"Ted Lasso" jt revealed that this character is gay and closeted - LGBTQ Natn

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• IS JAM LANCE’S TRENT CRIMM GAY TED LASSO?
• “TED LASSO” JT REVEALED THAT THIS CHARACTER IS GAY AND CLOSETED
• IS TRENT CRIMM GAY? KNOW ABOUT HIS CHARACTER TED LASSO
• TED LASSO SEASON 3'S GAY FOOTBALLER STORYLE HAS ARRIVED AT JT THE RIGHT TIME
• THE TTH ABOUT TRENT CRIMM FROM TED LASSO: IS HE GAY?
• ‘TED LASSO’ STAR JAM LANCE HAS A BRILLIANT IA FOR A TRENT CRIMM SPOFFBEAM ME UPIT EVEN VOLV WILLIAM SHATNER.FLETCHER PETERSENTERTAMENT REPORTERUPDATED MAY 06, 2023 3:39AM EDT PHOTO ILLTRATN BY LUIS G. RENDON/THE DAILY BEAST/GETTY/APPLE TV+TED LASSO HAS BLSED DIENC WH MORE OF TRENT CRIMM (JAM LANCE) S THIRD SEASON. THE REPORTER HAS KISSED HIS DAYS AS A REPORTER FOR THE INPENNT GOODBYE—BUT THAT DON’T MEAN HE’S DONE VERG FOOTBALL (SOCCER, FOR AMERIN FOLKS) FOR GOOD.TRENT HAS BEEN VED TO THE RICHMOND AFC LOCKER ROOM BY NONE OTHER THAN TED LASSO (JASON SUIKIS), WHO GREENLIGHTS THE REPORTER’S IA FOR A BOOK ABOUT THE TEAM AT THE BEGNG OF SEASON 3. IN EVERY SHOT, TRENT LURKS THE BACKGROUND, JOTTG DOWN NOT ABOUT THE GREYHOUNDS’ DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVI.WHILE SPEAKG WH THE DAILY BEAST’S OBSSED AT AN APPLE FYC RED CARPET EVENT, LANCE RAVED ABOUT THE CISN TO BRG TRENT TO THE FOREGROUND OF THE TED LASSO STORY. HIS FAVORE PART, THOUGH, DON’T EVEN VOLVE HIS ARC THIS SEASON. LANCE SAYS HE SIMPLY ENJOYS GETTG TO BE AROUND THE TEAM MORE OFTEN.“EVERYONE’S REALLY FUNNY,” LANCE SAYS, SIMPLY, LETTG OUT A CHUCKLE AS HE GLANC AROUND AT HIS FELLOW ST MEMBERS AT THE EVENT. SOMEWHERE NEARBY, COACH BEARD (BRENDAN HUNT) IS CRACKG A JOKE THAT ECHO THROUGH THE ROOM. A FEW FOOTBALLERS HUG. LANCE IS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE AROUND THAT ALMOST EVERY DAY ON SET, A PRIVILEGE HE DIDN’T HAVE WHEN HE WAS SIMPLY A REPORTER OM THE INPENNT. APPLE TV+ PL, HIS CREASED PRENCE MEANT THAT TED LASSO ULD SHE A LIGHT ON TRENT’S BACKSTORY. IN THE EPISO WHERE THE TEAM JOURNEYS OFF TO AMSTERDAM, “SUNFLOWERS,” TRENT OUT AS GAY TO A CLOSETED MEMBER ON THE TEAM, COL (BILLY HARRIS).“IT’S BEEN REALLY FUN BRGG THE BACKSTORY FORWARD,” LANCE SAYS. “IT WAS ALSO KD OF GEO, THE WAY HE BE A B OF A MENTOR FOR YOUNG COL. I LOVED THAT EPISO AMSTERDAM, WAS REALLY OL TO DO.”HUNT, WHO ALSO SERV AS A -CREATOR AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ON TED LASSO, ALSO SHARED WHY WAS IMPORTANT TO SHE A LIGHT ON TRENT’S CHARACTER THIS SEASON. “WE LIKE ALL OF THE CHARACTERS, AND WE HAVE BACKSTORI FOR ALL OF THEM. THEY JT DON’T ALL NECSARILY E OUT UNLS 'S ANIC TO THE STORY,” HUNT SAID. “THAT WAS CLEARLY A MOMENT WHERE HE WAS STARTG TO ST HIMSELF A MENTORSHIP ROLE WH COL. IT’S BEEN THE LASSO WAY, TOO: ONE OF THE BT WAYS TO LEAD, IF YOU WILL, IS TO OPEN UP ABOUT YOURSELF AND BE VULNERABLE AND TTHFUL.” APPLE TV+ FANS HAVE RELISHED SEEG ONE OF THEIR FAVORE SUPPORTG CHARACTERS ON SCREEN MORE OFTEN, AND SEEG AS THIS THIRD SEASON ULD BE THE FAL STALLMENT OF TED LASSO, PERHAPS A TRENT CRIMM SPOFF IS ORR. LANCE HAS AN IA: ONE SMALL TWEET HAS BEEN A GIANT LEAP FOR TRENT-KD.“WILLIAM SHATNER, BEFORE HE FLEW UP TO SPACE, HE SAID THE ONLY JOURNALIST HE’D SPEAK TO WAS TRENT CRIMM. HE TWEETED THAT, AND I KNOW THIS BEE SOMEONE SENT TO ME,” LANCE SAID. “HE DIDN’T MAKE GOOD ON . WE’RE MISSG AN OPPORTUNY THERE.” SO, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN ON THE SHOW? “HE SHOULD GET TRENT CRIMM TO DO AN TERVIEW WH HIM WHERE HE TELLS ABOUT GOG UP TO SPACE, BUT THERE’S ONE VEAT: TRENT SISTS THAT HE DO A SHUTTLE GOG UP TO SPACE,” LANCE SAID. “WHEN THEY GET THERE, THGS GO WRONG.” AND IF WE’RE GOG TO HAVE A SPOFF ALL ABOUT TRENT CRIMM, HE’S GOG TO NEED A LOVE TERT. LANCE ALREADY HAS A STAR MD: ANDREW LLN, WHO PLAYED RICK GRIM ON THE WALKG DEAD.“LET’S GET HIM !” LANCE MAND. WHAT TRENT CRIMM SAYS, GO—SHATNER AND LLN, WE’LL NEED YOU ON SET A MONTH, TOPS.KEEP OBSSG! SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY BEAST’S OBSSED NEWSLETTER AND FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK, TWTER, INSTAGRAM AND TIKTOK. FLETCHER PETERS
• HOW THIS BETIFUL TED LASSO SCENE PTURED THE 'ACHE' OF BEG A GAY MAN PROFSNAL SPORTS

