--- description: Josh Gad, the actor playing LeFou in "Beauty and the Beast," reveals the decision to include a 'gay moment' in the movie was unscripted. title: Josh Gad: 'Beauty and the Beast' Script Didn't Say LeFou Was 'Gay' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd0fc0ab559f4d196/6988bcd90a4a22f92d9cd268/gettyimages-647356342.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Josh Gad: _Beauty and the Beast_ Script Didn't Say LeFou Was 'Gay' by [Zamira Rahim](/author/zamira-rahim/) ## Zamira Rahim Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 3, 2017 3:57 PM CUT  Actor Josh Gad arrives at the Los Angeles Premiere "Beauty And The Beast" at El Capitan Theatre on March 2, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. Actor Josh Gad arrives at the Los Angeles Premiere "Beauty And The Beast" at El Capitan Theatre on March 2, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.Jon Kopaloff—FilmMagic by [Zamira Rahim](/author/zamira-rahim/) ## Zamira Rahim Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 3, 2017 3:57 PM CUT [_Beauty and the Beast_](http://time.com/4674071/beauty-and-the-beast-what-to-know/ "undefined")fans were thrilled this week when they learned LeFou, sidekick to villain Gaston, would be the [first openly gay character](http://time.com/4686896/disney-beauty-beast-emma-watson-dan-stevens-gay-character/ "undefined") for the live-action version of the film. Director Bill Condon alluded to “a nice, exclusively gay moment in a Disney movie” involving the character. But Josh Gad, the actor who plays LeFou, said that “there was nothing in the script that said ‘LeFou is gay’,” according to [_USA Today_](http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/03/03/josh-gad-lefou-beauty-and-the-beast/98679284/ "undefined"). Condon himself added that his initial comments about LeFou’s sexuality had been “a little overstated.” “To me, I have to say my heart sinks a little (that we’re talking about this moment),” Condon told _USA Today_. “I like the idea of it coming as this surprise, and I hope people don’t know where it’s coming.” The two were together recently for the film’s premiere in Hollywood. “What was most important to me was taking a character that is wonderful and so iconic, but is defined by cartoon conceits in the (original) movie… and expanding on that, giving him dimension, making him human,” Gad told _USA Today_. The [live-action film](http://time.com/4654739/beauty-and-the-beast-trailer-emma-watson/ "undefined") arrives in movie theaters March 17. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4690001/beauty-and-the-beast-gay-character-josh-gad/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4690001/beauty-and-the-beast-gay-character-josh-gad/"},"headline":"Josh Gad: Beauty and the Beast Script Didn't Say LeFou Was 'Gay'","datePublished":"2017-03-03T15:57:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T03:38:58.168Z","description":"LeFou will be Disney's first openly gay character","url":"https://time.com/4690001/beauty-and-the-beast-gay-character-josh-gad/","keywords":["movies","Disney","film","Beauty and the Beast","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd0fc0ab559f4d196/6988bcd90a4a22f92d9cd268/gettyimages-647356342.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Zamira Rahim","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/zamira-rahim/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd0fc0ab559f4d196/6988bcd90a4a22f92d9cd268/gettyimages-647356342.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Premiere Of Disney's \"Beauty And The Beast\" - Arrivals","caption":"Premiere Of Disney's \"Beauty And The Beast\" - Arrivals","creditText":"Jon Kopaloff—FilmMagic","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4690001/beauty-and-the-beast-gay-character-josh-gad/","name":"Josh Gad: Beauty and the Beast Script Didn't Say LeFou Was 'Gay'"}}]}] ```