Coronation Street actor Antony Cotton has defended Dannii Minogue’s saying that her remarks to Danyl Johnson were pro-gay.

On Saturday night’s show, Danni told Johnson: “If we’re to believe everything we read in the papers, there was no need to change the gender references.”

Writing on Twitter, Cotton commented: “Dannii Minogue is the least homophobic woman in the world. And personally, I think she made a very pro-gay comment.”

Cotton continued: “Just watched again. Cheryl [Cole] began the slot by saying, ‘He’s singing a woman’s song – it’s ridiculous’. So the lyrics must have been changed because it must be a problem for a man to sing a song about another man.

“That is not Danyl’s fault and it certainly isn’t Dannii’s fault for flagging it up.”