Frank Darabont Wanted Norman Reedus' Daryl Dixon to Be 'Prison Gay' on The Walking Dead

Last month, The Walking Dead comic creator Robert Kirkman revealed he and others have held discussions about portraying Daryl Dixon as a homosexual on the AMC series. Scott Gimple, the current showrunner, subsequently said the show would not address Daryl's sexuality in Season 5. Now, actor Norman Reedus has revealed that former showrunner Frank Darabont wanted to make his character "prison gay" after Season 1.

Reedus recalled a conversation he had with Darabont a few years ago in a recent interview with GQ, and he also offered some thoughts on his character's sexuality.

GQ: I do like the extremity of him perhaps being a virgin.
Reedus: Yeah, totally. You know, a virgin is interesting. I remember Frank Darabont, after the first season we were at a party in L.A. He said, 'I've got an idea for Daryl. He's gay. Would you be interested in that?' I was like, 'Let me hear you out.' He said, 'Well, he's prison gay-like, you'll catch him looking at a member of the same sex, but if you mention it to him, he'll just stab you and be like what the f*ck? He will never admit it.' I was like, 'That'll blow minds. Let's do that.' And he said, 'I knew I hired you for a reason.' "

GQ: And then they fired him.
Reedus: Had nothing to do with that. But I like playing all these different things. Daryl's not the type of guy who's gonna throw somebody up against a tree in the moonlight. I don't see him as having that kind of confidence. You could drop him off in the middle of the woods with a stick and he'll come back well fed and doing well, but I don't think in matters of the heart he's real secure.

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