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Jacob Elordi says he started welcoming his femininity after being called gay in high school
Euphoria character when he was in high school. Phew!In a new GQ profile—in which he’s dubbed “Gen Z’s leading man”—Elordi opened up about his overnight fame thanks to the success of Netflix‘s teen rom-com series, The Kissing Booth, and how the phenomenon that is Euphoria is shaping the future of his career. A post shared by Jacob Elordi (@jacobelordi)It’s that latter role that might give the impression that Elordi’s some sort of brooding bruiser not to be crossed. His Nate Jacobs is a physically and mentally abusive alpha-jock, a reprehensible rager made only slightly sympathetic by the fact that his strict father is harboring more than a few dark secrets of his own.As we come to find out over the course of this series, much of Nate’s behavior is a result of internalized homophobia—a macho mask to ensure no one even suspects he might be gay.