Charlie Buckton

[*-Rooney-*]

plus they show a lot more between a couple if they are of the opposite sexes, it will only be a kiss here and there so what is the big deal

[lizann]

What age is Charlie and what age is Joey?

[Abigail]

Charlie is about 26, not sure how old Joey is. I'm guessing around 20. The actress who plays her is 25.

[gemgem_160]

Yes this is the 21st century after all and I think it will be great, all other soaps during the day have shown same things when i've been unwell to go to work, austrailia isn't any different to england to who people fall in love with.

[tammyy2j]

What age is Charlie and what age is Joey?

Charlie is 26 and Joey is 18

[Abigail]

Stories concerning Home and Away's upcoming gay kiss between Charlie Buckton and Joey Collins are dominating the media today in Australia.

Several sources are claiming that conservative lobby groups have forced Seven into cutting shots which show Joey and Charlie kissing.

However, BTTB can exclusively reveal that these rumours are NOT true.

A source on the show contacted us today to set the record straight, that the articles are completely unfounded and that the kiss will be airing on Tuesday night as originally planned.

Tuesday's episode will be the first time that the worried campaigners, fearing for the morals of youth of Australia, can see if they actually have got something to be worried about. We at BTTB can unequivocally state that they have nothing to fear but their fear.

We all know how the press likes to fill in the gaps, and this is one such instance. Seven have remained firm in their resolve to deliver storylines dealing with wide ranging issues. This is one storyline among many, a love story, which like all Home and Away love stories will have its tender moments and it's heartbreaking ones.

We at BTTB fully support the actors, writers, producers and all connected with the show in standing up to outdated prejudices, which are attempting to sexualise what is, at heart, a very tender love story.


http://www.backtothebay.net/news/200...ut_truth.shtml

[Perdita]

Australia's Seven Network has bowed to pressure from conservative groups and censored a lesbian kissing scene from an upcoming episode of Home and Away, reports The Australian.

Producers have been forced to cut intimate images from the scene, in which policewoman Charlie Buckton (Esther Anderson) and deckhand Joey Collins (Kate Bell) share a passionate kiss after dancing together on a boat, before it goes to air in Australia on Tuesday.

Speaking about the controversial storyline earlier this month, Anderson said: "You learn pretty much everything at school," she said. "I don't think it's like I'm lifting the lid on something they don't already know about.

"To me there's no difference - love's love. The fact that your partner's the same sex is no different. You just want to be loved."

Since the lesbian storyline began airing two weeks ago, over 100,000 viewers have tuned out and the network has been inundated with complaints from parents saying they don't want their children exposed to same-sex relationships in a family show.

[Perdita]

Rumours that Australia's Seven Network has censored a controversial upcoming lesbian kiss in Home And Away are not true, claims fan site Back To The Bay.

A media storm erupted over the weekend following a report in The Australian newspaper that producers of the soap had bowed to pressure from conservative groups and censored a kissing scene between policewoman Charlie Buckton (Esther Anderson) and deckhand Joey Collins (Kate Bell).

However, the website stated: "A source on the show contacted us today to set the record straight, that the articles are completely unfounded and that the kiss will be airing on Tuesday night as originally planned."

[Perdita]

A backstage battle has erupted between Seven Network executives over Home and Away's controversial lesbian plotline, reports The Australian.

The newspaper' s Media Diary blog reports that Seven's drama chief John Holmes had begged the producers of current affairs programme Today Tonight not to air a story about the storyline which gave a platform to anti-gay groups, but was overruled by Seven news executive Peter Meakin.

“We just wanted to tell the story with honesty - there was no attempt to be prurient or sensationalist,” a Home and Away insider told the newspaper.

The much-hyped storyline, which made headlines after conservative groups called for it to be scrapped, will climax tonight in Australia when Charlie (Esther Anderson) and Joey (Kate Bell) share an intimate kiss onboard a boat.


It is only a kiss, not a full blown sex scene

[Perdita]

be aired in the UK, DS can confirm.

Recent reports claimed that the soap's producers Seven Network were 'forced' to cut the kiss between policewoman Charlie Buckton (Esther Anderson) and deckhand Joey Collins (Kate Bell) after bowing to pressure from conservative groups.

However, Five will broadcast the same version of the episode containing the kiss as was screened in Australia on Tuesday night. A number of other clinches are also due to air during the six-week storyline arc.

A channel spokesperson this morning told DS: "Five, the UK broadcaster for Home and Away, will screen a lesbian kiss in a forthcoming episode. It forms part of a six-week long story, about the attraction between two female characters, Joey and Charlie. There will be several episodes where the characters kiss.

"Producers at Channel Seven in Australia edit all episodes for artistic and editorial reasons only. The integrity of this important storyline remains uncompromised."

They added: "Five have never edited any episode of Home and Away and have no plans to in the future."

The episode featuring Charlie and Joey's kiss is due to air in the UK on Tuesday, April 14 on Five.