Heartstopper star Kit Connor says he doesn’t want to be defined by the term “queer actor”, after his breakthrough role as bisexual school rugby star Nick Nelson in the Netflix mega-hit.
04.07.2023 - 15:23 / justjared.com
Kit Connor opened up in a wide-ranging interview.
The 19-year-old Heartstopper star sat down for a conversation with British Vogue, which covered a variety of topics ranging from the overwhelming success of his Netflix show to his decision to come out as bisexual amid accusations of queerbaiting from fans of the series.
He spoke candidly about how he would like the legacy of Heartstopper to impact his career and also addressed those gym pics that went very viral earlier this year!
Scroll through the slideshow for the biggest takeaways from Kit Connor’s interview with British Vogue…
Heartstopper star Kit Connor says he doesn’t want to be defined by the term “queer actor”, after his breakthrough role as bisexual school rugby star Nick Nelson in the Netflix mega-hit.
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Zack Sharf Digital News Director Kit Connor came out as bisexual in an October 2022 Twitter post in which the “Heartstopper” breakout wrote, “Back for a minute. I’m bi. Congrats for forcing an 18 year old to out himself. I think some of you missed the point of the show. Bye.” Prior to the social media post, Connor had been facing mounting accusations of queerbaiting due to his role as Nick in the popular Netflix coming-of-age series. Connor stars on “Heartstopper” as a high school jock coming to terms with his own bisexuality. The public perception of Connor was that he was a straight actor taking on a queer role (and participating in queer events like pride marches in order to promote the show), so Connor’s own coming out as bisexual was in part to course-correct that false narrative among “Heartstopper” fans.
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Last year, speculation about the sexuality of “Heartstopper” star Kit Connor hit such a fevered pitch that the young actor — then just 18 — was forced to come out as bisexual, following the same trajectory as his character on the show .
Heartstopper actor came out publicly back in October, sharing at the time that he felt “forced” to do so.“Back for a minute. I’m bi.
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Heartstopper actor sits down for an interview with British Vogue, where he discusses the pressure he felt to come out as bisexual and what that experience means to him now. In November 2022, Connor first disclosed his sexual identity after fans claimed he was «queerbaiting» by playing Nick Nelson, a bisexual teen on his Netflix show, as well as attending Pride events. «I’m bi. Congrats for forcing an 18-year-old to out himself. I think some of you missed the point of the show.
interview published Tuesday with British Vogue. “But I would say that I would have preferred to do it another way. I also don’t know if I would have ever done it.
“Game of Thrones” stars Kit Harington and Rose Leslie have welcomed their second baby together.
Kit Harington and Rose Leslie have welcomed baby no. 2! «They're delighted to have welcomed a little girl into the family,» the actor’s rep told .In March, ET's Will Marfuggi spoke to Harington at the premiere of his Apple TV+ series, , where he shared an update on his 36-year-old pregnant wife and co-star, their two-year-old son, and how they were all preparing to welcome a new baby to their family.When asked how becoming a father has changed his perception of the issues impacting the planet, including climate change, which is the subject of, Harington said he and his wife often speak about their children's future and the planet they will inherit. «It's a regular conversation that my wife and I have about our son, and she's pregnant at the moment, so, for our children's future. I look at it in some ways like, our parents' generation were oblivious.
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TikTok recently to share the news, writing the following text across one of his videos that featured him listening to music in a car: “When ur dating a girl but ur also a lil bit into men.” Now, it seems clear that Lauv is not straight, but how exactly he identifies isn’t obvious, at least from what was shared in the clip. Lauv continued the conversation in the comments on the video, explaining how he’s come to this realization.