Torchwood star was 'oversensive' Rsell T Davi gay actors bate | Metro News

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• TORCHWOOD’S IANTO JON RPONDS TO RSELL T DAVI’ MENTS ON ONLY GAY ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS
• TORCHWOOD STAR GARETH DAVID-LLOYD ADMS HE UNFAIRLY LASHED OUT AT RSELL T DAVI OVER GAY ACTORS BATE
• IS GARETH DAVID-LLOYD GAY?
• TORCHWOOD STAR TAK SHOT AT RSELL T DAVI ‘GAY ACTORS’ ARGUMENT AFTER PLAYG BELOVED BISEXUAL CHARACTER
• IS GARETH DAVID LLOYD GAY
• TORCHWOOD STAR ADMS HE WAS ‘OVERSENSIVE’ ABOUT RSELL T DAVI STG GAY ACTORS GAY ROL AFTER ‘SULKY’ TWEET

TORCHWOOD’S IANTO JON RPONDS TO RSELL T DAVI’ MENTS ON ONLY GAY ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS

Gareth David-Lloyd played Ianto Jon Rsell T Davi’ Doctor Who sp-off Torchwood (Picture: Getty)Torchwood star Gareth David-Lloyd has rpond to It’s A S creator Rsell T Davi’ explanatn that he chose to st gay actors the new seri to ensure they would liver an ‘thentic’ portrayal of the characters. Earlier this week, Rsell nducted an terview wh Rad Tim where he strsed his view on the importance of stg gay actors gay rol.

The screenwrer said: ‘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. Gareth, who has been married to his partner Gemma Jam for 11 years, rpond to Rsell’s ments on Twter, referencg the fact that he also played a gay character Rsell’s 2004 TV seri Me All Me.

‘Ianto’s sexualy was plex but tertg that I got the role partly based on the strength of a gay character I played for @sselldavi63 ‘Me All Me’. Ianto’s sexualy was plex but tertg that I got the role partly based on the strength of a gay character I played for @sselldavi63 ‘Me All Me’. Gareth played Ianto oppose John Barrowman as Capta Jack Torchwood (Picture: BBC)On Wednday’s Good Morng Bra, Piers Man stated his belief that ’s a ‘prepostero’ notn that only gay actors should play gay characters.

TORCHWOOD STAR GARETH DAVID-LLOYD ADMS HE UNFAIRLY LASHED OUT AT RSELL T DAVI OVER GAY ACTORS BATE

Wrer and LGBTQ+ activist Benjam Butterworth rebed this statement, sayg: ‘I don’t accept that bee what I’m sayg is there’s a reason why gay actors are unrreprented and that’s why they should get the rol and be better at them.

IS GARETH DAVID-LLOYD GAY?

MORE: It’s A S star Olly Alexanr says Rsell T Davi seri Queer as Folk ‘shaped him’ as a gay man.

TORCHWOOD STAR TAK SHOT AT RSELL T DAVI ‘GAY ACTORS’ ARGUMENT AFTER PLAYG BELOVED BISEXUAL CHARACTER

The actor, who is straight, joed the bate on who should play gay rol after hearg Davi’ remarks about “thenticy” when stg. “Ianto’s sexualy was plex, but tertg that I got the role partly based on the strength of a gay character I played for Rsell T Davi  Me All Me. I was a ltle upset wh the implitn that all straight actors approach gay rol wh a md to ‘act gay’.

“Of urse there are those that do that and there have been some really crgy performanc, but I thk to tar all straight actors wh the same bsh on approachg gay rol was a ltle unfair. Havg discsed the matter, David-Lloyd now adms he was beg “pletely oversensive” about the issue and agre that gay actors should be prrised for gay rol.

“What he wanted to achieve that terview was basilly a ll to the dtry to balance the playg field and give gay actors more opportuni and I pletely agree wh him on that. “Absolutely, gay actors should be nsired for gay rol first. Nowadays, there is no answer to the qutn -Gareth David-Lloyd is gay?

IS GARETH DAVID LLOYD GAY

While folks still say Gareth David-Lloyd is gay, their ments hold no nsistency or accuracy of any kd. Although Gareth David-Lloyd has refed on numero ocsns to beg homosexual, mors are nstantly found on-le.

TORCHWOOD STAR ADMS HE WAS ‘OVERSENSIVE’ ABOUT RSELL T DAVI STG GAY ACTORS GAY ROL AFTER ‘SULKY’ TWEET

Dpe Gareth David-Lloyd has never said to be homosexual, the procs of g out amongst celebri n be seen as easier nsirg there are many who have already e out wh the muny. Rsell T Davi wad to the never-endg bate earlier this week an terview for the Rad Tim, where the shownner explaed why “thenticy” is key when stg gay rol.

“They are not there to ‘act gay’ bee ‘actg gay’ is a bunch of s for a performance.