Sean to marry in Corrie's first gay wedding!

[Scarlett.]

CORONATION Street is to have its first gay wedding when male midwife Marcus Dent returns to tie the knot with former flame Sean Tully.

The pair will go through Weatherfield's first civil partnership ceremony in the spring.

The show's gay producer Phil Collinson sees Sean as one of the ITV1 soap's main characters in 2011. He has already given Sean, played by Antony Cotton, bigger scenes since taking charge of the show earlier this year.

And Collinson sees the return of Sean's ex-lover, played by Charlie Condou, as a major new talking point for fans. Collinson makes no secret of the fact he uses the soap as a platform for gay issues.

He believes the current lesbian storyline involving Sophie Webster (Brooke Vincent) and Sian Powers (Sacha Parkinson) helps create positive role models.

Handsome Marcus was last seen on screen in September 2008 when he broke Sean's heart by walking out after tiring of his jealousy.

Viewers saw him leaving Weatherfield for a life in London. An insider said: "Bringing back Charlie is seen as a big platform for him and in particular Antony who is well liked and admired by the boss. When Marcus turns up in Weatherfield in the spring he is desperate to rekindle his romance.

"But having hurt him once, Sean is apprehensive until Marcus offers him commitment, with the future storyline leading to Corrie's first same sex marriage."

Collinson has said in the past: "Coronation Street is an amazing platform. You can really make a difference to the way people think - and this show has always had a gay sensibility."

Corrie was created by gay writer Tony Warren 50 years ago.

Stars of the show also led the gay Pride parade in Manchester in August.

[Smithy]

I doubt the marriage will last, for him to come back and them to be married in such a short space of time makes it look like it'll be a mistake

[Scarlett.]

I think the wedding will be much later this year, but Marcus seems to be coming back in spring

Me and another fan were telling him he should return to the show when he asked us on Twitter xD

[Kerry]

Roy and Hayley had the first civil partnership

[Scarlett.]

Roy and Hayley had the first civil partnership

True :p that was one of the best episodes ever, Roy's speech was perfect

[Niamh.]

aw good, I love Sean! and he deserves to be happy

[flamingGalah!]

Oh lord help us, please not an episode revolving around Sean... :cloud: :yuk: :sleep:

[Niamh.]

Oh lord help us, please not an episode revolving around Sean... :cloud: :yuk: :sleep:

Don't you like him? I love him!

[Scarlett.]

I've never got the Sean hate, he's a good all round character

[Kerry]

I used to love Sean but he's boring me now :(

[Niamh.]

I used to love Sean but he's boring me now :(

just cos he hasn't gotten any good story lines though

[Scarlett.]

Which he is getting now xD

[Niamh.]

Which he is getting now xD

exactly:hugesmile:

[Scarlett.]

Charlie Condou who plays Marcus is a really nice guy in real life :) I liked his character as he reminds me of a few people I've known

[Kerry]

Hope it does though. The finding Dylan storyline never even gathered steam

[Niamh.]

oh yeah very true Kerry wtf ever happened with that anyway?

[Scarlett.]

Hopefully that will be brought up this year

Imma email David Nugent asking about it actually, should have an awnser by this aft. :D

[Kerry]

oh yeah very true Kerry wtf ever happened with that anyway?

Seemed Violet found out/Shaun told her the truth and she agreed to show him some photos. End of storyline :conf:

[flamingGalah!]

Don't you like him? I love him!

Can. Not. Stand him! :D

[Niamh.]

Can. Not. Stand him! :D

aw, I love him! I wish he was my best friend:joker:

[Scarlett.]

I sent the email about the Dylan storyline :D

[Niamh.]

Seemed Violet found out/Shaun told her the truth and she agreed to show him some photos. End of storyline :conf:

cant be, to be continued, has to be!

[MTVN]

Sean's ok, I liked Marcus as well so I'm glad he's back. Bet this wont go smoothly, it wouldnt be a Corrie wedding if it did

[Kerry]

cant be, to be continued, has to be!

Have to hope so. It was quite a silly, blunt ending to it

[Niamh.]

I sent the email about the Dylan storyline :D

oh, keep us informed then!

[Scarlett.]

oh, keep us informed then!

