Andrew Scott says we should ‘get rid of the expression openly gay’

"We don’t say ‘you’re openly Irish.’"

Andrew Scott spoke about the term ‘openly gay’ during The Hollywood Reporter’s actors roundtable (Ian West/PA)

Irish actor Andrew Scott has said that we should get “rid of the expression openly gay”.

The 47-year-old film and TV star, who appears in new movie All Of Us Strangers about a budding romance between two men, spoke on the importance of representation in the film industry and why using the term “openly gay” connects sexuality to ideas of shame.