straight character Stephen "Ste" Hay's upg gay storyle wh bad boy character Brendan Brady (played by Emmett Snlan) self was pretty enticg, but the news on this storyle keeps gettg better and better. We're hearg that actor Stt Neal will show up on Hollyoaks the near future, and the mor is he'll be playg a gay character who is a part of Brendan's Stt NealNeal is probably bt known for two prev landmark gay rol.
GAY CHARACTERS SHORTLISTED AS NATN’S FAVOUR
When he was jt 17 he played a gay teenager love the classic film Betiful Berry as "Jamie" and Stt Neal as "Ste" Betiful Thg (1996)Neal went on to play a gay nstable on the long-nng Brish police procral, The as PC Le Ashton on The Bill The stg mak some sense, sce Hollyoaks producer Pl Marqus was prevly the executive producer on The Bill. Clearly, he's a fan of Neal's recently, Neal played troubled gay teen Aaron Livy's solicor two episos of Emmerdale.
When Jack Whehall was st the forthg Disney film Jungle Cise, as the stud’s “first openly gay character”, the news sparked as much censure as celebratn.
But ’s a bate wh no clear-cut Criss, who won a Goln Globe for his role as Andrew Cunanan The Assassatn of Gianni Versace: Amerin Crime Story, recently vowed to turn down queer rol the future for fear of beg “another straight boy takg a gay man’s role”.