Will do! I expect it will be, quite a few plots were sidelined for the tram crash build up :]

[Kerry]

Hope he gets to see Dylan. Don't want Violet back though

[Scarlett.]

I liked Violet and Jamie :D

[bbfan1991]

Can. Not. Stand him! :D

:thumbs: To this. I like Marcus though...

[Scarlett.]

I liked that storyline with Sean tracking down who he thought was his dad (the guy was played by Tim Healy, I think)

[bbfan1991]

I want Danny Baldwin to come back:D, I liked him with Leanne, although I think he would take a fancy to Carla if he ever was to return.

[Scarlett.]

Danny has to come back, I heard a rumour he would be appearing in some sort of soap "What the characters did after they left" type of thing for Comic Relief

['Conor]

that should be a good storyline, i think Sean is so funny!

[bbfan1991]

that should be a good storyline, i think Sean is funny as piles!

:joker:

[Niamh.]

Reggie, you're very mischievous tonight!:joker:

['Conor]

:joker:

i didnt right funny as piles? it comes up in your quote like that

[MTVN]

Danny has to come back, I heard a rumour he would be appearing in some sort of soap "What the characters did after they left" type of thing for Comic Relief

I would love for that to happen!

['Conor]

Danny has to come back, I heard a rumour he would be appearing in some sort of soap "What the characters did after they left" type of thing for Comic Relief

thats a deadly idea would be great ! would they just be doing it on Corrie?

[bbfan1991]

i didnt right funny as piles? it comes up in your quote like that

I changed the writing in the quote:D, btw I posted some Hollyoaks spoilers if you want to have a look;).

['Conor]

I changed the writing in the quote:D, btw I posted some Hollyoaks spoilers if you want to have a look;).

oh thank you :) but my god isnt Hollyoaks amazing at the moment.. cough better than corrie cough.

[Scarlett.]

oh thank you :) but my god isnt Hollyoaks amazing at the moment.. cough better than corrie cough.

:nono::nono::nono::nono::nono::nono::nono::nono::n ono::nono::nono::nono::nono::nono::nono::nono::non o::nono::nono::nono::nono:

['Conor]

:nono::nono::nono::nono::nono::nono::nono::nono::n ono::nono::nono::nono::nono::nono::nono::nono::non o::nono::nono::nono::nono:

hehe :) :hugesmile:

[Scarlett.]

hehe :) :hugesmile:

:p

['Conor]

Corrie is fab though like, but i think Hollyoaks is overlooked and underrated.

[Niamh.]

Corrie is easily the best UK soap.

[Niamh.]

Corrie is fab though like, but i think Hollyoaks is overlooked and underrated.

it's a bit sh1te.

['Conor]

it's a bit sh1te.

:nono:

[flemin]

Didn't you know? Tracy's DS' latest hate figure. Sean and Michelle are on a break from their hate.

[Callum]

Didn't you know? Tracy's DS' latest hate figure. Sean and Michelle are on a break from their hate.

Her acting has been really wooden since she's returned, I like the character but it's almost as if Kate Ford has forgotten how to play her.

[flemin]

Her acting has been really wooden since she's returned, I like the character but it's almost as if Kate Ford has forgotten how to play her.

I think she's improved since her first episode. And regardless, it doesn't excuse some of the comments and mob mentality on that site.

[bbfan1991]

Corrie is fab though like, but i think Hollyoaks is overlooked and underrated.

It is I mean look at some of the storylines they've had e.g. Anorexia, the parachute murder, self harm, transgender etc. Some of the storylines HO have done are along the same lines of the other 3 but there are some the other 3 haven't done and HO have done a great job in bringing to attention.

[Marsh.]

This wouldn't be so bad if it was naturally a storyline but the fact it's so rushed just proves they're doing it just for the attention, not for story purposes. Doing it for the sake of doing it.

[Scarlett.]

This wouldn't be so bad if it was naturally a storyline but the fact it's so rushed just proves they're doing it just for the attention, not for story purposes. Doing it for the sake of doing it.

I'd imagine the wedding would be next Christmas

[Marsh.]

It still screams of Doing-it-to-prove-a-point. I find it funny though that Sean hardly ever has a storyline yet when he does every few years it somehow majorly involves his sexuality. Hayley doesn't rely on the fact she's transgender for storylines yet Sean's always scream "Hey, he's gay did you know?" lol