Harley Quinn spoilers follow.

Just a few days after the animated series' showrunners confirmed that the titular villain and her relationship with best pal Poison Ivy is set to take "a romantic turn" in season two, Harley Quinn has confirmed that another character on the show is queer.

In season 2's latest episode, 'Riddle U', which landed on DC Universe on April 10, Harley (Kaley Cuoco) and Ivy (Lake Bell) become hellbent on infiltrating the university – one of the only places left in the city with power – and nabbing the battery it's using to save Gotham Mall.

There's just one problem... Riddler is using the university as the base for his evil schemes.

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Before long, the duo plan to infiltrate the University as coeds and kill the Riddler, prompting shapeshifter and aspiring thespian Clayface (Alan Tudyk) to offer to go deep undercover too.

While the gang initially rejects Clayface's plan to disguise himself as a female student named Stephanie, however, as the episode played out it was soon confirmed that Clayface had actually been playing the role of the female college student for a while now, as well as revealing that he has affections for a guy named Chad.

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As Harley and Ivy head to the college and meet other students, like Barbara Gordon, they realise that their own fake identities aren't as convincing as they first thought and later spot 'Stephanie' hanging out around campus.

Despite being initially annoyed at Clayface's disregard for their orders, Harley and Ivy use Stephanie's popularity to gain access to the Riddler's control room, steal his tech and even make him operate the hamster wheel that's been providing the college's electricity, saving their mall.

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Later, back in his original form, Clayface tells the gang he's pleased to be "free from the petty trappings of campus life" but when he later gets a text from Chad he can't help but go all googly-eyed again, showing his feelings for the college student.

Meanwhile Harley Quinn co-showrunners Patrick Schumacker and Justin Halpern have teased what's next for Harley and Ivy's relationship, teasing that Harley will have a rival for Ivy's attention when Catwoman (Sanaa Lathan) arrives.

"Ivy is so cynical, Ivy doesn't care about much either, but she cares about Catwoman's approval ... Harley's watching Ivy, like, melt in front of Catwoman because she's so f**king cool. That was really fun to play with," Schumacker teased.

Harley Quinn will air soon on E4 in the UK. US viewers can watch seasons 1 and 2 on the DC Universe app.

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