EastEnders fans praise Kyle's confession as transphobic trolls are outnumbered
EASTENDERS fans have praised scenes involving EastEnders newcomer Kyle, who was seen telling Stacey tonight that he is her brother, and is transgender.
Kyle appeared on EastEnders
The character is played by Riley Carter Millington, the first ever transgender actor in TV soap history.
Viewers have known for some time that he is the long-running character's sibling, but it was only tonight that he told her he was born Sarah.
Amid a small amount of transphobic abuse posted on Twitter, the majority of fans came out in support of the story.
"Glad #EastEnders' developing the story of their transgender character. Disgusting comments online show why it's necessary," one person wrote.
Kyle finally told Stacey the truth
Stacey initially didn't want to hear it
"Eastenders finally did it, a transgender character. Its officially one of the best," said another.
"Exciting to see eastenders taking on a storyline involving a transgender man. hope they handle it well."
"It's so lovely to see that Eastenders are featuring Transgender actors, approving so hard," a third person said.
Another post read: "@MrRileyCarter1 can't wait to see more of you on Eastenders doing the transgender community proud mate!!"
Charlie tells Kat that Stacey's father did not have a son - Eastenders
The scene was hailed by viewers
The encouragement for actor Riley kept on coming, with one person saying: "Huge moment in soap history on tonight's @bbceastenders! Well done @MrRileyCarter1 @dominictc!"
"@MrRileyCarter1 Brilliant scenes tonight cant wait to see more of Kyle," said another fan.
EastEnders continues tomorrow at 7:30pm on BBC One.