IS JAM LANCE’S TRENT CRIMM GAY TED LASSO?

The other shoe seemed about to drop last week's Amsterdam-set episo when Trent followed Col to a gay bar, promptg the athlete to swiftly ex wh the wrer on his heels.

Dpe societal progrs toward LGBTQ+ rights the 21st century, a homosexual inty is still vilified the public eye, pecially for athlet who are expected to mata a specific image.

This new-found warmth has ed him to make amends for malic past articl and take on the supportive elr gay man role for the closeted Col. The queer story arc has not been super signifint this season, but when Crimm follows Col to a gay bar, the nnectn ma between the two is a heartwarmg one.

“TED LASSO” JT REVEALED THAT THIS CHARACTER IS GAY AND CLOSETED

Before Crimm joed him, he seemed very on the fence about engagg the gay bar's nightlife. Her queerns rri ls shame bee, socially, homosexualy men somehow tats the image of masculy that is often forced upon them. If you are wonrg whether Trent Crimm is gay ‘Ted Lasso, ’ here is everythg you need to know!

The third episo of season 3 se Trent disverg that Col Hugh, a talented young left-wger om Richmond, is gay.

However, the sixth episo, tled ‘Sunflowers, ’ Col sneaks away om his teammat to vis a gay pub Amsterdam, Netherlands. The episo se Trent makg a major revelatn for the viewers as he explas to Col that he was unhappily married for several years until he cid to e out as gay.

IS TRENT CRIMM GAY? KNOW ABOUT HIS CHARACTER TED LASSO

However, he eventually cid to embrace and appears to be openly gay.

