CHARLIE CONDOU - No.1009

OFCOM HAS REJECTED TODD AND MARCUS COMPLAINTS

Soaps News

Coronation Street: Ofcom rejects Marcus, Todd kiss complaints

By 

Jack Klompus 

Feb 28 2014

Coronation Street will not be investigated by Ofcom over a half-naked gay embrace it showed last week. The ITV soap aired the kiss - between Todd Grimshaw (Bruno Langley) and Marcus Dent (Charlie Condou) - before the 9pm watershed. Broadcasting regulator Ofcom received over 100 complaints about the scene. An Ofcom spokesperson said: "Ofcom can confirm that it is not investigating the scene in Coronation Street as it was not in breach of generally accepted standards. "Our rules do not discriminate between scenes involving opposite sex and same sex couples." The episode saw Todd finally seduce Marcus after pursuing him for weeks. The pair were seen heading into the bedroom after kissing on the sofa.

Meanwhile, Condou is to leave Coronation Street and will finish filming in early summer.

IT'S FRIDAY

Charliecondou: Morning 

Charliecondou: RT @Philippa_Perry: Written by a 14 year old. 2 ways to see the same words. via @DerekNichols0 (poet's bro) it's deservedly gone viral.

rebeccacallard: My best mate is 40 today. I might have to drop her.

Charliecondou: @CHIMPSINSOCKS @rebeccacallard forty??? How the fuck did that happen? (NB I'm forty one. And a bit)

laurenlaverne: Here at beautiful BBC media city, about to talk #6MusicFestival things on bbcbreakfast @ MediaCityUK http://instagram.com/p/k89DknuD2a/ 

Charliecondou: @laurenlaverne I'm right by there!

laurenlaverne: @Charliecondou I just saw your building!

Charliecondou: @laurenlaverne come and have tea and a nosey round The Street later if you get time xxx

laurenSmorgan: @Charliecondou did I spot you in Kentish Town yesterday? If not you have a North London twin...x

Charliecondou: @laurenSmorgan you did indeed x

laurenSmorgan: @Charliecondou next time pop into the @assemblyNW5 pub. There's a free pint with your name on it! X

Charliecondou: @laurenSmorgan @assemblyNW5 excellent! X

TODD AND MARCUS

ChristyG_Journo: For those who missed Todd and Marcus's Corrie tryst - saucetastic! Why've no celeb weeklies jumped on it like TOWIE?

Charliecondou: @ChristyG_Journo thank god for dim lighting x

joelycett: Ofcom rejected my complaint re the half-naked gay kiss in Coronation St saying, 'demanding people be more naked is not part of our remit.'

Charliecondou: RT @joelycett: Ofcom rejected my complaint re the half-naked gay kiss in Coronation St saying, 'demanding people be more naked is not part of our remit'

CoroStreetBlog: @charliecondou - Comment left by a fan on our website "My only complaint is that Charlie Condou wasn't naked enough"

Charliecondou: @CoroStreetBlog haha

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

ConnerHabib: I openly promote cutie/actor @Charliecondou's piece in @AttitudeMag about the problem w "openly gay" http://attitude.co.uk/charlie-condou-open/ … Quick fun read

Charliecondou: @ConnerHabib @AttitudeMag thanks lover x

stephenfry: Good old @Charliecondou - http://attitude.co.uk/charlie-condou-open/ …

Charliecondou: @stephenfry bless you xxx

SirThomasWynne: @Charliecondou ANOTHER ARTICLE YOU MIGHT LIKE http://www.theguardian.com/media/mind-your-language/2011/nov/18/mind-your-language-word-homosexual

Charliecondou: @stellduffy you'll like this “@SirThomasWynne: @Charliecondou ANOTHER ARTICLE YOU MIGHT LIKE http://www.theguardian.com/media/mind-your-language/2011/nov/18/mind-your-language-word-homosexual”

stellduffy: @Charliecondou @SirThomasWynne yes ! Exactly that.

INSIDE NO.9

ReeceShearsmith: Lovely review of "No 9".Since it is an anthology, the review waited to pass judgement after watching three episodes: http://www.newstatesman.com/2014/02/television-review-inside-no-9

JNRaeside: @ReeceShearsmith I just watched next week’s and LOVED it so much. (Have loved them all though so no surprise.)

Charliecondou: @JNRaeside @ReeceShearsmith when's the one with @PoppyRush1 ??

ReeceShearsmith: @Charliecondou Episode 6 - the last one. She's brilliant.

Charliecondou: @ReeceShearsmith she's ace

THE MISSING LINK

Charliecondou: @Palomafaith who has been your favourite co-star so far? #ASKPaloma

EthanCoogan: @Charliecondou @Palomafaith you have to out this link with your question for her to answer http://smarturl.it/CROYiT 

MISSED THE MARK ENTIRELY

whitenosugartv: @Charliecondou might want to take some notes http://callamrodya.com/2014/02/23/how-to-survive-a-day-on-set-without-looking-like-an-asshole/ …

Charliecondou: @whitenosugartv oh I can't be arsed reading that. Is it something to do with what the crew do? #notinterested

DEAR GOD

hughlaurie: If God has an available slot in his visitation/apparition schedule, perhaps he could drop into Uganda and tell them to just fucking stop it.

Charliecondou: RT @hughlaurie: If God has an available slot in his visitation/apparition schedule, perhaps he could drop into Uganda and tell them to just fucking stop it.

RAISING MONEY

PixelDandy: New #Kirigami #SohoUncut! Created to raise money for @THTorguk. Made from 1 sheet of paper: https://www.facebook.com/paperdandyart/posts/210978952433927:0 … pic.twitter.com/NwflNKxNpl

Charliecondou: RT @PixelDandy: New #Kirigami #SohoUncut! Created to raise money for @THTorguk. Made from 1 sheet of paper: https://www.facebook.com/paperdandyart/posts/210978952433927:0 … pic.twitter.com/NwflNKxNpl

Literary Festival 2014: 

It's OK to be Gay

Recorded on 26 February 2014 in Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building.

Speaker(s): Alice Arnold, Charlie Condou, Evan Davis, Stella Duffy, Claire Harvey, QBoy 

Chair: Shelley Silas

Download mp3: CLICK AUDIO LINK HERE

VivHarris: @Charliecondou the recording of It's OK To Be Gay was a great second best for those of us who couldn't be there.

Charliecondou: @VivHarris great! X

Coronation Street (U.K.)

So Marcus and Todd finally slept together last week. But as I've said before, the buildup has been terrible. While Marcus did make the first move and he did suggest he and Todd go upstairs to have sex, how was he feeling? Why did he show up at Todd’s to begin with? Was he jealous about Todd’s supposed new man? Was he glad to realize that Todd wanted him? I’m not sure. I just don’t think the show is doing a good job of showing how anyone is feeling. The scenes are just being played out without little emotion or motivation.

We should have seen more of what brought Marcus to that moment, his struggle with his attraction to Todd versus his love for Maria. It just wasn’t there on screen or at least the show didn’t do a good enough job depicting it. And I still don’t think they have much chemistry, including the intimate moments. I just think this could be a much better story if the show had of bothered to spend more time on the setup and if the actors, who are both talented and playing interesting characters, clicked on screen.

I did like the final scene between and Marcus and Todd though where Marcus threatened Todd to keep quiet about their tryst. It might be the only time I saw some real emotion and some real passion between the two characters.