U.K. Soap Star Attacked for Playing Gay

Danny Miller, a 19-year-old actor who plays a gay teen on the U.K. soap Emmerdale, was physically attacked Friday night for playing the part.

Miller was out Friday night to watch his father, comedian Vince Miller, in Manchester, when, according to the Mirror, “he was attacked by two drunken thugs over his controversial role as a gay teenager.”

Miller, who is straight, tweeted the following to his fans: ‘I was attacked by a couple of lads tonight but escaped unharmed.” After some of his followers asked for more information, he added, “It was Emmerdale-related.”