A talented musician, boyishly good-looking Matt is keen to impress in his first teaching post. He'll work round the clock at things that really interest him, such as the first musical production at Waterloo Road, but he'll do anything to avoid the boring chores of teaching.
Matt's fit, stylish, and is the new heart-throb for girl pupils - and for Steph Haydock. What they don't know is that Matt has been with Colin, his boyfriend, for three years, but still refers to him as his 'housemate'. Matt is keen for his sexuality not to define his life; he insists it's not so much that he's hiding it but he doesn't see the point of telling anyone either (no-one goes around announcing they're straight after all). And there's that little sticking point of being openly gay in a school... the last thing he wants is snotty-nosed little kids screaming at him in the corridor.
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