So I was at the Student Pride talk yesterday and DTC announced as well as planning to introduce a transgender character he also has recently just cast someone to play a new gay character. As some are in disbelief it is in this video:

https://twitter.com/studentpride/sta...34817034924033

The whole debate is a very interesting one so if you have time watch/listen to the whole thing.

@ 43:58 DTC talks about Johnny's coming out scene with Mick

@ 45:33 For the actual proof

Sharons brother ? Paul Coker

I thought Kris was lovely so I hope it's him and his Partner.

They definitely need someone to shack up with Ben. I'd love to see the dynamic of Phil with a gay son in law. Maybe someone really camp who we'd assume Phil would absolutely hate but they actually form quite a fondness for each other and get on well.

Its Paul Coker for sure. I bet the plan was to pair him with Johnny but he will probably get with Ben now and make Abi go even more psycho! lol

I think it's a great idea to bring a new gay character to balance the loss of Johnny, although obviously they have to be good characters apart from just being gay, I can't wait to see this new character, I'm hoping it's the Coker's grandson too!

Paul Coker then?

Hopefully Paul Coker. Someone to wean Ben off his asexuality.

It probably is Paul now.

I don't think Sharon's brother is gay though I guess we can't rule him out though.

I don't usually do the whole storyline thing but in this case I would really like to see Ben admit to prefering boys again (I'd actually like Abi to go back with Jay because they had better chemistry IMO) and tell Phil he's seeing someone and then Phil to bump into this 'ard bloke on the square who's looking for Ben, get along really well cos he's a proper geezer and go for a drink with him whilst they wait for Ben to turn up and then Ben introduce him as his lover It'd break down the stereotyping a bit too

Maybe her brother is the trans character

I definitely think Kris is gay but whether he arrives is another story.

Hasn't Paul been billed as a ladies man though?

God help anyone getting Phil Mitchell as a potential in law.

I thought we all knew Paul was going to be gay??

Where did it say that? Oh...wait....nowhere! Stop making things up!

I wouldn't wish him on my worst enemy.

Didn't the character Kris leave? Really confused??

The Actor is currently in a West End Play which finishes on Sat so he may join after this finishes.

There seems to have been confusion about that

Because i remember the thread that was created when the actor was announced, and the person who created it claimed he was a ladies man. I don't know whether they made that up or they read that, but many other articles have not described the character as a ladies man but described him as someone who is "comfortable with who he is".

Coker as in Pam and Les ? Not the guy who we saw when she went to her Mum's house ?

A DS writer posted in the other thread that there was no mention of Paul being a ladies man in the official BBC press release. I think the source that said it was just making assumptions.

Oh, cool. I was kinda hoping he wasn't.

I got the impression Paul is gay from the press release. They were very careful not to specify gender when they said about him making impressions on a certain resident

I distinctly got that impression too...