Gino Esposito

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Gino Esposito
First appearance	2000
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Occupation	Hairdresser
Portrayed by	Shane McNamara

Gino Esposito is a fictional character on the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by first by Claude Stevens, then by Shane McNamara, who continues in the role on a recurring basis. He is the owner of 'A Good Hair Day', the salon Lyn Scully and later Janelle Timmins have worked at. He is also involved in community theatre.

Although it has never been explicitly revealed, Gino is almost certainly homosexual. He has clearly effeminate mannerisms, as well as a possé of attractive female friends (whose presence encouraged Lou Carpenter to befriend him at one point). Many scenes referred to a feud with a flatmate called Aaron, a much younger man who was later confirmed to be gay. His real name is in fact 'Ray Murphy'; he adopted an Italian-sounding name so as to appear more glamourous. Lyn discovered this and he paid her a bribe to keep it a secret.