Mr. Humphries is never elaborated upon. Though Mr. Humphries exhibits many of the behaviors typical of a gay stereotype, his true sexual orientation is never explicitly confirmed in the series. The reticence was a necessity given prevailing attitudes at the time the series was produced: after the first five episodes of "Are You Being Served?", a senior BBC executive ordered David Croft to "Get rid of the poof" from the show – Croft declined, saying: "If the poof goes, I go." Many jokes throw Mr Humphries into heterosexual clinches. At one point he is asked to fill in for Mrs. Slocombe at
Mr Gay UK Hatton travelled to Rome, Italy to represent the United Kingdom once more as Mr Gay UK but this time at The Mr Gay World Contest where he won the Mr Gay World title and therefore becoming the first ever United Kingdom winner to receive the global award. In 2014 Hatton was awarded the Mr Gay UK Title for a 2nd year for his LGBTI Activist roles. Making him the only ever man to hold the Mr Gay UK title for two years. He is the founder of the anti bullying and homophobia awareness campaign 'So What' The mission statement being,