There is also Jamie, the dad young Dylan has known all his life, why is he not looking after him :hmm:
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There is also Jamie, the dad young Dylan has known all his life, why is he not looking after him :hmm:
Coronation Street's Sean Tully and Marcus Dent look set to become soap's first gay parents.
The loved-up pair - played by Antony Cotton and Charlie Condou - will follow in the footsteps of Sir Elton John and David Furnish, who recently became dads to baby Zachary, and raise Sean's long-lost son together.
After Sean travels to the bright lights of London to visit best pal Violet Wilson (Jenny Platt) and their son Dylan - who he fathered by sperm donation when Violet and her partner Jamie were having fertility issues - his dreams will come true when he unexpectedly bumps into hunky ex-boyfriend Marcus.
However, in an unexpected twist, when the couple agree to give things another go, Violet drops the bombshell that she needs them to look after Dylan - played by four-year-old twins Liam and Connor McCheyne - for a while.
According to an insider at the ITV1 soap, 'Corrie' bosses are making a concerted effort to handle the new plot "very sensitively" in a bid to not upset its older viewers.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "There's a chance older viewers will be shocked by the storyline, so we will handle things very sensitively."
Becoming parents to adorable Dylan looks set to do wonders for the couple's relationship, as it was recently revealed Sean and Marcus are going to tie the knot.
An insider explained: "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."
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So there will be a time when he is meant to return the boy
Antony Cotton is proud of Coronation Street's new gay dad storyline.
In this weekend's Easter special Antony's character Sean Tully heads to London to visit his three-year-old son Dylan, and bumps into his ex Marcus Dent (Charlie Condou) which leads to them raising his child together as parents.
Antony told New! magazine of the storyline: "It's two men pushing a buggy down a street - it's modern life. And if nothing else it will give people something to talk about.
"If there's one conversation about a young, gay man parenting in a positive way that's got to be a good thing."
And the 35-year-old gay actor - who lives in Lancashire with his partner of six years, props buyer Peter Eccleston, 32 - doesn't care about viewers who think children should be raised by a mother and father.
He said: "It's a terribly old-fashioned view. Gay people are the same as anybody else.
"As long as two people are happy and offer a child unconditional love, I don't see what the problem is."
While Antony has no plans to become a parent himself he said he loves working with the children who play his son in Corrie.
He said: "The identical twins who play my three-year-old son are so cute. I kept trying to get them to pick up some of my mannerisms. In one scene I did a flamboyant shrug, and the little boy did the same when it was his shot."
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If its good enough for Elton
Antony Cotton, who plays Sean Tully, has told We Love Telly magazine in The Mirror that there'll be no gay wedding for Sean a nd Marcus, as has been rumoured recently.
Antony was interviewed about Sean's upcoming storyline where he's reunited with son Dylan and ex-boyfriend Marcus.
How does Sean feel when he is reunited with Dylan? He's thrilled to see him. And it's typical Sean he has travelled all the way there on the coach with the biggest teddy bear you have ever seen.
Would Sean like the chance to be a full-time dad to Dylan?Sean would love that. This episode does actually sew the seeds for a few weeks ahead when Sean gets the chance to be dad to Dylan in Weatherfield for a while, which is going to be great.
We've heard rumours of a gay marriage with Marcus... would you like to see that for Sean?That was hilarious and totally made up by the papers - they even said we were getting married on the same day as Prince William and Kate Middleton. Great idea but not true at all. Who knows what the future holds for Sean, but a wedding is not on the cards at the moment..
well this is a surprise for "corra", I'M ACTUALLY SURPRISED THEY HAVE NOT GONE AHEAD WITH THIS STORYLINE BUT BUT marcus being a midwife MAYBE having their own baby??/
what is it with "corra" at the minute, it seems obsessed by trying to explore every avenue on the "politically correct" stream
we have sean (of course) to be with marcus
sophie and sian
todd returning with "jools"
and now they "corra" is moving onto gender storylines
hayley the transexual
mark the transvestite
what next is coming!!!
Should be interesting to see what they can cram into one litle terrace street!!
