Russell Tovey has opened up about his relationship with his father. The actor says that just after his coming out, his dad tried to cure his gayness using hormone therapy.The Years and Years star and his mother Carole sat down with the UK paper The Sunday Times to discuss coming out, and his father’s reaction to it.“I don’t think either of my parents were homophobic,” Tovey says, “they just didn’t know any gay people or anyone with gay kids.
They had nothing to cling to.”Related: Do you need a little more Russell Tovey in your life?“My dad thought it could be cured,” he then added. “He was scared about what my life would be like.