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HOME And Away has cut a controversial lesbian kissing scenes after facing pressure from conservative groups.
The Aussie soap’s producers have been forced to cut intimate images from the scene, in which cop Charlie Buckton (Esther Anderson) and deckhand Joey Collins (Kate Bell) smooch passionately after dancing together on a boat, before it airs Down Under tomorrow.

Since the relationship began to develop between the pair two weeks ago, over 100,000 viewers have tuned out and the network has been inundated with complaints from parents.

They say they don't want their children exposed to same-sex relationships in the show, which has a timeslot of 7pm in Australia and 6pm on Five in the UK.

Speaking earlier this month, Esther said: "You learn pretty much everything at school.

"I don't think it's like I'm lifting the lid on something they don't already know about.

"To me there's no difference - love's love. The fact that your partner's the same sex is no different. You just want to be loved."



- The Sun