Kit Connor (“Heartstopper”) will shut down his Twitter account, where they haven’t stopped criticizing him for queerbaiting

The actors and actresses of “Heartstopper” have become stars after the premiere of the first season of the series on Netflix last April. In particular, Joe Locke and Kit Connor, who play Charlie Spring and Nick Nelson, have seen their followers multiply madly on social networks to the point that Locke has more than 3 million followers on Instagram and Connor is over 4.5 million. They also have a huge network of followers on Twitter, however Kit Connor has decided to do without the 280-character social network, which gives them more trouble than joy.

The actor released on September 12 his, for now, last tweet: “This app is stupid, stupid. Quite bored with her, I’ll delete Twitter :)”. What may have happened? Despite the fact that Kit Connor is the most popular actor in the young cast of Alice Oseman’s adaptations, a portion of viewers continued to pressure him to reveal his sexuality and criticized him for allegedly queerbaiting. Just before announcing that he intends to close his Twitter account, some pictures taken by the paparazzi in which he is seen holding hands with Maia Reficco, his co-star in “Guban Girl’s Guide”.

In May, the 18-year-old actor tweeted his frustration over the debate over his sexuality: “Twitter is hilarious. Apparently some people here know my sexuality better than I do.”. In the interviews he conducted after the premiere of ‘Heartstopper’ he did not stop talking about his age and the right not to label himself in any way, to experiment and to keep that part of his private life: “We are still very young. Start speculating about sexuality and putting pressure on ourselves to come out when we may not be ready. In my case, I feel perfectly safe and comfortable with my sexuality. But I don’t feel the need, I’m not fond of labels and things like that. I don’t feel the need to label myself, especially not publicly. I honestly find the way people think funny. We are in 2022. It seems strange to make assumptions about one’s sexuality just by hearing our voice or seeing our appearance. I think it is a very interesting and somewhat problematic hypothesis. “ he said for example on the podcast Reign with Josh Smith.

two more seasons

Netflix announced in May that “Heartstopper” had been renewed for two more seasons.. The first season included the first two volumes that collect Alice Oseman’s webcomic. The third and fourth are already released, with the fifth scheduled for next year. Netflix has not confirmed when we will see the new episodes of the relationship between Nick and Charlie.