Gay characters top 'Skins' popularity poll

[MarkWaldorf]

Three gay Skins characters have been voted among the most popular from the show.

In a poll by LastBroadcast to find fans' favourites, three out of the top five were gay.

Lesbian twin Emily, portrayed by Kathryn Prescott, topped the poll, with the in-denial Naomi (Lily Loveless) close behind in third place.

The final gay character to make the top five was Mitch Hewer's Maxxie, who left the show in 2008 when the cast was axed to make way for the newcomers.

Completing the most popular characters were Chris (Joe Dempsie) at number two, and Hannah Murray's Cassie, who took fifth place.

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[Chantel]

Yay for Chris

[Firewire]

Love Emily! and Naomi!

[Marc]

Well done gays.

[MarkWaldorf]

tbh mine would be

1. Naomi
2. Emily
3. Cassie
4. Jal
5. Effy

[Stu]

People just fancy the arse off Maxxie. As a character he was nothing special. There is plenty of deeper characters on the show.

[Chantel]

People just fancy the arse off Maxxie. As a character he was nothing special. There is plenty of deeper characters on the show.

He was gorgeous but i thought his acting was pretty **** :joker:

[MarkWaldorf]

People just fancy the arse off Maxxie. As a character he was nothing special. There is plenty of deeper characters on the show.

Yeah, I agree. He was never really that prominant anyway, but maybe that's what some people liked about him. They should have explored his sexuality more like they have with Emily/Naomi rather than him just being there, gay....

[Arneldo]

1. Maxxie
2. Tony
3. Chris
4. Cassie
5. Jal

[MarkWaldorf]

The top ten, for anyone interested:

1. Emily
2. Chris
3. Naomi
4. Maxxie
5. Cassie
6. Effy
7. Sid
8. Cook
9. Tony
10. JJ

Do not agree with the last half at all.

[Arneldo]

Yeah, I agree. He was never really that prominant anyway, but maybe that's what some people liked about him. They should have explored his sexuality more like they have with Emily/Naomi rather than him just being there, gay....


The idea that they never explored his sexuality is what I loved. Being gay isn't a problem that needs to be dealt with or looked into everytime it appears in a programme like 'Skins'. He was gay, and that was that.

I do think the storyline works well for Naomi/Emily though, because they are younger and because of Emily and Katie's relationship.

[Marc]

Series 1/2 > Series 3

[Arneldo]

The top ten, for anyone interested:

1. Emily
2. Chris
3. Naomi
4. Maxxie
5. Cassie
6. Effy
7. Sid
8. Cook
9. Tony
10. JJ

Do not agree with the last half at all.


tbh JJ, Cook and Freddie are 3 of the worst characters ever. JJ is pointless, Cook is annoying and Freddie is boring. G1 > G2 everytime.

[Beastie]

Pandora <3

[Chantel]

tbh JJ, Cook and Freddie are 3 of the worst characters ever. JJ is pointless, Cook is annoying and Freddie is boring. G1 > G2 everytime.

The guys in series 3 are ****

[Beastie]

The guys in series 3 are ****

Is it because they are **** ugly?

[Arneldo]

The guys in series 3 are ****


...and Thomas. Everyone forgets him. Why? 'Cause he's shite.

[Chantel]

Is it because they are **** ugly?

LOL nah i just prefered the other series :p

[Stu]

New generation> Old generation.

JJ is like a less superficial Sid, Cook is a trainwreck who will eventually break down and do a Cassie, and Freddie ... okay, I'll give you Freddie. But Tony was a po faced, two dimensional git too.

And the twins. The twins :lovedup:.

[Chantel]

New generation> Old generation.

JJ is like a less superficial Sid, Cook is a trainwreck who will eventually break down and do a Cassie, and Freddie ... okay, I'll give you Freddie. But Tony was a po faced, two dimensional git too.

And the twins. The twins :lovedup:.

Jal & Michelle were nicer looking than those twinnies

[Beastie]

I am liking all the series of skins.

[Stu]

Jal & Michelle were nicer looking than those twinnies
Jal was a dog. I'll give you Michelle, but she had that stuck up bitch vibe about her.

I'd take Effy & Cook over the lot of them.

[Chantel]

Jal was a dog. I'll give you Michelle, but she had that stuck up bitch vibe about her.

I'd take Effy & Cook over the lot of them.

I forgot about Effy :p She is nice looking though
I cant warm to Cook. Chris was my favourite

[Simone.]

1. Chris
2. Emily
3. Cook
4. Naomi
5. Sid

[Jack_]

I'm glad. I believe that shows like Skins will help to portray diverse cultures, especially sexuality, and with any luck may make 'homophobic' people think differently.

Although I agree with you, Arneldo, as far as most teenage straight males are concerned, the whole lesbian relationship is just great for them as they can be sexually aroused by it, whereas if they had gone deeper into Maxxie's sexuality, some positive views may have come from it.

[Callum]

The old cast were better but I do like some of the new ones.

[Tom4784]

Mine would be:

1. JJ
2. Cassie
3. Emily
4. Chris
5. Effy

[Billy]

01. Cassie
02. Emily
03. Naomi
04. Sid
05. Michelle

Cassie is my favourite character in any show ever! She was so complex, disturbed and amazingly acted.

[Braden]

I am suprised at Pandora not being in the top ten.

[King Gizzard]

Thomas!

[MrGaryy]

wow great list they would be my top 5 as well.

[Stu]

Pandora is really just incredibly irritating. To the point where her being annoying within the story actually translates to real life. I really don't want her anywhere near my TV.

How could Cook have tapped that? She's horrible looking.

[30stone]

Wow..

Me thinks the men dont really care that the women are gay when voting lol.

[LemonJam]

People just fancy the arse off Maxxie. As a character he was nothing special. There is plenty of deeper characters on the show.

This.

[MrGaryy]

Pandora is really just incredibly irritating. To the point where her being annoying within the story actually translates to real life. I really don't want her anywhere near my TV.

How could Cook have tapped that? She's horrible looking.

Pandora has moments of greatness though. Her episode last series was one of my favourites, when she confronted Effy at the end showed there's more to her than meets the eye.

[King Gizzard]

Well I just don't like effy as some of you probably gathered by now

terrible actor and is ovverated in the looks/''fit'' department..imo shes awful

[ss00]

Mine would be:

1. Chris
2. Emily
3. Cassie
4. Naomi
5. Maxxie (yes! coz he's gorgeous as fook!)

pretty much the same.. just different order.

[Shaun]

1) Jal
2) Sketch
3) Chris
4) Cassie
5) Sid

don't like the new lot at all.

[King Gizzard]

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Kenneth


THE BEST

[MarkWaldorf]

i prefer the second generation

[Vicky.]

1 Cassie
2 Sid
3 Tony
4 Maxxie/Chris
5 Emily


Liked 1/2 better...

[Jords]

Emily & Naomi are my favourites!!

[Ramsay]

1. Sid
2. Posh Kenneth (LEGEND)
3. Chris
4. JJ
5. Cook