Attitude, actor Max Parker announced that he s gay.
Parker, 28, is best known for playing
Luke Posner on the ITV drama
Emmerdale.
Speaking with
Attitude, Parker
said that coming to terms with his sexuality was difficult in part
because his parents had encouraged him to explore who he was.
“What I ve found hardest is probably
coming out to yourself,” he
said.
“One of the main reasons why it took
me quite a while to come out is because my parents are so accepting
and they ve always said to me, You know, if you re gay, you can
tell us. And I m really stubborn and I don t want to be proven
Emmerdale star Max Parker s sexuality shame before finding love with co-star
Former Casualty actor Max Parker has candidly spoken about his romance with co-star Kris Mochrie who he met while on the set of Emmerdale after coming to terms with his sexuality
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Emmerdale stars Max Parker (L) and Kris Mochrie (R). (Instagram)
Emmerdale star Max Parker opened up about his coming out journey and how he slid into boyfriend and
Emmerdale co-star Kris Mochrie’s DMs on their last day of filming.
Chatting to
Attitude magazine, the 29-year-old actor explained that he first came out as bisexual aged 18 to a small circle of friends.
Soon after, he began dating a woman who he would end up being in a relationship with for seven years.
The pressure to propose and have children proved too much for Parker.
“One of the main reasons why we did split in the end was because I knew that she’s a beautiful girl and she could basically be with anyone she wants, and I was stopping her from [doing] that,” he said.
Soap Star Max Parker Confirms He s Gay And Living With Kris Mochrie
The two played on-screen siblings on the British soap,
Emmerdale.
British actor and heartthrob Max Parker of
Emmerdale fame has officially confirmed prior reports that he is gay and living with his boyfriend and on-screen sibling Kris Mochrie.
In an interview with
Attitudemagazine, Parker talked about how he met Mochrie on the set of the British soap opera and how their relationship has blossomed ever since.
“I feel comfortable now knowing that I am gay,” Parker said.
Life wasn’t always this comfortable, though. Parker grew up in a town outside Manchester in the 1990s, where all the cool boys played football and had a girlfriend. He played along and lived two lives as a teen.
Emmerdale star Max Parker opens up over sexuality and relationship with Kris Mochrie I m quite upset in the way it came out. 22/12/2020
Emmerdale star Max Parker has opened up about his sexuality in a new interview, as well as his relationship with co-star Kris Mochrie.
The pair, who play on-screen brothers Luke and Lee Posner in the ITV soap, confirmed their relationship a few months ago – and have recently moved in together.
In an in-depth talk with
Attitude, Max has spoken about coming to terms with being gay, revealing he felt like he lived a double life as a teenager.