{"id":45255,"date":"2016-09-28T18:20:54","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T22:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/actor-gethin-anthony-reflects-on-his-gay-role-on-game-of-thrones-video\/"},"modified":"2016-09-28T18:20:54","modified_gmt":"2016-09-28T22:20:54","slug":"actor-gethin-anthony-reflects-on-his-gay-role-on-game-of-thrones-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/actor-gethin-anthony-reflects-on-his-gay-role-on-game-of-thrones-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor Gethin Anthony Reflects on His Gay Role on \u2018Game of Thrones\u2019 \u2013 VIDEO"},"content":{"rendered":"

Actor Gethin Anthony Reflects on His Gay Role on \u2018Game of Thrones\u2019 \u2013 VIDEO<\/b><\/p>\n

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Actor Gethin Anthony (above right) is speaking out about playing one of the only openly gay<\/a> characters on the popular HBO series Game of Thrones<\/em>.<\/p>\n

As Renly Baratheon, Anthony played lover to Loras Tyrell (Finn Jones) and would-be king of Westeros vying for the Iron Throne. While Renly met an untimely end in the second season of Game of Thrones<\/em>, his relationship with Loras was notable because of the way it portrayed a gay<\/a> couple<\/a> in a world that is unfriendly to gay<\/a> people.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Attitude<\/em>,<\/a> Anthony says, “Westeros is a very scary world, with all the politics and violence going on, so it was nice to play an affectionate gay<\/a> couple<\/a> within that world.”<\/p>\n

Anthony adds that he and Finn Jones were very intent on depicting the relationship lovingly. “We were very passionate about it being a positive thing. I still hold on to that and I’m still very proud of it,” he explains.<\/p>\n

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As for the impact the on-screen couple<\/a> had on real life gay<\/a> couples<\/a>, Anthony says,<\/p>\n

“I got some lovely letters. One that sticks out was from a gentleman who was about to propose, or has perhaps just proposed, to his partner.He said some really nice things about seeing a gay<\/a> relationship on television. Whenever people connect to things you’re involved with or a story you’re telling, it’s a lovely thing.”<\/p>\n

Watch a scene featuring Anthony as Renly, below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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