Kit Connor Tweets He Is Bisexual

Olivia Colman is letting her onscreen son know simply how proud she is of him. On Dec. 1, the Oscar-winner advised Variety simply how a lot she admired her “Heartstopper” costar Kit Connor after he was bullied into popping out as bisexual on social media.

“I am so proud of him, but I am not proud of how people bullied him,” Colman mentioned. “I think people should be allowed to have their own journey. But I’m incredibly proud of him as a young man to deal with all of that and be in the spotlight. It’s unfair, but he’s amazing. He’s a very beautiful human being.”

Connor is finest identified for taking part in Nick on the LGBTQ+ Netflix rom-com “Heartstopper,” which follows teenagers as they navigate their approach via faculty, their emotions, and their sexualities. While the collection itself spotlights LGBTQ+ characters in a superbly genuine approach — giving lots of them ample area to return out in their very own time — the compassionate messaging behind the present seems to have been misplaced on many, as evidenced by what Connor went via with among the present’s viewers.

On Oct. 31, The “Rocketman” star wrote a tweet asserting he’s bisexual, however he added that he felt compelled to return out after being harassed by followers. The actor 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.”

Moments after Connor’s tweet, supportive feedback flooded his timeline, each with love for the star and anger on the circumstances below which he felt he needed to make the announcement. “Heartstopper” author Alice Oseman responded by tweeting, “I truly don’t understand how people can watch Heartstopper and then gleefully spend their time speculating about sexualities and judging based on stereotypes. I hope all those people are embarrassed as F*CK. Kit you are amazing 💖.”

Joe Locke, his “Heartstopper” castmate who performs Charlie, replied by tweeting, “You owe nothing to anyone. I’m so proud of you my friend 💕.” Kizzy Edgell, who performs Darcy Olsson, tweeted, “love u kit im sorry this has been so disgustingly rough on you. been treated so unfairly,” whereas costar Sebastian Croft, who performs Ben Hope, wrote, “Kit Connor, the world doesn’t deserve you. Love you my friend ❤️.”

The toxicity that prompted Connor’s tweet was largely as a consequence of him being accused of queerbaiting by followers following footage of him holding palms together with his costar in “A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow,” queer actress Maia Reficco. Due to troubling feedback directed on the actor, he stop Twitter in September, writing, “This is a silly silly app. bit bored of it now, deleting twitter :),” but he made a fleeting return to set the file straight.

Connor had additionally beforehand spoken about pointless hypothesis surrounding his sexuality and his unease at being labeled. “To start sort of speculating about our sexualities and maybe pressuring us to come out when maybe we’re not ready. For me, I just feel perfectly confident and comfortable with my sexuality,” he mentioned on the “Reign With Josh Smith” podcast in May. “But I don’t feel the need to really, you know — I’m not too big on labels and things like that. I’m not massive about that.”

Many followers had been fast to reply to Connor’s tweet and voice their frustration. “Reading tweets like this is heartbreaking . . . especially when Heartstopper taught so many people around the world the true value of someone’s personal coming out story. I’m so sorry you had this moment taken away from you Kit, but let’s hope people will learn from it!” one wrote. Another tweeted, “I’m so disappointed in this fandom.”

Connor himself summed up the weird phenomenon of judging, labeling, and making unwarranted theories of these within the public eye. “It feels a bit strange to make assumptions about a person’s sexuality just based on hearing their voice or seeing their appearance. I feel like that’s a very interesting, slightly problematic sort of assumption to make,” he mentioned.

Yet once more, we’re reminded that celebrities are human, too; followers aren’t entitled to all the things. No one ought to really feel pressured to publicly announce their sexuality earlier than they’re snug in doing or saying so — particularly a young person.