Selena Gomez's Disney character 'was meant to be bisexual'

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Peter Murrieta has revealed that Selena Gomez's Disney character was meant to be bisexual.

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The 30-year-old actress played Alex Russo on the Disney show between 2007 and 2012, and Peter Murrieta

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Peter told the 'Wizards Of Waverly Pod' podcast: "I wished we could have played

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The producer explained that the Disney Channel wasn't ready for a same-sex couple at the time.

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He said: "We weren't able to in that time - but it was pretty clear to all of us what that relationship was.

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Peter subsequently conceded that the Disney Channel has made progress on LGBTQ issues over recent years.

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He explained: "Disney Channel has had [LGBTQ] characters

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But we got as close as we could … Pretty close.

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