Gogglebox stars Stephen Webb and Daniel Lustig have revealed they were victims of a vile homophobic attack in their hometown of Brighton.
Stephen, 52, first joined Gogglebox in 2013, originally appearing alongside Chris Ashby-Steed. Stephen now makes regular appearances on the Channel 4 show with his husband Daniel. But, this week, he shared that he and Daniel were subjected to a vile homophobic attack while out together.
Gogglebox stars Stephen and Daniel suffer homophobic attack
On Stephen’s Instagram account, he shared an image of the Pride flag and described the incident in the caption. He wrote: “Last night Daniel and I were called ‘[bleep]ing [bleep]s’. This was on Hove seafront! The fight continues! Be aware and be safe!” Stephen also included the hashtag “#homophobiastillexists”.
Thank God you’re who you are and not trapped in the mind and body of the poor soul who thought it appropriate to spew such abhorrent hate on you and your lovely husband.
Stephen and Daniel were flooded with support from concerned fans after bravely sharing details of the attack. One person wrote: “Why can’t people just mind their own and let people be them? Sending all the love to you guys. It’s easy to say sticks and stones and all that jazz but some things, I know, stay with you. Big love.”
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