OLTL's Scott Evans On His New Gay Storyline

Scott Evans, the brother of film actor Chris Evans, plays Oliver Fish on ONE LIFE LIVE TO LIVE. It has recently been revealed that Evans, who is openly gay, will be part of a new gay relationship on OLTL in the coming months.

He spoke exclusively with AfterElton about his life as an openly gay actor, his famous brother and his upcoming storyline.

AE: With the upcoming reveal about Fish and Kyle's sexual past in college, and the word that there's a romantic storyline in store for them, what's your take on Fish's sexual orientation? I know he's had relationships with women in the past, as well. Is this a coming out story? Is he gay? Bisexual?
SE: I think right now it's going to be a story of his journey and how he's dealing with all this stuff. He comes from very conservative parents, and there's going to be a lot of people who can relate to that, and trying to hide it. It's a coming out story. You experiment, if you do, when you're younger. Then he decides he's not gay, and he's straight and likes women, so he tries to throw himself at different girls and see where it takes him. I think it'll just be the story of his journey.

AE: I want to be clear that I'm following what you're saying: he's going to throw himself at girls in episodes coming up or that's how he's been in the past?
SE: In the past, back in February, I had a crush on Layla, and then the new girl in town, Stacy, I ended up having a one night stand with her, and then there's been a little romantic thing with Fish and Layla. I think he's doing everything in his power to kind of put this [being gay] on the backburner and not let it be a part of his life, but with Kyle in the picture, it's just coming to the forefront.

AE: Do you think he'll eventually be figuring out he's gay or is that still to be determined?
SE: I think you'll have to wait and see.

AE: A very politic actor's answer. Fair enough.
SE: [laughs]

You can read the rest of the interview here.