CBBC's first ever same sex kiss was actually on Byker Grove in 1994. Complaints flooded the broadcaster after CBBC Canadian TV show The Next Step aired a same sex teenage kiss in July.
But the first ever kiss shared between two men was in fact aired 26 years ago at 5 o'clock on Byker Grove on BBC1. Brett Adams' character Noddy planted an innocent yet romantic kiss on his male companion's cheek.
The moment went down in history as one of the first time coming out as gay was explored in storylines on television. Previously, Brett championed his gay storyline as a "monumental success" because it helped one person.
The actor insisted it didn't matter if the controversial kiss upset 10,000 people if it helped just one person deal with their
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