The actor Kieron Richardson, 24 years, the English novel "Hollyoaks", assumed he was gay during the program "This Morning".
In the live show, the actor said that friends and family already know of his sexuality and decided to talk openly about it because his character in the novel also come out of the closet.
"I feel that history is relevant to many situations in my life and maybe I can help people who are going through the same things I went through, and that's a bonus."
In the novel, the character will kiss the dealer Ste Brendan Brady, played by Emmett J. Scanlan, during a night of drinking. At first, the dealer will reject the guy, but after the pair begins a violent event.