Luvvies - a term current in UK for actors; I guess to do with their habit of calling each other "darling" or "love" - indeed, quite often using the term, "luvvy." All very camp, but not ever a sound indication of sexual orientation of the actor using the phrase, nor of the one it is used to.

The phrase became well-known generally during Tony Blair's first, successful, bid for return of a Labour government to parliament. A number of well-known actors supported his campaign and the papers were full of discussion about the effect of "the luvvies vote."