In possibly one of the most chilling pieces of Australian TV ever recorded, his parents refused to attend his wedding. Australian marriage equality had not yet been achieved. On national TV, he asked if they would attend the wedding, which would happen in Grant’s native Florida. The hiatus ended with the 2017 Australian reality TV show Bride and Prejudice, in which a newly hopeful Chris revealed to his parents he had met the love of his life, Grant. “I prayed constantly to God to ease those crushing feelings. It had been drilled into him from childhood – when he’d been banned from celebrating birthdays or Christmas, banned from having friends outside the faith and sent door to door in Toowoomba to preach biblical messages: men who lie with men shan’t inherit God’s kingdom. The armageddon refers to his mum’s strong Jehovah’s Witness beliefs about the sinfulness of homosexuality. Photograph: Gary NunnĪs he removed the key from its keyring and slid it across the table, in disbelief, Chris said: “One day, on your deathbed, your one regret will be you disowned the son who does all the right things, awaiting an armageddon that never came.” Chris Jewell was in disbelief the day his mum requested he meet her at a cafe to return his key to the family home.
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