“I didn’t really know what was going on. I knew I just didn’t fancy the people that everyone else was fancying.” <\/p>
Alan Carr\u2019s comedy series Changing Ends<\/a> is returning for its second season this Saturday (13th July), with the new run continuing to follow a young version of Alan as he grows up in Northampton in the 1980s, as the son of a fourth division football manager.<\/p>\n In the new season, Alan is contending with impending puberty, and speaking exclusively with RadioTimes.com<\/a>, the real-life Carr has explained how his journey to discovering he is gay differs from some other screen depictions of LGBTQIA+ stories told in the modern era.<\/p>\n Carr said: \u201cNow with LGBTQIA+, there\u2019s this thing with labels and everything. And in the \u201980s, you didn\u2019t\u2026 you sort of had to feel your way around. It wasn\u2019t there.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd so, there\u2019s an innocence there, I think, and there\u2019s watching someone trying to find their identity.<\/p>\n \u201cYou know, I didn\u2019t really know what was going on. I knew I just didn\u2019t fancy the people that everyone else was fancying. And I was like, \u2018What?!\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cBut then, it\u2019s a more interesting story than going, \u2018I\u2019m this, I\u2019m that.’\u201d<\/p>\n Carr also explained why he felt it was important for the show to be accessible to younger audiences, saying he hopes it will resonate with kids and teenagers.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n He said: \u201cIf they feel like maybe they\u2019re a little bit different or if they\u2019re getting bullied, you\u2019re not alone. And sometimes the things you get bullied for at school might, in the end, be your trademark, and might actually be why people do come to see you, or watch you on the telly, or at the theatre.\u201d<\/p>\n The official synopsis for Changing Ends says: \u201cThe second season picks up shortly after the first, as young Alan contends with impending puberty and feeling sidelined by his family.<\/p>\n \u201cWith Graham Carr distracted by Northampton Town FC, who are battling for promotion, can he be there for his son when he most needs him?\u201d<\/p>\n Along with Carr, who plays himself, the series also stars Oliver Savell as Young Alan, Shaun Dooley as Graham Carr, Nancy Sullivan as Christine Carr, Taylor Fay as Gary Carr, Gabby Best as Angela Hudson, Harry Peacock as Nigel Hudson and Rourke Mooney as Charlie Hudson.<\/p>\n Changing Ends will air from 9pm on ITV1 on Saturday 13th July. It is also available to stream on ITVX.<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0Comedy<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight. <\/strong>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<\/strong>The Radio Times Podcast<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n “I didn’t really know what was going on. 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