Soap actors who are gay in real life

Soap operas are long-running television shows that portray the lives of many individuals through their daily, usually emotionally intense, interactions. They usually are shown during the daytime, though there are some notable evening soap operas. This genre of television show got its name from the sponsorship of soap companies in its early days. They are famous as telenovas in Spanish-speaking countries. Soap operas attract millions of dedicated viewers.

There have been many prominent actors in soap operas that are LGBTQ. Producers and directors of these shows who are LGBTQ include the creators of Britain's most popular soap opera 'Coronation Street', Derek Granger and Tony Warren; the producer of 'Hollyoaks' and 'EastEnders' Bryan Kirkwood; and soap opera scriptwriters Jonathan Harvey and Jane Chambers.

In terms of the content of soap operas, it is only relatively recently that the story lines contain included LGBTQ characters. The American soap opera 'Soap' was the first to include a homosexual character in 1977 (the character Jodie Dallas), while the first openly same-sex attracted character in Fantastic Britain's soaps was the show 'Brooksid

Celebrate Pride Month With a Salute to Soaps’ Out and Proud LGBTQ+ Stars

There are those who question why there has to be an LGBTQ+ Event Month. “We don’t get a Straight Pride Month,” they argue. But they don’t have to come out as straight, it’s assumed that they are (and that, unless told otherwise, everyone is). They haven’t had to clash for “permission” to marry the person that they admire , it was freely given to them. They haven’t had to live in fear of what the world would think of them — or, worse, do to them — if their hetero status was revealed. And they don’t at this very moment have what LGBTQ+ people do: more than 550 proposed bills targeting their community in hopes of silencing it, stripping it of its hard-won rights and driving it back into the closet.

So there ya go. That’s why there has to be an LGBTQ+ Pride Month — and in 2025 as much, if not more, than ever.

On this occasion, Soaps wants to celebrate its out and satisfied stars, the actors whose disclosure of their sexual orientation and/or trans or nonbinary status has served to arouse and empower others. It’

Coronation Street star's real-life companion makes 'surreal' debut in soap and fans may have missed it

Rob Mallard's real-life partner has revealed he made his debut in the iconic programme as he thanked the actor for his support

Coronation Street star Rob Mallard's real-life partner has revealed he made his debut in the iconic programme as he thanked the actor for his support.

As fans know, Rob first arrived on-screen in the ITV soap as Daniel Osbourne, the son of street stalwart Ken Barlow and uncle of serial love rat Adam Barlow back in 2016, making him the third star to take on the role.

As for Rob's off-screen love life, he publicly came out as male lover during an interview with Gay Times back in 2017 but he told his family at the age of 17 and "never planned to hold [his sexuality] quiet."

Back in June 2023, the soap star appeared to leave public with his modern partner Matthew Martin as he took to Instagram to share a snap of himself all suited and booted for this year's British Soap Awards.

He looked dapper as he attended the star-studded bash in his three-piece navy attire but added a cool edge with a pair of dark sunglasses as

Living Out Loud: A Salute to Soaps’ LGBTQ+ All-Stars [PHOTOS]

Love Wins

In honor of LGBTQ+ Pride month, Soaps.com is saluting the stars of The Young and the Restless, Days of Our Lives, The Bold and the Beautiful, Beyond the Gates and General Hospital who are living their truth.

Greg Rikaart

In 2013, the Young & Restless and Days of Our Lives leading man (as Kevin Fisher and Leo Stark, respectively) came out following the Supreme Court’s decisions in favor of same-sex marriage and equality. Since 2015, the Emmy winner has been married to writer/producer Robert Sudduth (Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies), with whom he has a son, Montgomery.

Joanna Johnson

Just before Bold & Beautiful revealed that Bill Spencer’s sister Karen is a lesbian, her portrayer toldTV Guide that she is, too. For years, “I was so worried I wouldn’t be employable as an actress if people knew,” she said, “or that I wouldn’t be believable in romance stories. I had to deal with a lot of self-loathing.” Now a TV producer, Johnson has been married since 2008 to club promoter Michelle Agnew, with whom she has two children.

Gay and Lesbian Soap Opera Actors and Actresses. Who Is Still Closeted? What’s The Scoop?

Okay, let's stop fussing about a dumb GIF and communicate about this subject.

There are very few out soap stars. I'm trying to think of one that I know that has been out and been on their show at the same time and Greg Rikaart is the only one who comes to mind. Most of the ones who hold come out have done so after their roles ended (Gregg Marx from DAYS and ATWT, Maureen Garrett from GL, Wesley Eure from DAYS).

Many of the others mentioned hold had gossip about them for years.

Lady Geary is Hiding In Plain Sight, so to speak. An academic book published a decade or so ago disclosed he was homosexual and HIV positive, which was a reason why Genie and La Geary stopped kissing on the show (and may hold led to their fallout).

Dee Dee Halls is another one oft-assumed to be a lesbian. All signs point to this one being true, although Jane Elliot, a good comrade of Dee's, is direct but is hilariously often assumed to be gay.

There's long running rumors about Jacob Young (who supposedly fell in lust with Stephen Martines/Colton Scott, so much so that a serious brother-brother chat on screen led to an inten