Personal life
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== Personal life == | == Personal life == |
Daniels was in a relationship with actor [[Ian Gelder]] from 1993 until the latter's death in May 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0199842/bio|title=Ben Daniels|work=imdb.com|access-date=22 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="ES"/> They met during the production of [[Joe Orton]]'s ''[[Entertaining Mr Sloane]]''. The couple resided in [[South London]].<ref name=Shenton/> Daniels was already sure of his orientation in his teens (he once remarked: "Out? I've never been in")<ref name="ES"/> although he did not discuss the matter with his parents because they did not have a very close emotional relationship. He was "cautious about mentioning it when I left drama school, because [[AIDS]] was terrifying everyone and there was a huge [[Homophobia|homophobic]] backlash". He decided to reveal his [[homosexuality]] at the age of 24, while appearing in an all-star benefit performance of [[Martin Sherman]]'s ''[[Bent (play)|Bent]]''. | Daniels was in a relationship with actor [[Ian Gelder]] from 1993 until the latter's death in May 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0199842/bio|title=Ben Daniels|work=imdb.com|access-date=22 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="ES"/><ref name="BBC 8 May 24">{{cite news |last1=Preskey |first1=Natasha |title=Ian Gelder: Game of Thrones actor who played Kevan Lannister dies aged 74 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68974040 |access-date=8 May 2024 |work=BBC News |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=8 May 2024 |language=en}}</ref> They met during the production of [[Joe Orton]]'s ''[[Entertaining Mr Sloane]]''. The couple resided in [[South London]].<ref name=Shenton/> Daniels was already sure of his orientation in his teens (he once remarked: "Out? I've never been in")<ref name="ES"/> although he did not discuss the matter with his parents because they did not have a very close emotional relationship. He was "cautious about mentioning it when I left drama school, because [[AIDS]] was terrifying everyone and there was a huge [[Homophobia|homophobic]] backlash". He decided to reveal his [[homosexuality]] at the age of 24, while appearing in an all-star benefit performance of [[Martin Sherman]]'s ''[[Bent (play)|Bent]]''. |
Daniels said in an interview in 2001: "Homophobia is still shockingly prevalent in film and TV. I know I've lost work because of being gay, and it is always an issue. Even on a serious [[BBC Two]] drama, there will be some suit in some office going, "Hmmm, isn't he a poof?" I don't consider myself politically gay, but whenever I catch a whiff of that now, I'm on it like a ton of bricks."<ref name="ES"/> In 2007, Daniels was ranked number 79 in the annual Pink List of 100 influential gay and lesbian people in Britain published by ''[[The Independent|The Independent on Sunday]]'',<ref>{{citation|title=The Pink List 2007: The ''IoS'' annual celebration of the great and the gay |url=http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2516664.ece |newspaper=[[The Independent|The Independent on Sunday]] |date=6 May 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2008070...dent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2516664.ece |archive-date= 4 July 2008 }}</ref> down from number 47 in 2006.<ref>{{citation|author=Marc Shoffman|title=Ian McKellen ranked most influential gay man|url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-1863.html|newspaper=[[Pink News]]|date=3 July 2006|access-date=28 December 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2011062.../news/articles/2005-1863.html|archive-date=22 June 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> | Daniels said in an interview in 2001: "Homophobia is still shockingly prevalent in film and TV. I know I've lost work because of being gay, and it is always an issue. Even on a serious [[BBC Two]] drama, there will be some suit in some office going, "Hmmm, isn't he a poof?" I don't consider myself politically gay, but whenever I catch a whiff of that now, I'm on it like a ton of bricks."<ref name="ES"/> In 2007, Daniels was ranked number 79 in the annual Pink List of 100 influential gay and lesbian people in Britain published by ''[[The Independent|The Independent on Sunday]]'',<ref>{{citation|title=The Pink List 2007: The ''IoS'' annual celebration of the great and the gay |url=http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2516664.ece |newspaper=[[The Independent|The Independent on Sunday]] |date=6 May 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2008070...dent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2516664.ece |archive-date= 4 July 2008 }}</ref> down from number 47 in 2006.<ref>{{citation|author=Marc Shoffman|title=Ian McKellen ranked most influential gay man|url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-1863.html|newspaper=[[Pink News]]|date=3 July 2006|access-date=28 December 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2011062.../news/articles/2005-1863.html|archive-date=22 June 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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