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​Home and Away star Ray Meagher – aka Summer Bay legend Alf Stewart – has nfirmed that the show will troduce a gay character this year.

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HOME AND AWAY STAR LAS RADOVICH REVEALS ALL ON SUMMER BAY'S NEW GAY STORYLE

Home and Away airs s first LGBTQ+ storyle ne years on UK screens next month, as John and Marilyn's foster child Ty Anrson reveals he's gay after makg a move on his iend Ryr Jackson. * gay from home and away *

Home and Away airs s first LGBTQ+ storyle ne years on UK screens next month, as John and Marilyn's foster child Ty Anrson reveals he's gay after makg a move on his iend Ryr scen have been airg Atralia this week, showg Ryr supportg the Summer Bay newer after Ty (Dari Williams) misjudged their growg iendship by movg for a will see more of Ty's journey the episos that follow, wh Ryr, John and Marilyn all warmly enuragg him to be te to himself, spe some challeng along the way. "Home and Away fans have been really keen to see a gay character the show for a long time now. Las Radovich has spoken publicly about his sexualy for the first former Home and Away star, 28, is openly gay and a long-term relatnship wh a man, but never discsed while starrg on the Channel Seven actor told The Daily Telegraph on Thursday he never tried to hi his sexualy om the public, but was simply 'g to terms' wh .

The Home and Away star, 28, is openly gay and a long-term relatnship wh men's baller Liam Fordilla, but never discsed while starrg on the Channel Seven soapThe uple, who met on datg app Tr, have been datg for more than three years, and moved together after one year.

On Monday, Home and Away will wele s first gay character over ten years when Ty, played by Dari Williams, arriv Summer Bay. Speakg about the cisn to troduce a gay character, show stalwart Ray Meagher, who plays Alf Stewart, told The Sydney Morng Herald: “Our wrers do try to keep abreast wh the tim, so there is an tertg character g . “I won’t tell you too much more about him, about how he works out or what happens, but that [homosexualy] is beg addrsed.

HOME AND AWAY TO TRODUCE S FIRST GAY CHARACTER OVER 10 YEARS

Dari Williams will be playg Ty, who will be the soap's first openly gay character 12 years, and will be the soap's first LGBTQ storyle ne years. * gay from home and away *

Earlier this year, fans of Home and Away’s sister soap, Neighbours, were full of praise after the soap aired a gay love scene. One fan said: “I haven’t watched #Neighbours awhile, but did see yterday and that scene wh David/Rafael is the most timate gay romantic scene they’ve done, given the show is nsired nservative.

HOME AND AWAY APPEARS TO CUT ANOTHER GAY KISS SCENE, AS ACTORS ZOE VENTOURA AND SARAH ROBERTS SPEAK OUT

HOME and Away’s troductn of a new gay character is better late than never — but is one of a few characters that have had air time on Atralian TV. * gay from home and away *

They’ve had a lot of gay upl, but have they shown two men bed before yterday? Home and Away appears to have cut another kiss volvg the show's lbian uple, as the actors volved addrs the issue publicly for the first pots:Photos taken while Home and Away was filmg appear to show a kiss between the show's gay uple that did not make to airLast week, the ABC revealed three other scen volvg the same uple that were eded out Atralia but shown New ZealandThe actors volved have told their fans the scen were performed wh love and rpectAll the eded scen volve the characters Alex and Willow, who started datg on the show last last year, two kiss were cut om scen shown on Atralian televisn but were screened New Zealand. Channel Seven was aga ntacted for ment and specifilly asked if a kiss was cut om that work said had no further Shillgton vers gay pop culture on social media and was one of the first people to report on the different scen that went to air last said she was disappoted to see the difference between the photo taken of Thursday night's episo beg filmed, and what went to air.

