Heartstopper’s Kit Connor on his coming out journey: “In many ways, it was really empowering”
Heartstopper star Kit Connor has opened up about his coming out experience in a new interview. Back in October, the young talent was forced to come out after fans made false claims that he was “queerbaiting.” “Back for a minute.
I’m bi. Congrats for forcing an 18-year-old to out himself,” he wrote on Twitter at the time. “I think some of you missed the point of the show.
Bye.” Since coming out, Connor has remained an open book about navigating his sexuality in the public eye. When speaking with British Vogue for their August 2023 issue, the 19-year-old talent gave further insight into his journey and revealed that he felt “empowered” after uploading his aforementioned tweet. “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,” Connor explained. “I also don’t know if I would have ever done it.
But at the end of the day, I don’t regret it. In many ways, it was really empowering.” The Rocketman star went on to say that he was hesitant to come out due to the misconceptions regarding bisexuality. “It’s the experience of maybe you’re too straight to be gay and you’re too gay to be straight.
