‘Heartstopper’ Stars Kit Connor and Joe Locke Want Jennifer Coolidge as Charlie’s Grandmother in Season 2
variety.comMarc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorWelcome to this week’s “Just for Variety.”As readers of this column know, Netflix’s “Heartstopper” is one of my new favorite things.Based on Alice Oseman’s web comic and graphic novels of the same name, the show follows a friendship-turned-romance between two British teens, the seemingly straight Nick and the out-and-proud queer Charlie, played by “Rocketman” actor Kit Connor and newcomer Joe Locke, respectively.
Their friends include a lesbian couple (Corinna Brown and Kizzy Edgell), trans student Elle (Yasmin Finney) and Charlie’s best pal Tao (William Gao).“Heartstopper” has done its job for Netflix.
The show shot to the top of Variety’s Trending TV chart, with 1.05 million engagements on Twitter in the week following the April 22 series premiere.
I recently caught up with 18-year-old stars Connor and Locke over Zoom from their homes in the U.K.Did you know about “Heartstopper” before you auditioned for the show?Kit Connor: My sister was a big fan.
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