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Fans are celebrating the appearance of Scooby Doo character Velma Dinkley in the upcoming 'Trick or Treat' movie in which she appears to have a female love interest.

Scooby Doo film creator James Dunn, who produced the 2002 live-action film, confirmed that he originally wrote Velma as a lesbian before having to change it.

Since then, Velma's sexuality has been a fierce topic of debate. So how do fans feel about this?

"People don't realise how important representation is," says Trinity, a fan from Canada. "It meant a lot to me."

(Photo: Chris Warner Drake as Fred, Charlie Bull as Daphne, Joe Goldie as Scooby-Doo, Charlie Haskins as Shaggy and Rebecca Withers as Velma appear on stage in Scooby Doo Live! at London Palladium. Credit: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)