Olivia Colman Proud of Kit Connor for Coming Out, Slams His Bullies
Olivia Colman has come to the defense of Heartstopper co-star Kit Connor after Connor came out in what appeared to be a response to accusations that he was queerbaiting fans.
Colman said the 18-year-old was "a very beautiful human being."The two star as mother and son in the Netflix series, a series that follows two teenage boys who start dating.
In the show, Connor's character, Nick Nelson, comes out to his mother, telling her he's bi. At the premiere of her latest film Empire of Light, Colman told Variety, “I am so proud of him, but I am not proud of how people bullied him.”She added, “I think people should be allowed to have their own journey.
But I’m incredibly proud of him as a young man to deal with all of that and be in the spotlight. It’s unfair.”“But he’s amazing.
