Marry Me

Marry me is a new show on E4 about the lives of a heterosexual couple and their group of friends. In this post I will be focusing on the lesbian character named Kay and the gay couple called 'The Kevins'.

Kay is a member of the friendship group and is a lesbian. When watching the programme, I found that she is very open about her sexuality and uses it to her advantages when making jokes and sexual innuendos. However, her innuendos are often met with comments such as 'Ew'  or a slightly disgusted facial expression which suggest slight opposition to the idea that there is a gay female in such a mainstream show even though it is very obvious from the first episode that her friends have no problems with her sexuality.
Her dress sense can be mixed and sometimes quirky, but she usually just wears baggy but feminine clothing such as jumpers or 3/4 length sleeved tops.

Unlike the popular show 'Modern Family', This programme shows a kiss happening between Kay and her girlfriend, with no censoring or distraction. This scene is very powerful in the television industry because it is rare for any kind of homosexual affection to be broadcast.



The other gay characters in this particular show are the two Kevins who are the dads of main character, Annie. Although they are not married throughout the first series they are engaged and are actively planning a wedding along side their daughter. It is refreshing to see two gay couples who are so open and confident about their sexuality in a show that is broadcast on such a popular channel.

As well as their sexuality, they are also an interracial couple, making the show even more risky with it range of controversial ideas.

The show had great success in the US and is on its way to achieving the same level of success in the UK. The representations of the gay people in this show are not biased but they are slightly exaggerated when it comes to the 'Kevins'. They are both rather camp characters and they tend to have small 'bitch fights' in each episode over small things.