Gay Romance On The Originals Begins Between A Vampire And A Werewolf

The Vampire Diaries spinoff The Originals has made its mark with a same-sex storyline between a vampire and a werewolf.
It began with gay vampire Josh (Steven Krueger) flirting online with gay werewolf Aiden (Colin Woodell) - something that is quite forbidden in a world where vampires and werewolves are not compatible.
In the show's most recent episode, Josh and Aiden shared their first kiss.
Woodell says when he got on the show, he was told by one of the head writers that this romance was in no way about the gender of these two people. 'It’s about the factions that they come from and who they are really, their species more than anything,' the actor tells The Backlot. 'So right from the get-go, I was told "don’t even worry about the fact that this is a gay relationship. That does not matter whatsoever." 'It’s more about this is a Romeo and Juliet scenario where there’s a lot at stake and bad things can happen, not because of two guys being together, but because of one being a werewolf, one being a vampire.'
Woodell says the best is yet to come. 'You will see a lot more and I’m very, very excited about that,' he said. 'You always want what you can’t have. And that’s also what fuels our attraction to each other is that [Josh is] something that so off limits and so am I. 'We have so much in common and it’s a really awesome thing because, yeah, it’s very scandalous. And I think when those stakes are really high, it makes a love interest that much more passionate.'