Overview

• Partridge said bedroom scenes with his on-screen partner Marc Elliott allowed only one actor to be shirtless because they played a gay couple.
• He contrasted the restriction with heterosexual couples on TV, who he said were allowed to show more skin.
• He added that he was typically the one who appeared topless in those scenes.
• Partridge played Christian Clarke from 2008 to 2012 with later brief returns, and his relationship with Elliott’s Syed Masood was a major storyline.
• No response from the BBC or EastEnders was reported, and Partridge reiterated his view that a glass ceiling still exists for gay actors.