EastEnders Controversy

You'd have thought nowadays with almost every soap churning out one gay relationship or another, controversies like the one that took place last week regarding BBC's EastEnders would have been a thing of the past. Apparently not so according to 145 really irate viewers. Actors John Partridge (playing Christian) and Aaron Sidwell (Steven) stirred things up a bit with a rare kiss onscreen for an episode that aired last Tuesday. Here's a clip in question...

Crazy stuff, no? I mean two guys kissing, doesn't that automatically slide East Enders into the decadent valley of gay porn? If a kiss like that doesn't do it then what will ?.... sarcasm aside though, you'd have to read through some of the angry responses to get an idea of how people can sometimes blow things totally out of proportion. Hilarious, yet somewhat sad ...