Observing how accusations of queerbaiting are no longer kept to productions as such, but cast on individual actors too, Vanlee highlights how increasingly prominent normative discourses on ‘correct’ representation intersect with celebrity culture and the claim some fans lay on actors’ private lives.

Find the article here: https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2022/11/04/heartstopper/

Listen to the radio interview here: https://radio1.be/luister/select/de-wereld-vandaag/heartstopper-acteur-kit-connor-komt-onder-druk-uit-de-kast-unieke-case-omdat-acteur-en-niet-de-serie-werd-geviseerd