Lance is not gay real life, and he is married to televisn prenter Kate Quilton. ​The actor’s performance as Trent ‘Ted Lasso’ has received cril acclaim, and many fans speculated that Trent was gay years before the revelatn.

TED LASSO SEASON 3'S GAY FOOTBALLER STORYLE HAS ARRIVED AT JT THE RIGHT TIME

Siarly, fans speculated about the possibily of Col beg gay based on several facets of his personaly highlighted earlier seasons. Three episos to s third — and possibly fal — season, the sports edy TV seri Ted Lasso jt revealed that one of s regular characters is gay and closeted.

“We’ve known for a while that Col was gay, ” Hunt told the U. Hunt said that he and the show’s wrers always tend to troduce a gay character on the show’s fictnal team, but opted to have an existg character e out rather than stg someone new.

THE TTH ABOUT TRENT CRIMM FROM TED LASSO: IS HE GAY?

They even toyed wh the ia of revealg that Col was gay and closeted Season 2, but stead merely seed the ia wh a le which the character mentns Grdr. Ted Lasso watchers have speculated that AFC Richmond player Col Hugh (Billy Harris) is gay sce early season two, and those spicns were nfirmed season three’s third episo.

Trent then shar wh Col that he’s gay as well, openg the door for Col to — perhaps — tell his teammat and ach. It seems like sports, particularly men’s sports, is among the fields that has been slowt to adapt and accept gay people.

There’s a le episo three where Isaac [Kola Bokni] says “That’s a b gay” a risive way. It’s kd of a two-way street, bee wh the world of the show, no one knows about Trent beg gay eher.