Charlie Condue has revealed that he is delighted to have returned to Coronation Street, especially as part of a plot that mirrors his real life.
Condou returned to the soap as Marcus Dent. The character has spent three years away to help look after his son Dylan, whom he fathered with Violet Wilson (Jenny Platt). Dent
has also rekindled his relationship with barman Sean
Tully (Antony Cotton) after Wilson was injured in a car crash.
The actor himself is bringing up daughter Georgia Mae with his boyfriend of four years Cameron Laux, along with the child's mother and long-time friend Catherine Kanter.
On returning to the soap, Condou told The Sunday Mirror: "I think it's a great *storyline. Obviously I would because of my personal situation, but I also think it's really relevant.
"I feel like I'm on-trend all of a sudden! Elton and David have done it, and Rufus Wainwright and Ricky Martin. It's very *fashionable to be a gay dad.
"It's a great thing to have on TV, *especially with a soap like Coronation Street which *reaches so many people."
He added that storylines such as Dent and Tully's will help make similar situations easier to understand for members of the pubic.
"It's a unique situation Sean and *Marcus are in, and I'm in with *Cameron. Because of that some viewers might be shocked.
"But I think controversial storylines like this are important because, without realising it, people become used to it and it becomes normal, for want of a better word."
Speaking about the decision to father a child, he said: "I was in a lucky place in that my relationship was very stable, I had a nice house and *financially we were okay. It felt like a good time to do it.
"It took a bit of time for *Cameron to get his head around it but he knew how much I wanted to do it and he's a great dad."
Condou recently said that his storyline gave out a positive image for gay parenting.
Coronation Street actor Charlie Condou has hit back at claims that there are too many gay characters on the ITV1 soap.
In a piece for the Daily Mail, critic Brian Sewell condemned the "showered, prinked and perfumed" male characters, while also claiming that other soaps including EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks have homosexual characters "who dominate the storylines".
"Is it true that the lives of heterosexual Mancunians are haplessly intertwined with transvestites, transsexuals, teenage lesbians and a horde of homosexuals across the age range? Is Manchester now the Sodom of the North?" he wrote.
"There's too much, not only of gay men - who are estimated to make up just 6% of the population, but who dominate the storylines in the soap - but also of lesbians, bisexuals, the transgender community, cross-dressers and everyone else with some sexual quirk or fetish."
Sewell added: "When confronted with this, the sane man may feel his nose is being rubbed in it."
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Condou - who recently returned to the Manchester serial as Marcus Dent - hit back at Sewell's "barely-veiled homophobia".
"I wouldn't have thought four characters out of a cast of about 65 regulars was excessive," Condou wrote in The Guardian. "Sewell seems to suggest there's something morally reprehensible in being gay, and that there's some kind of promotion of a gay agenda at work (led by a sinister-sounding 'mafia'). But in fact you barely see a kiss from the gay characters, just like our heterosexual counterparts. It's not a 'sexy' show."
He continued: "As for the idea that 'all the characters are showered, prinked and perfumed - particularly the men' - has Sewell ever seen Tyrone?"
Describing Coronation Street as "quite a camp show", Condou pointed out that transsexual Hayley Cropper regularly tops character popularity polls among viewers: "That doesn't sound like a population that would agree with Brian Sewell."
He continued: "The way to encourage equality is through exposure – but not by ramming sexuality down people's throats. I think Coronation Street has succeeded in encouraging the acceptance of gay people since its inception, and in a gentle, straightforward way, and I'm very proud to be part of that heritage.
"Sewell's article worries me because it seems to be part of a change in mood that reminds me of the Section 28 years, when everyone was shouting out that the gays were taking over.
"This week's news that Opera North had pulled the plug on Lee Hall's opera Beached over explicit references by a gay character to his sexuality has added to this," he concluded. "It feels like we're moving backwards, and I find that shocking."
Coronation Street star Charlie Condou has revealed that he is sticking with the soap after landing a new contract.
The actor, who plays Sean Tully's boyfriend Marcus Dent, made his Weatherfield comeback earlier this year after previously departing the cobbles in 2008.
