The leads of Netflix’s hit coming-of-age romance, #Heartstopper, @joelocke03 and @kit_connor, tell @SchofieldBlanca about juggling A-levels with new-found fame
thetimes.co.uk/article/hearts…
thetimes.co.uk/article/hearts…
🗣️ “I’m calling from a little classroom on a free period, so I’m not missing any lessons,” says Kit Connor with a bashful laugh.
What would usually be a 45-minute block dedicated to highlighters and flash cards is now filled with press calls
What would usually be a 45-minute block dedicated to highlighters and flash cards is now filled with press calls
Connor’s celebrity is taking off: a TikTok account he made on Monday night had 1.4 million followers less than 24 hours later.
And the reason behind this frenzy?
His starring role in #Heartstopper
And the reason behind this frenzy?
His starring role in #Heartstopper
Heartstopper is a new Netflix series adapted from Alice Oseman’s graphic novels about two schoolboys who fall in love.
Teenagers are lapping it up and those old enough to be the stars’ parents are voicing regrets that they had nothing like it growing up
thetimes.co.uk/article/bookto…
Teenagers are lapping it up and those old enough to be the stars’ parents are voicing regrets that they had nothing like it growing up
thetimes.co.uk/article/bookto…
🗣️ “It’s not the most clean, easy sixth-form experience you could have,” Connor says
“But it’s about finding the balance and making sure that when I’m not doing press I can still be productive”
“But it’s about finding the balance and making sure that when I’m not doing press I can still be productive”
🗣️ “Right now I want to ride the wave of Heartstopper, jump into the industry and see what I can do”
Connor plays Nick, a year 11 rugby star who finds himself confused when he realises he is falling for Charlie, a boy in the year below.
Over the course of eight episodes we watch Nick’s journey as he develops the confidence to embrace this budding romantic relationship
Over the course of eight episodes we watch Nick’s journey as he develops the confidence to embrace this budding romantic relationship
Heartstopper fans celebrate the show’s optimistic style, including Phillip Schofield, who held back tears upon meeting the stars last week, saying, “It’s the world that you want it to be”
thetimes.co.uk/article/the-tv…
thetimes.co.uk/article/the-tv…
Joe Locke who plays Charlie, thinks asking young actors to label themselves can be problematic.
🗣️ “With the cast being so young and sexuality becoming a more fluid thing, you can’t create an atmosphere where a young person has to come out before they are ready”
🗣️ “With the cast being so young and sexuality becoming a more fluid thing, you can’t create an atmosphere where a young person has to come out before they are ready”
The issue with labelling extends to casting, Locke adds.
“If playing a gay character were seen as a type, that would be homophobic and the industry would have to change”
“If playing a gay character were seen as a type, that would be homophobic and the industry would have to change”
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