Kit Connor ‘Wasn’t Angry’ With ‘Heartstopper’ Fans When Coming Out as Bi, ‘Just Slightly Disappointed’: ‘I Would’ve Preferred to Do It Another Way’
variety.comZack 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.
In a new interview with British Vogue, Connor clarified his coming out by saying, “I think ‘forced’ isn’t the right word I would use, but I would say that I would have preferred to do it another way.
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