Coronation Street’s Daniel Brocklebank reveals he was banned from a dating site after being accused of impersonating HIMSELF
Coronation Street star Daniel Brocklebank has revealed he was banned from a dating site after operators thought he was an impersonation of himself.
The soap star, 40, took to Twitter to reveal the hilarious mix-up on Thursday, after being convinced by his mum to try and find love through a dating site.
Daniel – who plays vicar Billy Mayhew on Corrie – also took to social media on Saturday to celebrate Global Pride by reflecting on the moment he came out to his family.
What? Coronation Street star Daniel Brocklebank, 40, has revealed he was banned from a dating site after operators thought he was an impersonation of himself
Taking to Twitter Daniel hilariously revealed: ‘My mum suggested I join a dating site… I did & they banned my profile because they thought I was impersonating myself.’
An amused fan then asked him whether he’d been allowed to rejoin the dating site, with Daniel responding that he was still barred.
He penned: ‘Nope. I figured it was the universe suggesting it was the wrong move.’
What went wrong? The soap star took to Twitter to reveal the hilarious mix-up on Thursday, after being convinced by his mum to try and find love through a dating site
Not yet! When asked by a fan if he had been able to rejoin the dating site, Daniel revealed that he is still barred
Daniel also took to social media on Saturday as the nation celebrated Global Pride from their homes, with most public events cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Reflecting on the moment he came out aged 15, the soap favourite told fans he would still openly embrace his sexuality.
He tweeted: ‘I came out to my family in 1995 at the age of 15. I have been out & proud ever since. I will continue to be proud & hold my head high & you should too because you’re awesome! Happy Pride beautiful people.
Beloved: Daniel is best known for playing vicar Billy Mayhew on Coronation Street, and joined the soap in 2014
Love is Love! On Saturday Daniel also reflected on the moment he came out to his family as he celebrated Global Pride
Despite being loved by fans for his role as Billy on Corrie, Daniel revealed last year he still suffers vile homophobic abuse.
Speaking on Good Morning Britain last year, Daniel said he sometimes responds to the vile abuse to remind people that it still exists.
He said: ‘I choose to highlight it actually. I think it’s important to highlight in 2019 that it still exists.
‘People do it less now because I call them out on Twitter, so I think they’ve stopped because they know I’ll highlight it.’
Coronation Street recently resumed filming after almost three months off when production was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Horrible: Despite being loved by fans for his role as Billy on Corrie, Daniel revealed last year he still suffers vile homophobic abuse