Coronation Street star slams gay 'conversion therapy' amid
Coronation Street, a long-standing British soap opera, recently faced backlash and 52 Ofcom complaints over a romantic scene featuring gay husbands Billy Mayhew and Paul Foreman, played by Daniel Brocklebank and Peter Ash, respectively. As of , more than 10, episodes have aired. The show is set on Coronation Street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on town of Salford , and revolves around the lives of its inhabitants. Charlie Condou defends the number of gay characters on
Corrie faces ratings crisis as viewers switch off outlandish storylines with 'too many' gay characters By LIZ THOMAS Updated: EDT, 10 July Coronation Street producer Phil Collinson has claimed that accusations the show focuses on gay characters too much would not have been made if he was not gay himself. Recent tabloid claims have suggested that some viewers are unhappy with the number of gay characters who are featured in the Manchester serial. 'Coronation Street' gay plots divide opinion
Former Coronation Street star Charlie Condou has defended the number of gay characters on the long-running ITV soap. Charlie, who played midwife Marcus Dent on the ITV soap from to before returning for a second stint between and , told Good Morning Britain that the show’s current total of five LGBT+ charatcer is “not actually a huge amount” given the show’s. Since it has been one of the best-loved shows on television. But only six months after celebrating its 50th anniversary, Coronation Street is facing a ratings crisis. 
Coronation Street
Coronation Street 's recent influx of more gay characters has attracted a mixed response. At present, two same-sex couples reside on the cobbles: Sean Tully (Antony Cotton) and Marcus Dent (Charlie Condou) alongside Sophie ster (Brooke Vincent) and Sian Powers (Sacha Parkinson). .
Coronation Street Faces Ofcom Complaints Over Gay Couple's
In recent years, questions have been raised over whether gay characters should be played by heterosexual actors, something which Paul Foreman actor Peter Ash has been vocal about on Twitter/X in. . 
Coronation Street faces ratings crisis as viewers switch off
Coronation Street star James Cartwright, who plays Weatherfield’s newly-out gay resident Theo, has blasted ‘conversion therapy’ while praising the show’s handling of the topic. In the long-running soap Cartwright plays Theo Silverton, a married builder who engages in a romance with Todd. .
Corrie writers need to reassess their lgbt characters.
There like be many characters on the street who are bi who just haven't had an on-screen relationship with someone of the same sex/are in long term straight relationships etc. . 
LGBT+ Characters in Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British television soap opera, set in the fictional town of Weatherfield in Greater Manchester. It has been appearing regularly since , and was originally conceived by Tony Warren. It is now the world's longest-running soap opera. For many years there were complaints that the show was unrepresentative in not showing any gay characters, but more recently there have. .