EastEnders Star Shares Bizarre Filming Rule For Bedroom Scenes - OK! Magazine

It's been over 10 years since the duo appeared in EastEnders , but soap fans will always remember Christian Clarke and Syed Masood's relationship, with it having been a major storyline for the BBC soap. Actor John, who made his debut as Christian back in 2007, opened up about his time on the BBC One soap during a recent appearance on Good Morning Britain . He revealed there was one strict rule both he and co-star Marc had to follow while filming scenes together as Christian and Syed, which was only applied to them.

⁘Funny thing is, when I was in EastEnders, when Marc Elliot and I would do any scenes in the bedroom, only one of us was allowed to have our shirt off because we were a gay couple,⁘ he said on the ITV daytime show. ⁘Any other scenes, in any other soaps or any other TV dramas, heterosexual couples were allowed to show as much skin as they liked.

But we were not allowed to do that, and that was recently.⁘ Elsewhere during the interview, John said he couldn't think of a gay leading man in Hollywood, who is openly gay, branding it ⁘homophobia⁘. You can find out even more here: Visit website