▁years ▁to ▁feature ▁a ▁same ▁sex ▁kiss . ▁Rach ael ▁T inn is wood ▁of ▁the ▁Liverpool ▁E cho ▁was ▁not ▁im pressed ▁with ▁the ▁" un real istic " ▁story line . ▁She ▁said ▁that ▁" po or ▁Tod d " ▁had ▁" hom osex ual ity ▁fo isted ▁upon " ▁him ▁in ▁a ▁" s ad ▁attempt " ▁to ▁gain ▁view ers . ▁Brian ▁Roberts ▁from ▁the ▁Daily ▁Mir ror ▁believed ▁that ▁Tod d ▁was ▁" out ▁of ▁the ▁clos et ▁once ▁and ▁for ▁all " ▁when ▁he ▁kiss ed ▁Karl ▁in ▁Canal ▁Street . ▁He ▁brand ed ▁the ▁show ' s ▁first ▁gay ▁kiss ▁as ▁a ▁mere ▁pe ck ▁in ▁comparison ▁to ▁the ▁second . ▁Inside ▁So ap ▁ran ▁an ▁opinion ▁poll ▁asking ▁readers ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁they ▁felt ▁Tod d ' s ▁gay ▁story line ▁was ▁over due ▁or ▁too ▁tab oo ▁for ▁television . ▁ 6 3 ▁per ▁cent ▁voted ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁about ▁time ▁the ▁show ▁covered ▁the ▁topic . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁an ▁Inside ▁So ap ▁writer ▁brand ed ▁him ▁a ▁" w ily ▁man - h unter ". ▁A ▁fellow ▁writer ▁named ▁him ▁a ▁" man ip ulative ▁f ella " ▁and ▁" sch em ing ▁man - ste aler ". ▁ ▁Jane ▁Simon ▁of ▁the ▁Daily ▁Mir ror ▁question ed ▁whether ▁Tod d ▁was ▁attempting ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁show ' s ▁" new ▁devil ▁child ". ▁She ▁observed ▁his ▁behavior ▁to ▁be ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁" boy ▁pok ing