“Sherlock” star Andrew Scott comes out as gay

Actor Andrew Scott, who stars in the British drama Sherlock, has come out officially as gay.

The BAFTA-award winning actor tells The Independent: ‘Mercifully, these people don’t see being gay as a character flaw.

‘But nor is it a virtue, like kindness. Or a talent, like playing the banjo. It’s just a fact.

‘Of course, it’s part of my make-up, but I don’t want to trade on it. I am a private person; I think that’s important if you’re an actor. But there’s a difference between privacy and secrecy, and I’m not a secretive person.

‘Really I just want to get on with my job, which is to pretend to be lots of different people. Simple as that.’

Scott will soon be starring in a one-off BBC2 drama Legacy, set in the conflict between the UK and USSR.