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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: 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.

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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.

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’.

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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 *

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. “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!

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?

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.

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

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. 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”. “I really believe that actors n embody and portray anythg, ” said the Brish actor, who is himself gay, “and we shouldn’t be fed only by what we are.

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“I see my task as not to tell the story I’ve lived, ” Weisz recently told Gay Star News.

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“But right now, gay, trans and queer people need to participate the tellg of their own stori. “Hontly, I would not advise any actor necsarily, if he was really thkg of his reer, to e out, ” said Rupert Everett, who believ his opportuni wilted after he me out as gay, 2009.

A recent study found that more than half of LGBT+ actors had heard anti-gay ments on set, while almost half of lbian and gay rponnts believed that producers and stud executiv nsired them ls marketable. “Sean Penn didn’t dn for Milk, ” said Bienne, “but if he had, they wouldn’t have him blow the stg team away, and then be told that he uldn’t keep the ‘gay’ up afterwards.

“Whether you’re straight or gay, people shouldn’t know anythg about your sexualy, ” said Matt Damon, who is publicly married to a woman, 2015. It’s hard not to see a double standard at Ellen Page first signed on to play Stacie Andree – a gay woman fightg for the right to receive her dyg partner’s pensn benefs – 2015’s Freeheld, she was, her words, “very, very, very closeted”. But as filmg approached, she told herself: “There’s no way you nnot be an actively out gay person if you make this film.

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