EastEnders stars Danny Dyer and Same Strike have won the Media Recognition prize at this year's Attitude Awards, for their portrayal of Johnny Carter's 'coming out' storyline.
This January, we saw Sam's character Johnny reveal to his dad, Mick, played by Danny Dyer, that he is gay - and Mick was instantly supportive of Johnny
Danny has, in he past, spoken of his pride in the scenes:
"That coming out scene was beautifully written and I've had many, many letters from young gay men who came out because of it. I love what I do as an actor because it's a great job, but things like that make you realise how much of an impact your work can have on people's lives when you're in a soap. I hadn't quite realised that and it's quite a life-changing thing."
The Carter family are currently going through a turbulent time, with Linda trying to come to terms with being raped by family member Dean Wicks, and Shirley going on the run for shooting Phil Mitchell.
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