Hugh Sheridan was flying his flag proudly at the 2024 Mardi Gras on Saturday night.
The bisexual actor marched through the crowd holding a rainbow flag while dressed in an all black ensemble.
The 38-year-old’s T-shirt bore the words ‘seen and believed’ and he added a touch of festive makeup to his look.
Hugh was one of the LGBTQI+ celebrities who lashed out at the Mardi Gras board after NSW police were barred from marching at the Sydney event for the first time in 20 years.
The Packed to the Rafters star said that he found the decision ‘disheartening’ in a video shared to Instagram by Empact News.
Hugh Sheridan (pictured) was flying his flag proudly at the 2024 Mardi Gras on Saturday night
The bisexual actor marched through the crowd holding a rainbow flag while dressed in an all black ensemble
The 38-year-old’s T-shirt bore the words ‘seen and believed’ and he added a touch of festive makeup to his look
The decision was made following the alleged murder of gay couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies at the hands of an officer.
‘So many of the force are part of the community and they deserve the right to grieve just the same as us and they deserve to have our support as they grieve,’ he said.
‘I feel incredibly sad that the police are all now having to pay,’ Hugh added.
Police were eventually allowed to march during the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade on Saturday – but not in their uniforms.
Hugh was one of the LGBTQI+ celebrities who lashed out at the Mardi Gras board after NSW police were barred from marching at the Sydney event for the first time in 20 years
Police were eventually allowed to march during the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade on Saturday – but not in their uniforms
The decision was made following the alleged murder of gay couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies at the hands of an officer
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb announced the change on Wednesday afternoon, revealing that officers will not wear their uniforms during the event ‘in consideration of current sensitivities’.
The controversy arose on Monday night after the event’s organisers uninvited police from the parade following the arrest of senior constable Beaumont Lamarre-Condon.
Sheridan, who earlier revealed he had been friends with Mr Davies, was overcome with emotion while speaking about the pair’s deaths during a Virgin Pride Flight on Friday, ahead of the Mardi Gras parade on Saturday.
‘For me it’s like the most confronting time. I feel like anything I do or say is under scrutiny,’ Sheridan told Daily Mail .
‘It’s probably been the weirdest and most awful days ever because you are just trying to piece everything together and trying to make everything okay.’
Channel Ten host and Lamarre-Condon’s ex-boyfriend Jesse Baird (right) and his new Qantas flight attendant boyfriend Luke Davies (left) were allegedly killed at a home in Paddington, in Sydney’s east. Sheridan earlier revealed he had been friends with Mr Davies