The star of Netflixs teen rom-comHeartstopperwas forced to come out by fans.
Hes not letting them get to him anymore.
Heartstopperseason two is out on August 3.
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Kit Connormadewhat was possibly the biggest decision of his life while lying in bed scrolling through Twitter.
Its all filmed with a layering of soft filters and edited with fanciful doodling over the screen.
I think I felt disappointed, he tells me, because I was really trying, you know.
I really was trying to set that boundary.
congrats for forcing an 18-year-old to out himself.
i think some of you missed the point of the show.
It was an entirely impulsive decision.
He tweeted it, deleted Twitter off his phone, and went to sleep.
Then, the next morning, I just realized,Oh God, what did I do?
In my head, I was just like,I want it to stop.I didnt think about the reaction.
The response to hiscoming outwas overwhelmingly positive.
I hope all those people are embarrassed as FUCK.
Famous members of the entertainment industry publicly and privately showed love.
Luke Evans, who is out himself,tweeted,Seems like things dont change.
He was thesubjectofop-edson when digging into stars personal lives goes awry.
Gave me a lot of hope for mankind, I suppose.
But it was also, of course, all quite jarring.
Hes not anxious about being limited by the label of being a queer actor.
It shouldnt matter, and in my experience so far, it hasnt, he says.
But I want to play roles that are interesting and challenging, whether theyre queer roles or straight roles.
I thought,This is something I could do for a living, he recalls.
I was also thinking that I was missing so much school.
I never thought I could come back and go to university.
Connors love of acting was initially bound up with dreams of Hollywood grandeur, which he still harbors.
I read him as mentally sort of traumatized, Connor tells me of an audition.
I probably pushed it too far.
I saw this light in him; I felt hes too pure for the world hes living in.
The only world hes perfect in is theHeartstopperworld, I suppose, Connor tells me.
His performance often rests on small fidgets of discomfort beneath a placid exterior.
We see more of Nicks relationship with his family outside Charlies perspective.
Still, his dedication doesnt surprise his co-stars.
That resistance to being so image-forward might be attributable to Connors desire to outgrow his heartthrob-of-the-moment position.
I havent done a play, like, as an adult, he says.
Im keen to, hopefully soon.
This shoot and interview was completed pre union strikes.
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