{"id":456083,"date":"2022-06-01T15:59:27","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T12:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/i-almost-didnt-get-teen-wolf-over-gay-mag\/"},"modified":"2022-06-01T15:59:27","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T12:59:27","slug":"i-almost-didnt-get-teen-wolf-over-gay-mag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/i-almost-didnt-get-teen-wolf-over-gay-mag\/","title":{"rendered":"#I almost didn&#8217;t get &#8216;Teen Wolf&#8217; over gay mag"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40b456dc359\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40b456dc359\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/i-almost-didnt-get-teen-wolf-over-gay-mag\/#%E2%80%9CI_almost_didnt_get_%E2%80%98Teen_Wolf_over_gay_mag%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;I almost didn&#8217;t get &#8216;Teen Wolf&#8217; over gay mag&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CI_almost_didnt_get_%E2%80%98Teen_Wolf_over_gay_mag%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;I almost didn&#8217;t get &#8216;Teen Wolf&#8217; over gay mag&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Colton Haynes almost lost out on his \u201cTeen Wolf\u201d role.<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old revealed that he almost was not cast in the MTV adaptation because a network executive did not like that he had <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQPHK6bnogJ\/\">participated in a photoshoot<\/a> for gay magazine, XY.<\/p>\n<p>Haynes \u2014 who is openly gay \u2014 wrote in his newly released memoir, \u201cMiss Memory Lane,\u201d that he was told to conceal his sexuality as it would hinder his ability to get acting jobs.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt didn\u2019t matter who was on my team, the message I got was always the same:\u00a0\u2018You will not work if you are yourself,&#8217;\u201d wrote Haynes. <\/p>\n<p>Haynes recalled one instance after auditioning for the show \u2014 which ran from 2011 to 2017 \u2014 of his manager telling him that showrunner Jeff Davis had to fight for him to be on the show. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe head of MTV almost didn\u2019t hire you because of that XY photo shoot we\u2019ve been working our asses off to extinguish. Thank God Jeff fought for you to get that role,\u201d Haynes said his manager told him.<\/p>\n<p>MTV did not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely respond to The Post\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>According to the actor, he had done the photoshoot with his then-boyfriend Jay and spent \u201cyears sending cease-and-desist letters to everyone who posted my XY shoot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJeff was the creator of \u2018Teen Wolf,\u2019 and he had indeed fought for me; I was grateful to him, and eager not to f\u2013k up the opportunity,\u201d Haynes wrote in his memoir, which was released Tuesday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Colton-Haynes-22.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"According to Haynes, he and his team spent years sending out cease-and-desist letters to everyone who posted his XY shoot.\" class=\"wp-image-22485320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Colton-Haynes-22.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Colton-Haynes-22.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Colton-Haynes-22.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>According to Haynes, he and his team spent years sending out cease-and-desist letters to everyone who posted his XY shoot.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Tommaso Boddi\/Getty Images for IMDb<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last year, Haynes posted the XY with a heartfelt message about staying true to oneself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never posted this picture before,\u201d he wrote. \u201cIn fact, I spent a big part of my career trying to erase it from the internet while I was still in the closet. Partly because so many ppl in Hollywood told me I would never work as an openly gay actor, but part of it was because I was incredibly ashamed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cIt made me sad to see these pictures I had taken as a teenage model\u2026before I was placed with voice &amp; movement coaches to straighten me up for the cameras\u2026before I learned to see my queerness as a liability. I was jealous of him. The boy in these pictures was so open, so free. He had to be taught that it wasn\u2019t ok to be who he was.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p>He also included a message to fans in honor of Pride month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing gay is worth celebrating. I wish I\u2019d figured that out sooner, but I\u2019m so glad I know it now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>However, Haynes revealed that he attempted to hide his sexuality by wearing varsity-style clothing \u201cto help butch myself up a bit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, Haynes fully embraced his sexuality <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/article\/2016\/05\/05\/colton-haynes-interview\/\">during an interview<\/a> with Entertainment Weekly after leaving the show due to unequal pay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI needed to suppress my affect, to make my personality match the way I looked \u2014 like a stupid, dumb jock \u2014 with just enough silly charm that people would still like me,\u201d Haynes stated.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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