Gary Hailes

@RealMattLucas Morning! So... is that not some bizarre form of cannibalism? Ads were so much more out there and fun back in the day!

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@frankbrunoboxer Frank you are a great example of an Englishman and an inspiration to many.

Morning Happy St Georges Day despite all the negative issues going on in our country I still love this country. I have travelled the World and yes for a quick fix there are some amazing and far better places. But to live, rain snow & sun and more important the people you cannot beat good old England!

@DreyfusJames You ok mate?

Account is restricted yet again. If you could drop a brief comment on my posts below, it apparently helps that algae-rhythm… Thanking you in advance.

I just watched 'Special correspondents' on Netflix. I haven't laughed this much in a long time. When a lie gets so big you can't control it! Genius! @rickygervais @netflix

@RealMattLucas Dear wish...I ordered the Jackson 5! Actually a very bright way to start the day.

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@RealMattLucas Morning all. Language is not always a barrier, it seems Peanuts is good in any language.

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Can you guess, how many birds are there? It's not 9

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If you solve this, you’re different Can you solve ?

@RealMattLucas Mr Roy has traded Basil for a young dancing troupe! Perhaps a different kind of 'Boom boom'!

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People only hear & see what they want to or what is convenient for them. Be proud of what you have done & always be true to youself mate. Times have changed & some do not fully appreciate how things were and as such can't fully appreciate what you and others risked to help things to change.

Mmmm. Very pretty & professional looking, I’ll admit… I’ll also admit I wasn’t instrumental in LGB activism, like Bev Jackson, Kate Harris or Fred Sargeant, but, if I may, I’d like to correct the multitude of errors that litter this statement (again, very pretty, all typed out neatly, by Miffy The Whiffy Gamer… either from some bot or his imagination) But let’s get a few facts straight, shall we? I’ve been a vocally out gay actor since 1990. In those days, if you were gay, & open about it, you were only cast in gay parts. And it was bloody difficult. I worked for The London Gay Theatre Company in 1992 & 1994. I was in many different LGB plays throughout the 90’s, & was interviewed & spoke about being “openly gay” with Gay Times, Attitude, The Pink Paper & many other gay publications. In every interview I gave, it was mentioned (much to my eventual boredom & to the irritation of the gay press, who seemed to be frustrated at me for not believing that being gay was the most interesting thing about me.) In 1993, I was part of the West End cast of “Elegies for Angels, Punks & Raging Queens”, alongside Regina Fong, Simon Fanshawe, Trudie Styler, Kim Cresswell & many others. The show was about those who’d died from AIDS, & every night, we raised a significant amount of money for AIDS charities. We also all performed on the main stage at Pride that year. In 1994, I was in New York during the Gay Games, where I made a film about lesbian ice skating, which we shot on location. I marched with Ian Mckellen (who was also in the film) & Martin Sherman, to celebrate the Games. In 1996, myself & 6 other openly gay actors were part of a successful little indie film called “Boyfriends”. Again, we all vocally supported gay rights in various interviews. In 1997, Stonewall invited me to their Equality Show at the Albert Hall, to high kick with the Tiller Girls, as part of a small group of out performers, including Stephen Fry, Jimmy Somerville, Simon Fanshawe, to encourage others to come out & be proud. Yes, we were actually “celebrated” by Stonewall back then, believe it or not. In 1999, I played a controversial, purposefully vile gay character in Jonathan Harvey’s sitcom ‘Gimme Gimme Gimme’. It was controversial because it was one of the first gay characters that was entirely comfortable with his sexuality, was vulgarly open about it & wasn’t always portrayed in a positive light. The gay press were not happy, initially, but it apparently grew on them. The series continued until 2001. Again, I did interview after interview discussing & championing gay rights. In 2000, I played Bette Midler’s ‘openly gay’ musical accompanist, Oscar, in the short lived sitcom ‘Bette’. Being a series regular, I used my voice in interviews to speak up for gay rights. In 2004, I took part in the first series of Gordon Ramsey’s Hell’s Kitchen, raising £40, 000 for my chosen charity The Terence Higgins Trust, which I publicly supported & endorsed endlessly. Do bear in mind, there was no social media as we know it now. I joined Twitter in 2014. From 2000 to 2014, LGB people had achieved equality & for the first time, it seemed to be ok to be gay. I rejoined the fight online when I saw the damage the TQ+ was now was doing to the rights we’d, as gay people, had already won, at much cost. I was reluctant & angry, as I’d thought we’d been there, done that, bought the t-shirt etc. But no. So if you mean I played no part in the fight for LGB rights, you’d either be wrong or lying. The world didn’t start with the advent of the internet. Perhaps if I stuck on a red beret, a dress, held an Antifa flag & hollered at a crowd through a megaphone to “punch terfs in the f**king face”, I’d already be lauded as a “champion of LGBTQIA+ rights”. Maybe that was my mistake…🤷 Please RETWEET as my reach is yet again severely restricted. Thank you.

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99.9% will fail..!! How many 4's did you see..??

@Mofoman360 @antapaws1 Yes

Do you think Paula Vennells and Ed Davey should go to prison for their part in the post office scandal Yes or No? #PostOfficeScandal

@RealMattLucas Did anyone ever get or maybe still have a crackerjack pencil?

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@RealMattLucas Great ad Tech was relatively one of the few things that were more expensive then.

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@RealMattLucas @amandabell3344 Do we know if he went on to do anything else?

@RealMattLucas @amandabell3344 I actually enjoyed that, times were very different and I bet his live theatre/cabaret performance was a little more risque than his TV appearance, Mary Whitehouse would have seen to that!

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@RealMattLucas Morning all. For those that need to know and didn't, they were brothers. I confess I had to look it up though.

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How things have changed in 40 years! 😀 #eastenders @mcashmanCBE @PodcastHill

@VoWalesWren @RDPHistory What a very moving post.

44 years ago today, during the Falklands War, my husband stood on the front line defending our British flag in the South Atlantic. This is him on the left, captured in this moment after the battle, hands on his head, taken as a prisoner of war. He fought with courage alongside his comrades in the bitter cold and harsh conditions, doing what so many young British servicemen did, answering the call to protect British sovereignty. Until ordered to lay down arms by the Governor Rex Hunt! Today we remember the bravery of all who served in the Falklands. The ones who came home, the ones who didn’t, and the families who waited and worried. 🫡🇬🇧 To my husband - I’m so proud of the man you were then, and the man you are now. Thank you for your service. 🫡❤️🇬🇧 It makes me furious to watch spineless traitors like Keir Starmer eagerly handing over our sovereign lands at every opportunity and betraying everything people like my husband and his comrades fought, bled and suffered for 🤬🇬🇧 #FalklandsWar #NP8901 #LestWeForget ❤️#BritishArmedForces