First ‘gay wedding’ for UK Soap?

Top UK soap,  Coronation Street is to hold its first gay ‘wedding’ according to media reports circulating around the UK.  Some say, midwife Marcus Dent returns to the show and rekindles his relationship with the popular factory worker and barman Sean,  played superbly by the lovely Antony Cotton.   According to various reports, the couple tie knot in a civil partnership.

The Sun newspaper, reported  that the soap opera’s openly gay producer Phil Collinson wants to give Antony Cotton’s character one of the biggest roles in 2011 story lines.    Therefore it seems perfect timing to bring back the gay love interest for Sean.   The show also has a lesbian couple,   Sophie Webster  played  by Brooke Vincent and Sian Powers whose played by Sacha Parkinson.
According to the paper,  an insider told them   “Bringing back Charlie is seen as a big platform for him and in particular Antony who is well liked and admired by the boss. When Marcus turns up in Weatherfield in the spring he is desperate to rekindle his romance.     But having hurt him once, Sean is apprehensive until Marcus offers him commitment, with the future storyline leading to Corrie’s first same sex marriage.”

The soap, celebrated its 50th anniversary last year and a few of the stars led the gay Pride parade in Manchester in August.  However,   Antony Cottom pointed out that whilst Marcus does return to the show,  nothing at all has been fully and finally decided about the future of the two characters.

Jason Shaw