Kit Connor filmed intimate scenes on ‘Heartstopper’ for… 7 hours?! “We shot a lot of footage!”
A post shared by Heartstopper (@heartstopper)Heartstopper looks to be shedding its wholesome image for season 3.During the Netflix hit’s first two seasons, the depictions of teen romance were pretty chaste as Kit Connor‘s Nick and Joe Locke’s Charlie manuevered through their feelings and burgeoning relationship.However, for the show’s upcoming third season, the boyfriends are ready to take things up a notch and finally get down and dirty.Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.A post shared by Netflix UK & Ireland (@netflixuk)In a new interview, Connor, 20, addressed the slow progression for the characters as the stars worked with an intimacy coordinator to make sure everyone was comfortable with the vulnerable scenes.“We’ve been taking baby steps.
Season one, he would be there making sure that we were comfortable holding hands,” Connor told The Times. “And now we’re doing the sex scenes.”And it looks like they’ve made up for lost time, as Connor and Locke, 20, had some marathon on-camera bedroom romps.“We shot a lot of footage for them,” Connor added. “Not much actually ended up in the show.
But we shot the sex scenes for about seven hours!” Go twinks!A post shared by Heartstopper (@heartstopper)On the official Heartstopper podcast, Connor elaborated further by admitting how amazing Nick and Charlie become at knocking boots.“I mean, it’s great sex.
It’s really, really good,” Connor told podcast host Tia Kofi. “Immediately, they just become pros.”From virgins to f***boys!A post shared by Heartstopper (@heartstopper)Elsewhere in The Times cover story, Connor addressed feeling forced to come out as bisexual.Back in 2022, the young actor bowed to pressure to address his sexuality by tweeting: “Back for a minute.
