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I think growing up with a movie star father and his father being such a playboy, I think he felt like he had something to live up to. You start to learn more about his history. He comes from this sporting school on the East Coast, and all you know are a couple little things that he’s said. You’re going to see a lot more, and you’re also going to learn a bit more of his past. Do you have much of a sense of his backstory - why he’s so afraid to admit he’s gay? Are we going to see any of that? Teddy is obviously deeply closeted and has a great fear of coming out. Without giving too much away, I want to talk story line a bit. It’s incredible, and it’s that much more reason to really commit to this and do the story line justice and outside of that, with these PSA’s, really be a voice and help young people. I really think this could help me” to “My brother or my friend committed suicide years ago, and I think it’s such a great thing you’re doing.” I’m getting goose bumps right now just talking about it. my God, I’m going through the same thing. I do a lot of Twitter and Facebook, so some of the messages, though short. Have any letters really stuck out for you? I know the story line is fairly new, but I can imagine you’ve already started receiving letters from gay teens and young adults. The fact that my story line is coinciding so accurately, I think it’s just an opportunity to really help these kids and hopefully, potentially, save people’s lives. Partially having to do with Dan Savage launching the “It Gets Better” campaign, it’s bringing more attention to it. For whatever reason, it’s coming to the forefront of the media. Yeah, I mean, I don’t think this is necessarily a new issue. Were you shocked to learn of all the teen suicides happening in schools, or was this an issue you were pretty aware of? and obviously this story is happening at a very timely moment. Everything has gone in the right direction. It’s been so good, and I’m so impressed with the writing staff and production. Not only for me as an actor, but to shed some light on how difficult it can be. Once we talked about how it was going to be written, I was very excited about it. How he deals with it internally and how his peers, his friends, family, how they also respond to it. We really wanted to tell the internal struggle, the coming-out story. Talking to the executive producer, we were on the exact same page. I didn’t want to be a part of something like that. I didn’t want it to be just an in-your-face, gratuitous ratings booster. I definitely had my reservations and my concerns in the beginning. What was your initial reaction? Did you have any sense Teddy might be gay, or was it completely out of left field for you? I was pretty shocked it got out as soon as it did. But, as you know, it leaked out pretty quick.ĭid you think it would leak out as quickly as it did, or did you think you’d have to keep it a secret all summer?
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We really wanted to keep it on the down low. The Advocate: When news first broke that one of the characters on 90210 would be coming out, producers teased that you were one of three guys it could be. The actor talked to The Advocate about why he was hesitant to tell Teddy’s story, why he is looking forward playing the more intimate scenes, and what it’s like to play a high schooler when you’re in your 30s. It’s a plot line Donovan says he’s extremely proud of and, given the headlines in recent weeks about teens killing themselves after being bullied and harassed with antigay comments, a story he thinks is essential to tell.
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In October 4’s episode Teddy’s internalized homophobia came flooding to the surface when, feeling threatened by former one-night stand turned classmate Ian (Kyle Riabko), he calls him a “faggot” and, later, assaults him. But as was first teased by producers this summer and as viewers have learned in recent weeks, Teddy also has a secret. As high school jock Teddy Montgomery, he looks every inch the campus hunk. Rebounding from a shaky first season and a transitional second, the CW’s 90210 is currently riding a creative high, thanks in no small part to Trevor Donovan.