It’s absolutely daft how often #Heartstopper, and people (cast and fans) reacting to #Heartstopper, make me cry. And I don’t even have the usual reasons; I didn’t even notice I was gay until I was 32, so there’s no high school trauma. My family/friends have never given me trouble about it. There’s a low-level caution in public that I have to be aware of, but that’s it.
I think it’s an empathetic reaction to those I’m watching and to the warmth and love in the scenes.