Ryan Phillippe has reflected on his groundbreaking portrayal of gay teenager Billy in the soap opera One Life to Live, admitting that he and those close to him initially had reservations about the role.
Phillippe was just 17 when he starred as daytime TV’s first gay teen on the long-running drama, which aired from 1968 to 2013. He featured in 15 episodes, which premiered in 1992 and 1993.
