The Walking Dead show boss reveals heart-breaking reason Daryl has never been in a relationship – The Sun

DARYL is one of The Walking Deads most beloved characters.

The southern stalwart, played by Norman Reedus, is one of the zombie dramas longest-serving stars and has captured viewers hearts with the warmth lurking below his tough guy persona.

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However for all his sensitivity, Daryl has never embarked on a romance, sticking largely to himself with only a few close friends for company.

There have been glimmers of chemistry with Connie in season 10, but when grilled about his potential love interest by Carol, Daryl was quick to shut things down.

Show runner Angela Kang has offered some rare insight into why Daryl struggles to connect with those around him, citing his difficult childhood and guarded nature.

Daryls such an interesting character that way because in some ways, when it comes to romantic relationships, hes not a person that I think trusts easily, and a lot of that has to do with his backstory, which is filled with so much trauma, she began.

He was physically abused, as well as in other ways. Theres sensitivity there for him. And I think hes also just a person who its hard for him to trust anybody enough to connect with them really, really deeply, she added to Entertainment Weekly.

She stressed that Darren was unable to separate sex and emotion, meaning that a casual relationship of any kind was firmly off the cards.

Its a long, slow process for him in a lot of ways to get into any kind of a romantic thing, whereas I think most people these days think of it as just like, Oh, you could have fun with somebody, and you can have sex with them and then it doesnt have to mean anything, Kang went on.

Daryls just not wired that way, and that tracks with conversations that Norman [Reedus] and I have had. He doesnt attach to people lightly enough that he can give it a chance easily, you know?

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In the latest episode of The Walking Dead, Daryl and Carol embarked on a mission to destroy The Whisperers horde.

However, Carol is struck down with sickness after Gamma poisons the water supply for Alexandria and Hilltop.

Elsewhere, Negan proved himself to Alpha after a series of brutal trials.

The Walking Dead airs Mondays on FOX in the UK and is available to stream on NOW TV.

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