READ MORE: I'm A Celeb's Naughty Boy unveils dramatic weight loss after show exit Speaking to Frankie Bridge, he said: "I just sort of said, didn’t have to think about it, I went, 'Yeah, I’d love to be able to portray something that’s not really been done in Soap. ' There’s obviously gay characters in Soap, but in terms of against all stereotypes of a gay man, and it made me think that would be so good. "At the time, 13 years ago, it wasn’t as kind of open and accepted at that time as it is now.
I think part of it helped change some perceptions of it really. I’ve had loads of fan letters and stuff that have come through at work that said, 'You helped me come out', 'You helped me deal with my sexuality' and stuff and you think, 'Wow'. ".