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

(Image via Twitter)

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…