"Thoughts tonight wh fans of this show left feelg that the monstratn of their love or affectn isn't worthy of broadst, " he wrote on also retweeted a fan's ments that explaed why she was hurt by the scen beg actor add: "What a shame for viewers so exced to see themselv reprented a wonrful relatnship on TV" of the show have exprsed their support for Ventoura and Roberts on social media, wily praisg their personal Home and Away actor speaks about cutsRoss Newton, who played Greg Marshall on the show between 1991-1993 and 2000, said he was disappoted to see the scen cut gay actor said the 1990s was difficult for LGBTQ actors right across the televisn dtry to exprs their sexualy, and at the time he was explicly told by a Home and Away producer to hi his Newton said the fact Home and Away now had a lbian uple showed the progrs that had been ma. "The former actor said he would like to see gay upl portrayed open and lovg relatnships on televisn.

ASIE TV SOAP DRAMA HOME AND AWAY TRODUC NEW GAY CHARACTER

Fans of Home and Away are qutng whether the show censored a gay storyle, after ran romantic scen volvg a lbian uple on New Zealand televisn, but cut the same moments om episos aired Atralia. * gay from home and away *

"By tg people and sayg this reprentatn of a gay uple is actually lovg and they do re about each other and they do kiss, then that is speakg volum, " he 3 Feb 2020Mon 3 Feb 2020 at 6:20pm, updated 4 Feb 2020Tue 4 Feb 2020 at 3:36am.

"Ty's arrival paved the way for Home and Away's first LGBTQ+ storyle ne years as he later revealed that he was gay after makg a move on his iend Ryr ex storyle saw him nfi Jodi about his sexualy, before eventually cidg to leave the Bay wh and Away airs weekdays at 1. HOME and Away’s troductn of a new gay character is better late than never — but is one of a few characters that have had air time on Atralian TV. MORE: How one Home and Away character would like to be killed off MORE: Neighbours films first gay weddg for Atralian TVClearly embarrassed and stgglg wh his sexualy, Ty tri to tell him he didn’t mean , and he thought that Ryr was his girliend he’s been seeg on the show lled Raffy Morrison (played by Olivia Deeble) tells him: “I was tired, I wasn’t really thkg straight.

HOME AND AWAY STAR LAS RADOVICH PLAYS A GAY TEENAGER MIC VIO

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Ty then repli: “You thk I’m gay, is that ? He is later found and Raffy is shocked to fd out he is scene is signifint for Channel 7’s popular TV soap drama, after a same-sex kiss between two girls Charlie (Esther Anrson) and Joey (Kate Bell) was eded out before beg and Away isn’t the latt show to wele a gay character. There have been is a snapshot of some of them we’ve seen: NEIGHBOURSTV legend and marriage equaly advote Magda Szubanski joed the st of Neighbours this year to play the role of a celebrant for the first legal same-sex weddg on Atralian TV sce gay marriage was legalised Atralia.

However, he veloped a csh on Andrew Robson (Jordan Smh) and revealed that he was gay. Nate Kski played by Meyne Wyatt, was brought as a former soldier who was gay and had been a relatnship wh Chris Pappas and Aaron Brennan (Matt Wilson).

In 1995, Andrew Watson (Christopher Uhlman) was brought as a gay school teacher beg bullied by his stunts after his sexualy had been revealed. WENTWORTHThe Foxtel seri’ ma character Franky Doyle (played by Nile da Silva) was seen as the prison’s “top dog” at the start of the seri who had several relatnships wh other gay characters cludg Bridget Wtfall (Libby Tanner), Kim Chang (Ra Chapman, bisexual), Eri Davidson (Leeanna Walsman) and Jodie Speri (Pia Miranda, bisexual). HOUSE HUSBANDSNe drama Hoe Hbands has a central gay character Kane, played by Gyton Grantley.

HOME AND AWAY CUTS GAY KISS OM ATRALIAN TELEVISN, WORK BLAM HUMAN ERROR

On Monday, Home and Away's Ray Meagher revealed a gay character will soon be featurg the popular soap. * gay from home and away *

He was wh Tom (played by Tim Campbell), and the two marked the first time an Atralian drama has featured a gay uple raisg a child.