Marcus's storyline has seen him help Sean to raise his son Dylan, who is staying with the couple while mum Violet recovers from an accident.
Although Dylan is expected to return home to Violet later this year, it has now emerged that Marcus will be staying put on the street.
Condou told So So Gay of his Coronation Street return: "The producers had been looking to bring me back for a while, as far as I know. I'd had a few conversations with them, and they kept saying they'd love to bring me back if I was interested. I'd always say yes, but only if the storyline was right. This storyline came about, and it just made a lot of sense to me - obviously, it's something very close to my heart.
"Originally I said I'd just come back for the parenting story, because the child playing Dylan could only be with us for a finite period. But I enjoyed it so much that at the end of my contract, when I was asked if I'd stay on, I said, 'yep'. So I'm staying!"
Antony Cotton, who plays the role of Sean, also recently signed a new contract with the Weatherfield soap. Additionally, Samia Smith has confirmed that she is staying on as Maria Connor for at least another year.
In real life, Condou is expecting his second child with best friend Catherine. They already have a 2-year-old daughter named Georgia, who splits her time between living with Catherine and living with Condou and his partner Cameron.
Charlie Condou, who plays the wonderful Marcus on Coronation Street, is interviewed this week in the fab Inside Soap magazine. He says he'd love to have Marcus and Sean get married with a big, camp do (so would I).
He says: "I think it would be great if they got married. There have been lots of rumours but I'm afraid they're just that at the moment - rumours. If Sean and Marcus were to get married, it would have to be a big, camp affair - so watch this space!"
According to today's Sunday Mirror, Antony Cotton, who plays Sean Tully, has signed a six-figure golden handcuffs deal to keep him on the cobbles until 2013.
Antony, the paper says, has been inundated with offers for stage and screen jobs over the past few weeks and show bosses feared he would follow co-star Katherine Kelly to the West End. So they quickly drew up a new 12-month contract and offered him a huge pay rise.
Antony said: “I have signed a new deal and I’m really pleased. I love working on Coronation Street, it’s the best job in the world.” He has also been promised a string of top storylines. A Corrie source added: “He is one of the best-loved characters on the Street and it would be a duller place without him.”
Sacha Parkinson, who plays Sian Powers, told BANG Showbiz that there's going to be a wedding for Sophie and Sian on Corrie after Sophie proposes to Sian out of guilty feelings she has for Amber.
Sacha said: "We've been told it's going to be a nice glamorous proper wedding. Me and Brooke match all the time so maybe they should [have matching dresses]. You know what Brooke's like she'll want something absolutely massive like off My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding!"
Sacha is leaving the Street in early 2012 so WTF
I thought it was going to be Sean and Marcus.
What is the point of them getting married if she is leaving the street.
Everyone loves a wedding, viewers will watch just to see the dresses :)
maybe they won't actually get married, it's just the idea that an engagement is the sticking-plaster for the problems in their relationship
Coronation Street star Antony Cotton has promised that there will be drama in store when his character Sean Tully returns to the cobbles.
Sean is currently absent from Weatherfield as he is looking after his young son Dylan in London. His break from screens reflects the time that Cotton spent away from the UK for his stint on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here and a subsequent holiday.
Cotton has now told Radio Times that Sean will be in for a shock when he returns home - as Eileen Grimshaw's new love interest Paul Kershaw (Tony Hirst) and his wife Lesley (Judy Holt), who suffers from dementia, will be living at Number 7.
"[I'm back on screen] in about six weeks," Cotton explained. "I go straight back into the house, where there's somebody else living there. Paul the fireman [and] his wife have moved into the house.
"There's a bit of an explosion when I go back into the house, because I don't know who she is, and she doesn't know who I am. So I go straight back into the thick of things, and I can't wait."
He continued: "Initially, I go back into the house and it all kicks off - because there's lots of people in the house. And there's nothing better on Coronation Street than a house full of people."
Cotton also hinted that Dylan could feature on the show again in a new storyline for Sean and Marcus.
Asked about the youngster, he replied: "There might be something. But I don't know what I can say!"
