When I was doing a profile of Iain Armitage, who played Young Sheldon, the preteen and teenage version of the Big Bang Theory's neurotic physicist , I thought Wyatt McClure should come next. He played next door neighbor Billy, who started with a gay-subtext interest in Iain before the writers decided to give him a crush on his sister Missy instead.
Wyatt McClure turned out to be unsuitable; no beefcake, and straight. But he did draw my attention to his best friend, Taylor Gregory: 17 years old as of this writing, and extremely muscular.
Taylor has done some acting, but he is primarily a dancer, interested in a career in ballet. Here he plays the Prince in Nutcracker at Christmastime 2023. I don't know why whoever is curating his Instagram photos cropped his head off.
Auditioning for the Houston Ballet Academy's intensive summer session in 2025. Did they require you to dance shirtless on your audition video, or did you think your physique would give you an edge?
Gay in real life:
Taylor tries to kiss Wyatt, who isn't into it.
Any questions?
In one of the news stories I watched, Taylor's Mom seemed uncomfortable with the idea of her son being a gay icon. It was just an acting role; in real life, he plays with Matchbook cars (translation: "My son is straight")
Gay boys are allowed to play with cars, Mom, just as straight boys are allowed to play with dolls. You can't tell from the toys they like.
But she did allow him to perform at the Gulf Coast Equality Fest, an annual LGBTQ+ event "aimed at inspiring, educating, honoring, and celebrating our community and our allies."
More after the break. Caution: Explicit.