But Jam is gay, and tri to cure himself of his homosexualy by unrgog medil treatment cludg electroshock therapy.

His wife stands by him, but later on, she has an affair wh another man while he has a dalliance wh a gay Dr Henry Fox (played by Tim Draxl). NUMBER 96In 1972, Atralia brought the world’s first homosexual character a drama seri to the small Sale, who was behd Number 96, brought the openly gay Don Flayson played by Joe Hasham. Radovich me out as gay to his fay and iends prr to jog ‘Home and Away’ six years ago.

HOME AND AWAY STAR RAY MEAGHER NFIRMS PLANS FOR A NEW GAY CHARACTER

So, sce Willow and Alex have spl and Alex have now left, is that for a gay uple Home and Away for another ? * gay from home and away *

Home and Away star Las Radovich plays a gay teenager an edgy new mic vio Published: 05:35 BST, 23 April 2020 | Updated: 08:20 BST, 23 April 2020.

He is bt known for his role as Ryr Jackson, the long-lost grandson of Alf Stewart, on Home and Las Radovich left fans giddy wh excement this week after he starred the mic vio for Secret Lover by die band Yuma vio follows a closeted gay teenager, played by Las, who is volved a secret relatnship wh his iend's boyiend. ' Forbidn love story: The vio follows a closeted gay teenager, played by Las, who is volved a secret relatnship wh his iend's boyiend Another fan wrote: 'Betiful.

'It's not the first time the Summer Bay heartthrob has experimented on year, the long-nng Channel Seven soap featured s first gay storyle ne years when Dari Williams (played by Ty Anrson) misjudged his iendship wh Ryr, who is straight, and kissed him unexpectedly.

HOME AND AWAY NFIRM GAY CHARACTER WILL JO THE ST

On Wednday night's episo of Home and Away somethg glor happened. Home and Away gay character first LGBTI storyle. * gay from home and away *

The two men then share a passnate kiss, before ntug their trip like nothg happenedLas told Digal Spy at the time that he had treated the gay kissg scene 'like any other storyle'. Last year, the long-nng Channel Seven soap featured s first gay storyle ne years when Dari Williams (played by Ty Anrson, right) misjudged his iendship wh Ryr Jackson (played by Las, left), who is straight, and kissed him unexpectedlyMeanwhile, speakg to Daily Mail Atralia on Thursday, the Sydney duo revealed ia to get the Home and Away star volved was actually their director's ia.

Fans of Home and Away are qutng whether the show censored a gay storyle, after ran romantic scen volvg a lbian uple on New Zealand televisn, but cut the same moments om episos aired pots:Three Home and Away scen volvg a lbian uple were altered Atralia, across two episosChannel 7 says put the wrong versn of episos to air AtraliaFans had praised the show's storyle for the gay upleWhile fans of the show Atralia have wrten on social media about their disappotment and nfn over the missg moments, Channel Seven said accintally aired the wrong versns of two episos differenc between what was shown Atralia and New Zealand first me to light November when fans of the show started postg the scen shown New Zealand to social Shillgton vers queer pop culture on social media, and has wrten about the Home and Away characters, Alex Neilson and Willow Harris, who have bee a new lbian uple on the Channel Seven said fans did not unrstand why the Atralian dience did not see the full scen between Alex and Willow. It has been much more realistic than some other LGBT stori we have had Atralia, " she Allen, who was the lead wrer on the televisn show Ja Kg, which had Atralia's first lbian lead character, said was tertg that Home and Away had cut some scen, while Channel 10 soap opera Neighbours had shown a gay weddg. "Neighbours shot a whole lot of stuff at Mardi Gras and Neighbours had Magda Szubanski as a celebrant for a gay marriage, " she said.

