Any Dream Will Do--Except Perhaps for Gay Ones?

If you live in the UK and you love musicals, you may very well have spent the past few Saturday nights hooked on the BBC reality TV talent contest Any Dream Will Do. Following on from the summer 2006 show How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?, which aimed to find a female lead for a new stage production of The Sound of Music, Any Dream is a search for a star to play Joseph in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Despite the seemingly high odds that there would be a gay boy amongst the contestants, none have made that clear thus far. That wouldn't be an issue but for the fact that the show has "outed" the heterosexual contestants by showing their girlfriends on camera and once even featuring a video tribute about one contestant's girlfriend. Thus far gay viewers have had to tune in strictly for the music and for out host Graham Norton and out judge John Barrowman, both being pretty good reasons to watch!

But Saturday's episode did provide one "gay" moment when when the elimination came down to the 17-year-old Lewis Bradley (pictured above) and the 28-year-old Daniel Boys, neither of whom has discussed their sexuality on television. The two contestants sang ‘Bring Him Home’ from Les Misérables - and then went to stand hand-in-hand in front of Andrew Lloyd Webber, who eventually decided to eliminate Daniel. Irrespective of whether the contestants are gay or straight, it’s great to see two men feel so comfortable about being affectionate on national TV. You can view the clip after the jump.