内容摘要：as he hid his sexuality and often felt he was different to his peers.

as he hid his sexuality and often felt he was different to his peers.

"That was important to me and I think that's important to a whole generation of fans."Scott's experience is not unlike that of the Doctor Who boss himself, Russell T Davies, who has

as he hid his sexuality and often felt he was different to his peers."Doctor Who was kind of sexless... he's with a beautiful woman all the time and never looks at her sexually. And that's an interesting little chime with a young, gay boy," he said.Swansea-born comedian Steffan Alun, who coincidentally grew up on the same street as Davies, also found himself represented within the show, despite feeling "stressed" initially .

"When you see someone like you on telly... you're worried that they're going to do something that makes people see you in a different light," he said."As a queer man myself, for me Russell T Davies was Queer As Folk, and it's wild and sexy. And the Doctor isn't really like that, Doctor Who is cosy.

"He did make it wilder, but it was brilliant and I shouldn't have doubted him because he understands television, he's one of our great writers."

The June 2024 kiss in a regency-era episode - between Ncuti Gatwa's Doctor and Rogue, played by Jonathan Groff - saw a stream of complaints received by the BBC, from viewers "unhappy with a storyline featuring a same-sex romance and kiss".In the documentary, Springsteen described how much he enjoys children such as Haydn, coming to his concerts.

"Young audiences bring with them a lot of energy. A lot of energy," he said.For Haydn, that childhood encounter with Springsteen has encouraged him to want to perform, and he is now an actor, appearing in the CBBC football drama Jamie Johnson.

He also sings and plays guitar, inspired by his hero."I don't just I love him because my parents love him," he said.