That’s now a consideration’…” he says.īut he adds that the flipside of that acceptance is that we now live in a world where traditionally gay spaces are open to everyone. “On the one hand, nowadays, when you go out with someone as a gay man, you’re getting asked, ‘When are you getting married? Are you having kids?’ and that’s something that’s only happened since the laws have changed and suddenly you’re like, ‘I can do this. The star talks everything from the possibility of a gay Doctor Who, to the #MeToo movement in our cover interview with him, while also reflecting on the ever-changing face of the gay scene in London, and dating in general. The British actor covers the September issue of Gay Times to mark the launch of his pair of one-act Harold Pinter plays that will run as part of the Pinter At The Pinter season between 13 September to 20 October. You’re not going to find Russell Tovey on a dating app anytime soon…
