fictional character british soap opera played appeared series august originally introduced participate storyline character meant feature episodes serial producers impressed regular character character required actor adopt accent characterised good charming described having love interests stated slept way village later announced character bisexual starts sexual relationship relationship proved explosive combination wanting remain secret praised storyline spoke hopes remove social stigma attached sexuality accidentally revealed knows paul later subject revenge campaign turns advances paul sister lies having affair relationship paul april announced decision leave serial concentrate projects actor said grown attached enjoyed filmed final scenes june left august character caused controversy viewers complained television watch dog paul intimacy company later cleared wrongdoing said christian groups wrote condemning hell sexuality letters young lesbian gay people claimed gave courage guardian praised storyline involving affair lies sunday mirror opined clearly gay camp row tents casting hired play episode stint introduced storyline character getting old told laws sunday mercury serial producers intend character develop enjoyed work kept later extended contract found taking role gave new respect soap opera actors hard work actor regional accent accent role members public confused heard speak person character development characterisation writer finnish broadcaster described good dark charming revealed bisexual admits attraction told writer gay love interests slept way village actor started role straight married said months started informed character bisexual openly gay said risk playing bisexual character added worried previously married woman enjoys flirting females moment jenna bond liking novels confesses attraction tells brother paul interested kisses cheek told laws known years prior joining serial living said embarrassing romance developed characters friendship actor think great given storyline told reporter people think grandmother storyline said interested receive reaction viewers subject hasn covered actor later said found interesting felt tackled later spoke belief stigma attached bisexual hopes storyline break barriers issue starts pursue paul start sleeping secretive attitude relationship soon paul told writer inside soap character serial lot love opposite cracking girls village paul relate secretive nature issue paul offer paul cent physically emotionally matter like paul attempts come terms situation tries dump time struggle hidden added wants quiet real paul dynamic relationship proves explosive combination later decide ready gay relationship paul weighs risks getting hurt told paul like makes happy paul group men steps rescue told digital spy tells men problem boyfriend time actually shocked considered boyfriend paul invites dinner father ready come actor said needs time feels comfortable situation wife jordan caught man resulted reaction knew said causes reluctance come scared opening new community people worried villagers reaction explained dynamic characters paul finds extremely difficult secretive relationship wants different things relationship paul drag act local pub mentions secret relationship argument toilets paul accidentally left microphone pub said feels upset betrayed deep knows bisexual isn sure relationship going work paul conform paul ideas relationships lies paul relationship tested attempts seduce despite fact relationship brother impressed advances told trying seduce long shot ready huge crush added storyline hilarious madness having sex brother entertaining idea sees wants stop sets seduce argument boyfriend told calls comfort drunk good friends gets shower wearing confronted dressed sexiest underwear tells stop loves paul simon mother walks assumes having affair correct tells believe likes paul learns situation said realises lie tells father slept actress added pleased fact got confronts public asks tell truth turns turn later argues paul tells slept times said thinks going leave lies ruin relationship paul believes lies serial later played chance paul interviewed said paul visits left house realise don left opined paul doomed start needed commit thinks reunite paul sets pair explained got tells pub obvious paul love need reconcile situation embarrassing furious intervention soul searching paul asks paul rejects advances said paul normally likes big love affair time gives marching orders left decides time away village stated character goes terrible silent moment concluded audience clearly paul kicking saying feel departure april revealed quit role film final scenes june told reporter fact originally employed guest role staying year half great added pleased depart series high note enjoyed experience spokesperson added character rivalry employer new business addition planned romantic liaison big shock viewers villagers alike departed series august left work costa_rica alongside fellow character simon later told columnist rule future return room character found leaving way wanted pursue projects storylines arrives village working king sons separated wife starts new job role takes interest liking literature gives copy novel lets buy drink concerned warns away age difference reveals attracted reveals likes paul kissing cheek paul soon start sexual relationship want know relationship paul finds difficult paul grows tired secretive arranges meal attend paul drunk moves simon goes collect things left jordan house paul goes takes van returns finds van graffiti reading paul surrounded men threatens group cricket bat tells paul boyfriend shocked finally admitted insists remain quiet returning village thinks paul seeing attempts find tells laurel likes paul drag queen act makes having secret boyfriend drops hints gets angry pair argue toilets unaware pub hear paul switch microphone accuses paul purpose eventually deals feels simon moving decides seduce advances tells laurel slept tries truth convinces lying paul refuses speak makes father throw home tells laurel lied thing laurel tells inside pub lied refuses accept thinks paul lets pub know annoyed realises right asks paul chance turns leaves village returns simon annoyed leaving pay rent reveals job manager matthew new business job soon ends simon leave new life costa_rica reception scene paul shared kiss sparked controversy viewers people complained media watch dog deeming scenes explicit company later cleared wrongdoing spokesperson said paul behaviour explicit previously exhibited characters soap given portrayal relationship consider scenes acceptable said paul probably pre watershed gay scene shown mainstream told gay reporter storyline huge effect viewers revealed received lot letters christian groups telling hell kissing male pre watershed television received young gay lesbian teenagers thanked making easier come relate added majority positive feedback felt happy know portrayal helped people face sexuality paul intimacy evening standard said watch mocked plan relationship secret village reported viewers impressed bisexual shared kiss paul labelled daily_mirror sunday mercury laws branded relationship paul surprising storyline sunday mirror opined paul reluctant bisexual lover camp row tents added useless realising liked men daily_mirror said paul tried hard closet hanging tightly going splinters writer opined paul confronted dramatic moment gripping start said enjoying serial outing added wanted men paul fucking nightmare wrong guardian said hot bisexual felt storyline paul played cheap laughter evening standard questioned returned village break writer concluded probably bisexual friendly village yorkshire learning leaving series daily_mail said bisexual village staying power
Ivan Jones (Emmerdale)