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Eastenders Soap Actor Responds to Fans ‘Disgusted’ By Gay Kiss: VIDEO

June 4, 2015 by Michael Fitzgerald

An actor on English soap opera Eastenders has attacked viewers who said they were “disgusted” by a kiss he shared with another male on the show earlier this week

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An actor on English soap opera Eastenders has attacked viewers who said they were “disgusted” by a kiss he shared with another male on the show earlier this week, reports Pink News.

Harry Reid’s character Ben Mitchell – currently keeping his sexuality a secret from his girlfriend and family – shared a kiss with new character Paul Coker on Monday.

However, a number of viewers took to Twitter to voice their outrage over the scene.

Just in case nobody has told u yet @EriPrince95 @arlenelamond @aletales_ …you ARE homophobic http://t.co/wgrDY8bgDo pic.twitter.com/exuaL7KLrk

— Pros (@Pkakooza) June 3, 2015

Responding to the tweets, Reid shared a picture on Instagram of notorious openly bisexual London gangster Ronnie Kray.

It’s upsetting to read the negative tweets about the gay kiss in last night’s episode of @bbceastenders, I only want to ask one question. Would you of called Ronnie Kray disgusting? #whatwouldronniesay Note: I’m not biting, it just needed pointing out;)

A photo posted by Harry Reid (@harryreidactor) on Jun 2, 2015 at 10:32am PDT

 

Last year, Ben Mitchell was involved in a short-lived romance with former character Johnny Carter.

In 1986, Eastenders aired the first gay kiss on UK television.

Watch the scene between Ben and Paul, AFTER THE JUMP…

Filed Under: United Kingdom Tagged With: EastEnders, England, Film and TV, gay kiss, Harry Reid, Soap, soap opera, television, United Kingdom

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