He added that he is sure that everyone would be surprise to know that James Bond is gay because nobody would think of such otherwise.
But it seems that the UK Consul General was just making a politically-correct statement as the party he attended in Virginia was hosted by the gay rights group Equality Illinois, in collaboration with the British government.
Equality Illinois CEO Brian Johnson thanked Whalley for inspiring him with the idea that James Bond could have been gay and that it would stay with him for a while.
The tease or insinuation on James Bond’s gender was obviously a cover up to his emotions because Whalley later confessed that he was not able to sleep well on Thursday night following the results of the European Union referendum.
He also did not bother to elaborate on how a James Bond film, in which a gay Agent 007 would plough through a series of male conquests might go.
It is sure to cause an uproar among traditionalists in the UK, which was what happened when they protested Daniel Craig as the next James Bond because he hand blonde hair rather than brown. When there were suggestions that British actor Idris Elba becomes the first black James Bond, it also spurred controversy.