“Kate thought that with Walford’s London identity it was a natural fit to tie in the two. “It’s going to be a huge event on the square filled with joy,” a source told The Sun. Later this year, Eastenders will air its first ever Pride march. At the time, both scenes were criticised.Įver since, the show has introduced many more LGBTQ characters, most notably Binnie Roberts (Sophie Langham) Christian Clarke (John Partridge), Ben Mitchell (Harry Reid), Paul Coker (Jonnh Labey), Irene Mills (Melanie Kilburn) and Kyle Slater (Riley Carter Millington).
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Two years later, the series aired its first mouth-to-mouth kiss between Russell and Guido Smith (Nicholas Donovan). In 1987, Eastenders featured its first ever gay kiss between Colin Russell (Michael Cashman) and Barry Clark (Gary Hailes), but it was just a peck on the forehead. The groundbreaking series has been at the forefront of several LGBTQ storylines in its 34-year run. The Prince Albert will be a landmark moment for the show as it will become the first gay bar in UK soap history. It’s an important move for the show to authentically reflect modern London life.” “It should be something really exciting, really fun, really visual and feel really true to multi-cultural London. We’re looking at opening a gay bar on the Square which will be a super-cool precinct where gay and straight characters can all just hang out. Kate Oates, the show’s new senior executive producer, told The Sun: “I’m really interested in bringing some more LGBTQ characters in.
It was announced earlier this year that Eastenders would introduce a queer bar in order to reflect London’s diversity. The show also unveiled an image of Beale alongside a first look at the bar – see below. In an upcoming episode of the BBC One drama, viewers will watch as Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) debates several different names for the bar, before eventually deciding on The Prince Albert… need we explain? Walford’s first ever gay bar officially has a name.