Todd Grimshaw

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http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coro...ared-by-ofcom/

Coronation Street is in the clear with Ofcom after complaints over Todd Grimshaw's steamy scenes with vicar Billy Mayhew.

Same sex kisses in the soaps are still seemingly an issue with a small minority of viewers, as 67 complaints have been lodged to the broadcasting regulator over Todd and Billy in recent weeks.

A total of 26 complaints were sent in after Todd and Billy finally got together on Friday, July 8 - sealing their union with a passionate kiss in Eileen's kitchen.

Another 41 were sent in after Todd tried to get even closer to Billy as their relationship progressed in the following episodes on July 11.

Ofcom has confirmed its decision over the complaints today (August 1) - there'll be no investigation needed as the scenes (obviously) didn't break any rules.

An Ofcom spokesperson told Digital Spy: \"We considered a number of complaints objecting to two male characters kissing in this episode, but won't be investigating. Our rules do not discriminate between scenes involving opposite sex and same sex couples.

\"Also the scenes were not in any way sexually explicit. For these reasons they were not scheduled inappropriately and did not exceed generally accepted standards.\"

Todd and Billy have been seeing each other in secret over the past few weeks, but Todd's mum Eileen has recently uncovered their relationship.

The drama continues this week as Billy's ex Sean Tully also discovers that he's now with Todd, leading to fireworks and hurt feelings on the Street.

Digital Spy


While it might not be many complaints compared to viewing figures, it is good to see Ofcom taking them seriously and investigating them

I was JUST about to post this article! Thanks for posting it, Perdita. I did say that I've seen many homophobic comments on Corrie's Facebook page, so the complaints sadly don't surprise me. At least the final decision makes me happy.