‘TED LASSO’ STAR JAM LANCE HAS A BRILLIANT IA FOR A TRENT CRIMM SPOFFBEAM ME UPIT EVEN VOLV WILLIAM SHATNER.FLETCHER PETERSENTERTAMENT REPORTERUPDATED MAY 06, 2023 3:39AM EDT PHOTO ILLTRATN BY LUIS G. RENDON/THE DAILY BEAST/GETTY/APPLE TV+TED LASSO HAS BLSED DIENC WH MORE OF TRENT CRIMM (JAM LANCE) S THIRD SEASON. THE REPORTER HAS KISSED HIS DAYS AS A REPORTER FOR THE INPENNT GOODBYE—BUT THAT DON’T MEAN HE’S DONE VERG FOOTBALL (SOCCER, FOR AMERIN FOLKS) FOR GOOD.TRENT HAS BEEN VED TO THE RICHMOND AFC LOCKER ROOM BY NONE OTHER THAN TED LASSO (JASON SUIKIS), WHO GREENLIGHTS THE REPORTER’S IA FOR A BOOK ABOUT THE TEAM AT THE BEGNG OF SEASON 3. IN EVERY SHOT, TRENT LURKS THE BACKGROUND, JOTTG DOWN NOT ABOUT THE GREYHOUNDS’ DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVI.WHILE SPEAKG WH THE DAILY BEAST’S OBSSED AT AN APPLE FYC RED CARPET EVENT, LANCE RAVED ABOUT THE CISN TO BRG TRENT TO THE FOREGROUND OF THE TED LASSO STORY. HIS FAVORE PART, THOUGH, DON’T EVEN VOLVE HIS ARC THIS SEASON. LANCE SAYS HE SIMPLY ENJOYS GETTG TO BE AROUND THE TEAM MORE OFTEN.“EVERYONE’S REALLY FUNNY,” LANCE SAYS, SIMPLY, LETTG OUT A CHUCKLE AS HE GLANC AROUND AT HIS FELLOW ST MEMBERS AT THE EVENT. SOMEWHERE NEARBY, COACH BEARD (BRENDAN HUNT) IS CRACKG A JOKE THAT ECHO THROUGH THE ROOM. A FEW FOOTBALLERS HUG. LANCE IS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE AROUND THAT ALMOST EVERY DAY ON SET, A PRIVILEGE HE DIDN’T HAVE WHEN HE WAS SIMPLY A REPORTER OM THE INPENNT. APPLE TV+ PL, HIS CREASED PRENCE MEANT THAT TED LASSO ULD SHE A LIGHT ON TRENT’S BACKSTORY. IN THE EPISO WHERE THE TEAM JOURNEYS OFF TO AMSTERDAM, “SUNFLOWERS,” TRENT OUT AS GAY TO A CLOSETED MEMBER ON THE TEAM, COL (BILLY HARRIS).“IT’S BEEN REALLY FUN BRGG THE BACKSTORY FORWARD,” LANCE SAYS. “IT WAS ALSO KD OF GEO, THE WAY HE BE A B OF A MENTOR FOR YOUNG COL. I LOVED THAT EPISO AMSTERDAM, WAS REALLY OL TO DO.”HUNT, WHO ALSO SERV AS A -CREATOR AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ON TED LASSO, ALSO SHARED WHY WAS IMPORTANT TO SHE A LIGHT ON TRENT’S CHARACTER THIS SEASON. “WE LIKE ALL OF THE CHARACTERS, AND WE HAVE BACKSTORI FOR ALL OF THEM. THEY JT DON’T ALL NECSARILY E OUT UNLS 'S ANIC TO THE STORY,” HUNT SAID. “THAT WAS CLEARLY A MOMENT WHERE HE WAS STARTG TO ST HIMSELF A MENTORSHIP ROLE WH COL. IT’S BEEN THE LASSO WAY, TOO: ONE OF THE BT WAYS TO LEAD, IF YOU WILL, IS TO OPEN UP ABOUT YOURSELF AND BE VULNERABLE AND TTHFUL.” APPLE TV+ FANS HAVE RELISHED SEEG ONE OF THEIR FAVORE SUPPORTG CHARACTERS ON SCREEN MORE OFTEN, AND SEEG AS THIS THIRD SEASON ULD BE THE FAL STALLMENT OF TED LASSO, PERHAPS A TRENT CRIMM SPOFF IS ORR. LANCE HAS AN IA: ONE SMALL TWEET HAS BEEN A GIANT LEAP FOR TRENT-KD.“WILLIAM SHATNER, BEFORE HE FLEW UP TO SPACE, HE SAID THE ONLY JOURNALIST HE’D SPEAK TO WAS TRENT CRIMM. HE TWEETED THAT, AND I KNOW THIS BEE SOMEONE SENT TO ME,” LANCE SAID. “HE DIDN’T MAKE GOOD ON . WE’RE MISSG AN OPPORTUNY THERE.” SO, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN ON THE SHOW? “HE SHOULD GET TRENT CRIMM TO DO AN TERVIEW WH HIM WHERE HE TELLS ABOUT GOG UP TO SPACE, BUT THERE’S ONE VEAT: TRENT SISTS THAT HE DO A SHUTTLE GOG UP TO SPACE,” LANCE SAID. “WHEN THEY GET THERE, THGS GO WRONG.” AND IF WE’RE GOG TO HAVE A SPOFF ALL ABOUT TRENT CRIMM, HE’S GOG TO NEED A LOVE TERT. LANCE ALREADY HAS A STAR MD: ANDREW LLN, WHO PLAYED RICK GRIM ON THE WALKG DEAD.“LET’S GET HIM !” LANCE MAND. WHAT TRENT CRIMM SAYS, GO—SHATNER AND LLN, WE’LL NEED YOU ON SET A MONTH, TOPS.KEEP OBSSG! SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY BEAST’S OBSSED NEWSLETTER AND FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK, TWTER, INSTAGRAM AND TIKTOK. FLETCHER PETERS

Instead, jt a uple of episos later, we learned that Trent jt wanted to help a night out Amsterdam, Trent approached Col and admted that he knew Col was gay. Footballer Col (Billy Harris), long spected by watchful viewers to be gay after he rrected his Richmond teammat on the proper spellg of Grdr, hard lnched a boyiend, kissg goodbye to Sam Liu's Michael before headg out to tra.

They're gay or bi!

HOW THIS BETIFUL TED LASSO SCENE PTURED THE 'ACHE' OF BEG A GAY MAN PROFSNAL SPORTS

When Trent follows him to a gay bar Amsterdam, Col's so terrified, he pretends to have a ma a mistake and walks out.

The two share a nversatn by the river together, then back to a gay bar for a night of dancg, of beg yourself, at least the darkns. In a rosy show where bad boys mature to Jedis basilly overnight, why n't gay characters be happy? Jodi Balfour "Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+)This transparent wrg also falls to the bury your gays trope.