Exclusive: Heartstopper stars break down that “heartwrenching” scene with Olivia Colman
Spoilers ahead for the first season of Heartstopper. Joe Locke “cried” after reading Olivia Colman’s final scene in Netflix’s Heartstopper.
The queer coming-of-age series, based on the webcomic and graphic novel of the same name from Alice Oseman, follows the blossoming romance between the openly gay Charlie Spring (Locke) and rugby player Nick Nelson (Kit Connor).
With Colman’s casting a secret until the show’s release, her role as Nick’s mother garnered an enormous reaction from viewers on social media, with one fan writing: “I could literally cry.
She is perfect casting for a perfect mom.” Speaking with GAY TIMES, Connor says it was “incredible” and an “honour” to work with the Academy Award-winning actress. “It was two days that we worked with her,” he reveals. “We had the first day to get some of the lighter scenes out of the way and get to know each other by the next day where we have really heartwrenching scenes. “We knew each other a little bit more.
