▁reported ▁that ▁executive ▁producer ▁K ier an ▁Roberts ▁wanted ▁Tod d ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁show ' s ▁first ▁gay ▁character . ▁The ▁show ▁confirmed ▁that ▁had ▁discussed ▁the ▁possibility ▁but ▁nothing ▁has ▁been ▁decided ▁upon . ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁Tod d ▁would ▁be friend ▁Sarah ' s ▁brother , ▁Nick ▁T ils ley ▁( Ad am ▁Rick ett ) ▁and ▁kiss ▁him . ▁But ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁reci proc ate . ▁A ▁show ▁sp ok esp erson ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁story line ▁was ▁a ▁" ground bre aking ▁move " ▁and ▁predicted ▁a ▁varied ▁and ▁" h uge ▁reaction " ▁from ▁view ers . ▁They ▁told ▁a ▁rep orter ▁from ▁the ▁Liverpool ▁E cho ▁that ▁Tod d ▁had ▁always ▁question ed ▁his ▁sexual ity . ▁They ▁added ▁that ▁" the ▁story line ▁came ▁naturally ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁character . ▁It ▁is ▁being ▁handled ▁extremely ▁sens it ively ." ▁In ▁October ▁a ▁sp ok esp erson ▁commented ▁that ▁" this ▁is ▁just ▁the ▁start . ▁It ' s ▁not ▁a ▁case ▁of ▁having ▁a ▁gay ▁kiss ▁just ▁for ▁tit ill ation ' s ▁sake . ▁Tod d ▁will ▁continue ▁to ▁struggle ▁with ▁his ▁feelings , ▁not ▁for ▁Nick , ▁but ▁general ▁confusion ▁over ▁his ▁sexual ity ." ▁Appro xim ately ▁four teen ▁million ▁view ers ▁watched ▁the ▁kiss ▁and ▁six teen ▁compla ints ▁were ▁file d . ▁ ▁Tod d ▁kiss ed ▁Karl ▁F oster ▁( Chr is ▁Fin ch ) ▁and