What's not to love about Micky "it's not pink... it's fuchsia" Maguire?
Micky's homosexuality, the concealing of it and the recent happy exercising of it, have brought a whole new dimension to the goings on around the Chatsworth Estate.
After revealing his sexuality to Ian, they enjoyed a brief stint living together - though the final nail in the coffin of this doomed relationship was Ian discovering Micky's past sexual partners included his faithful hound, Nelson.
His recently discovered literary flair adds to the kind and reflective side of Micky which has been brewing since the revelation of his true sexuality a while back.
His more feminine interests and pursuits often slip out in conversation but receive nothing more than the odd confused expression from brothers Jamie and Shane, who remain in the dark about his true sexuality. Either that, or choose to ignore it.
Having flirted briefly with the idea of becoming a fireman, Micky uncovers his most surprising talent to date: surrogate father to his baby sister Cilla.
He's a warm and loving gay man... just don't say nuffin about his mam or he'll stab you in the neck with a screwdriver.
