Josh Gad says he ‘never’ intended for Beauty and the Beast’s LeFou to be gay: ‘It was not enough’

Frozen star Josh Gad has reflected on the controversy surrounding his role as LeFou in 2017’s Beauty and the Beast live action remake, stating that he “never once” intended to play the character as gay.

The film, which saw Emma Watson and queer actor Luke Evans in lead roles as Belle and the Beast, caught major flak for seemingly positioning the Beast’s assistant LeFou, played by Gad, as Disney’s first LGBTQ+ character.

The film makes no explicit reference to LeFou’s sexuality, bar a brief, three-second clip of him dancing with another man.

However, in an interview with Attitude Magazine, director Bill Condon described it as an “exclusive gay moment” and suggested LeFou “wants to kiss” Gaston, prompting both backlash from anti-LGBTQ+ right-wingers, and the queer community who felt short-changed by

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