Coronation Street continues tonight at 7.30pm and 8.30pm on ITV1.
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Coronation Street star Charlie Condou has promised that his alter ego Marcus Dent will become a more prominent character on the show this year.
The actor returned to the role of Marcus last year and recently signed a new contract which will keep him on the cobbles until at least March 2013.
Condou appeared on Lorraine this morning and revealed that Coronation Street bosses have big plans for Marcus.
Asked whether fans will see more of him, he replied: "Yes, I think so. Obviously I can't say too much, but I think I've got a big year coming up. That's what I've been promised - so a lot of big storylines for Marcus."
Discussing Marcus's personality, he continued: "I think he's one of life's carers really, isn't he? That's his job obviously, but he's somebody who likes to make sure that everyone's alright - and I really like that about him."
Condou also expressed his delight over Coronation Street's recent triumph in the 'Serial Drama' category at the National Television Awards.
"It was really good, and we were actually genuinely surprised," he said. "It got to the point where we thought, 'Oh, EastEnders will probably get it again' - I was so over the moon for [the producers], because they deserve it so much."
Condou's original stint in Weatherfield ran for a year from September 2007 to September 2008.
Coronation Street star Charlie Condou has hinted that jealousy could drive Marcus Dent and Sean Tully apart in a forthcoming storyline.
The Weatherfield couple will hit the rocks in the coming weeks as Sean begins to feel that Marcus is not spending enough time on their relationship.
Speaking on Daybreak this morning (June 13), Condou revealed that Sean's "self-centred" behaviour will begin to grate on Marcus - leading to a huge showdown between the pair.
Condou explained: "I think Marcus and Sean definitely love each other very much, but they are very different types of men. Marcus is quite a responsible, very caring type of person and he likes looking after Sean, I think.
"I think that's part of their relationship, and Sean's not really very grown-up and he gets jealous easily. He can be self-centred and a bit selfish at times, and I think ultimately that's going to be the thing that causes problems for them in the end."
The actor also appeared on Lorraine today and confirmed that Marcus's work colleague Aiden, who has a crush on him, will be back on screen later this month. Viewers recently saw a brief appearance for Aiden (Toby Sawyer) as an oblivious Marcus tried to set him up on a date with Maria Connor.
Condou said: "The lovely and very handsome Toby Sawyer is coming back. He's started filming already and he's back for a little while. So Marcus's love life is definitely going to get very complicated over the next few months!"
Coronation Street continues tonight (June 13) at 7.30pm on ITV1.
Antony Cotton has spoken out against the Church of England's condemnation of gay marriage.
The Coronation Street star slammed Church leaders who insist that same-sex unions will ruin society and the institution of marriage, saying that the Church should "move with the times".
Government leaders in the UK are currently considering plans to legalise gay marriage by 2015, which has sparked complaints from Church of England leaders.
Cotton told the Manchester Evening News: "I've heard many comments - from the craziest, most out of touch, lunatic clerics to the most sensible of Church representatives. Nothing surprises me any more. My view is simple - equality is equality is equality."
The 36-year-old actor went on to accuse the Church of being out of step with modern views.
He added: "If the Church is going to move forward and remain relevant, it has to move with the times. Young people, generally, couldn't give a damn if people are gay - they are resilient and accept it. It's not enough any more to say that the Church is set in its ways."
Cotton, who plays Sean Tully on Coronation Street, concluded by criticising the Church for weighing in on the subject at all, insisting it is a government matter.
"They can't have an appendix where there are stipulations on equality," he said. "What's illegal is determined by the state - not the Church."
Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams and Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu have written to home secretary Theresa May in protest at the plans, saying that the decisions on gay marriage "have not been thought through and are not legally sound".
LOving SEan's new "fella" :clap: he is looking like a good balance--- opposite for Sean:hmm: I can see SEan doing some right clangers in this relationship, :rotfl: lets hope they make it a fun one, been a long time since laughs in Corra, (apart from Mary, she's so good!!):cheer:
Sean is bit over the top, but guess he plays his camp part a bit extreme to make a "character".
Now that Marcus has gone? this new chap maybe a fresh nice fella?