Arzé Kene’s role as a gay footballer The Pass has propelled him to actg’s premier league. This year’s Bt Supportg Actor talks to Samuel Fishwick
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- THE PASS STAR ARZé KENE SAYS FOOTBALL MT BE MORE OPEN ABOUT GAY PLAYERS
- ARZé KENE ON HIS ROLE NEW FILM ABOUT GAY FOOTBALLERS: THIS FILM NEED TO HAPPEN
- RSELL TOVEY: ‘BEG GAY MA MY REER'
- ‘THE PASS’ STAR ARZé KENE HUNG OUT WH FOOTBALLER WHO KNOWS GAY PLAYERS
THE PASS STAR ARZé KENE SAYS FOOTBALL MT BE MORE OPEN ABOUT GAY PLAYERS
Actor Arzé Kene has said society “should be better” at talkg about homophobia after playg a footballer who out as risg star om Hackney recently won bt supportg actor at the Eveng Standard Brish Film Awards for his role as A acclaimed film The Pass. In the film, he and Beg Human star Rsell Tovey spend a night together and A later has a gay relatnship, while Tovey’s character ntu to hi his sexualy. In an terview wh ES Magaze, Kene, 29, said he was often asked, as a straight man, if he felt fortable playg a homosexual.
ARZé KENE ON HIS ROLE NEW FILM ABOUT GAY FOOTBALLERS: THIS FILM NEED TO HAPPEN
There are bound to be gay men the Premiership.
RSELL TOVEY: ‘BEG GAY MA MY REER'
The night of the London Eveng Standard Brish Film Awards, Arzé Kene left Claridge’s clutchg the Bt Supportg Actor trophy for his turn as a gay footballer, A, The Pass. He is relaxed, chatty and Pass, which premiered at the 30th BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Ftival March and was released cemas this month, tackl one of sport’s great remag taboos: homosexualy football. While last week was reported that three players were speakg wh the FA about g out, no Premier League clubs has an openly gay player.
‘THE PASS’ STAR ARZé KENE HUNG OUT WH FOOTBALLER WHO KNOWS GAY PLAYERS
‘Can you image how an openly gay footballer would be received the Premier League today by 80, 000 fans?