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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lydia Spencer-Elliott

Russell Tovey reveals he ‘envies’ younger queer people who don’t associate sex with death

Russell Tovey has said he is envious of young queer people because they do not associate sex with death as previous generations had done.

The actor, 43, found fame in Alan Bennett’s 2004 hit play The History Boys, reprising his role in the film adaptation two years later. He came out as gay in the Nineties as the AIDS pandemic drew to a close.

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