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Nick Jonas’ character on “Kingdom” is gay
I’m so glad I have Direct TV because I’ve been able to watch several episodes of the boxing drama Kingdom on which Nick Jonas plays a young boxer named Nate Kulina.
We found out in last night’s season one finale (show has been renewed) that Nate is gay.
Viewers find out about his sexuality after Nate is rejected from a gay bar and ends up hooking up with a guy who performs oral sex on him.
Jonas tells BuzzFeed that he was made aware of Nate’s sexuality from the very beginning.
‘Everyone at Kingdom was really transparent about the character and some of the things the character would go through,’ Jonas says. ‘And in my prep work, I wanted to be aware so I could properly tell this story.
‘For me, it was important to maintain the stakes for Nate. He lives in a world of fear — fear of disappointing his father, both in the cage and outside of the cage — and he carries that pressure with him in so many ways. I think it’s something a lot of people can relate to.’
According to series creator Byron Balasco, Nate will not be coming out of the closet anytime soon.
‘The bigger issue for Nate is not what everybody else will think but his perception of what everybody else is going to think,’ Balasco tells BuzzFeed.
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Jim says:
I love the fact that he has spent so much time in the gay community making appearances and speaking out for the LGBT community BEFORE his character was revealed to be a gay man. Now, about those love scenes in the new season: make them hot and sloppy!