(Supplied: Network Ten)But is not the first time a lbian relatnship has ed ntroversy Summer 2009, the show troduced a love story between two female characters, but fay groups lobbied agast a planned kiss on the show and the Herald Sun ran a story unr the headle 'Gay TV for kids'. A kissg prott was held support of the characters by gay groups.

HOME AND AWAY GAY CHARACTERS

Home and Away is set to troduce a gay character to Summer Bay the g months, phg asi cricism that the soap don't feature enough diverse characters." name="scriptn * gay from home and away *

Home and Away star Ray Meagher – aka Summer Bay legend Alf Stewart – has nfirmed that the show will troduce a gay character this Asie soap has been cricised for not featurg an LGBT storyle sce 2009, when policewoman Charlie Buckton had a brief relatnship wh gut character Joey an exclive chat wh Digal Spy, Ray has now told that a gay male character will be troduced for a storyle later this news ls than three months after Atralia voted favour of same sex marriage a natnwi referendum. Same sex marriag were officially legalised Atralia Barbour/Getty ImagAsked whether he'd like to see a gay character troduced to Home and Away after the historic vote, Ray told Digal Spy: "That's already happeng – there is a storyle g up.

"Rumours that Home and Away would air a gay storyle have been circulatg for a few weeks. In December, Shane Whgton – who plays John Palmer – replied to a tweet om Asie TV historian Andrew Merdo, which cricised the show's lack of tweeted: "There is still no gay the Bay. "Home and Away has featured both male and female gay characters before, cludg Pippa Fletcher's son Christopher 2003.

HOME AND AWAY TO TRODUCE GAY CHARACTER SPE PREV NTROVERSI

Dpe that, Joey and Charlie's 2009 storyle ed a media storm Atralia when nservative groups plaed about Home and Away explorg a same-sex relatnship on later emerged that one of Joey and Charlie's more timate scen had been cut om broadst after the ntroversy, sparkg unter-cricism that Home and Away had wrongly bowed to prsure om a small mory of unhappy Home and Away had sce shied away om featurg LGBT relatnships, rival soap Neighbours has won praise for rporatg a number of gay regulars the st sce 2010 – cludg Chris Pappas, Nate Kski, Aaron Brennan and David more news, spoilers and gossip on our Home and Away homepageWant up-to-the-mute soaps news, spoilers and gossip on your social feeds? 'We're all very pleased': Home and Away's Ray Meagher nfirms a gay character will jo the st...

It's the popular Atralian soap beloved all over the after recent cricism surroundg Home and Away's apparent lack of diversy, the seri is soon set to feature a gay character.

HOME AND AWAY STAR LAS RADOVICH PLAYS GAY ROLE NEW MIC VIO

'We're all very pleased about ': On Monday, Home and Away's Ray Meagher (back row, far left) nfirmed that a gay character will soon be featurg the popular Atralian soap 'There is a storyle g up (wh a gay character), ' the 73-year-old add: 'Our wrers do try to keep abreast wh the tim, so there is an tertg character g ... 'Our wrers do try to keep abreast wh the tim': Ray (who plays Alf Stewart) revealed the news an terview wh Digal Spy this weekAnd while there is currently no gay character the seri, there have prevly been storyl featurg those who do not inty as 2003, actor Rian McLean briefly appeared as Christopher Fletcher, the first openly gay character the, 2009, the show featured a six-week lbian romance between characters Charlie Buckton (Esther Anrson) and Joey Colls (Kate Bell). Controversial:  2009, the show featured a six-week lbian romance between characters Charlie Buckton (Esther Anrson) and Joey Colls (Kate Bell)At the time, Home and Away was cricised by nservative groups for the storyle, promotg the producers to cut scen of the same-sex December, TV personaly Andrew Merdo slammed the soap for s lack of diversy, wrg on Twter: 'There is still no gay the bay is probably the ONLY soap the wtern world NOT to be diverse - get wh the program.

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