Danny Miller has explained what the best thing about playing the character of a gay man is.
Speaking about his experience of being in the role of Aaron Dingle on Emmerdale, Danny told the other campmates that playing the part "helped change some perceptions."
He said that he didn't even have to think about accepting the part when it was proposed to him by producers as he enjoyed the idea of being able to portray something that's not really been done in the soap before.
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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'."
Eastenders soap star, Adam Woodyatt, praised the fellow actor while in the Telegraph. He said: "Danny, taking on that character at such a young age is brave and it can be quite daunting. It is challenging. Sadly, there’s still a lot of homophobia out there."
Fans also praised the star as they took to Twitter to appreciate his acting.
Becca said: "Danny definitely did amazing in his storyline #ImACeleb."
Molls said: "Danny is such genuine down to earth man! Also Liverpool supporter which makes him even better #ImACeleb."
Jade said: "Danny talking about portraying Aaron in #Emmerdale, the character that made me love him all those years ago."
Danny accepted the storyline of Aaron being gay 13 years ago now, when he was just a teenager at 17-years-old.
Campmate and olympic diver, Danny Lee, shared his own personal, real-life experience, as he said: "When I was in high school, that was a horrible environment for anyone to come out. Not a single – not to my knowing – not a single gay person there, or who was out anyway. If I’d never moved to London I wouldn’t have had any gay mates. A lot of my mates in London are gay and I love them. But without that I wouldn’t have known any."
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