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Coronation Street's Nathan Graham hopes storyline will help curb homophobia in football

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Coronation Street star Nathan Graham hopes his soap storyline will help start a conversation around homophobia in football. ITV viewers have seen James Bailey, played by Nathan, hiding his sexuality from everyone apart from his family as he fears coming out as a footballer would result in intense press coverage and repercussions from fans.

In upcoming Corrie scenes a series of dramatic events will force him to to decide whether to go public or to continue to live a lie.

While he agonises over his next move, his family are panic-stricken and torn over what is best for James, his career, his safety and his life.

To help with the storyline, Nathan was visited on set by  professional rugby league player Keegan Hirst. The sportsman, who in

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