Emmerdale’s Adam Thomas is begging bosses to make his character gay and admits he’d like to try ‘kissing a guy’

EMMERDALE hunk Adam Thomas has revealed he wants his character Adam Barton to hook up with a man and try kissing a bloke on the soap.

The actor, 28, recently returned to filming the soap after taking a break to compete in I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here, where he came third.

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He is expected to return to screens in February this year.

Adam revealed: “Whoever’s gay seems to get a good storyline so I’m hoping Adam turns gay. I'm putting it out there. I'm not bothered about snogging another guy - I love guys.

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“I've not kissed a guy, yet but there’s a first time for everything. If you’re gonna go there, go there. Life is a celebration. Make each day count as they said in Titanic.”

On Emmerdale he is married to Victoria Barton, played by Isabel Hodgins.

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Adam was greeted by co-star Danny Miller when he returned to the soap last month after his stint in Australia.

In a video clip, Danny waits for Adam to arrive and tells the camera that he's "really looking forward" to seeing his mate and can't wait to give him a "cuddle".

The duo greet each other with a massive bear hug and Adam says: "I miss you!"

As they walk around the set of the ITV soap, the cast and crew can be heard cheering for Adam as he returns to work in the Dales.

"I'm so popular at work," he laughed.

Away from the soap, Adam is engaged to actress Caroline Daley and the pair have a child together Teddy James Thomas, two.

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He is expected to marry fiancée Caroline this year.

His older brother Ryan Thomas stars as Jason Grimshaw in Coronation Street while Adam’s twin brother Scott appeared in Love Island in 2016.

In 2010 Adam hit the headlines when video footage emerged of him hurling homophobic insults at student Ricky Platts.

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Ricky went up to speak to Adam when he recognised him in McDonald's.

He then claimed the soap actor then started "hopping up and down like a madman" and calling him and a pal who was in drag "queers".

Adam later said in a statement: "I deeply apologise for my actions and I am horrified to realise that I have caused offence."