He planned to ignore the noise (“I don’t think it’s anyone else’s business and I’m super young”), but returned in October with a tweet: “I’m bi. The online harassment intensified Connor left Twitter. Playing a bisexual teen, and frequently appearing at Pride events in his own life, some accused Connor of “queerbaiting”, a term used to describe a celebrity capitalising on speculation they’re not straight (usually for the sake of publicity). Social media was rife with speculation about Connor’s sexuality, after he was pictured holding hands with Maia Reficco, his co-star in the upcoming adaptation of YA novel A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow. “Lucky” is a surprising word to hear, given his experiences last autumn. “I think I’ve still been pretty lucky in a lot of ways.” As for his own privacy, he accepts he’ll have to work harder to maintain it. “I’m still in my formative years, so things I wouldn’t want to be watched doing are.” He explains it feels particularly invasive when fans dig into the lives of his family, looking them up on social media. So that’s helped a lot.”īut it’s come with a steep learning curve. “I think because I was working from quite a young age, it meant I matured a little bit faster than I would have. But there’s a quiet confidence there too: he nonchalantly dispenses with his publicist before we sit down and his answers come in thoughtful, considered bursts, delivered in the crisp neutral accent of a south Londoner who happened to go to an independent school. “Yeah, I always get told people think I’m older than I am,” he replies, despite the teen-idol face. That he’s only 19 years old is almost alarming. Sitting opposite me at teatime – between a video shoot and red carpet event later – among the tropical foliage and gold-trimmed, plush furnishings of London’s The Trafalgar St James hotel bar, wearing a white henley shirt, grey jeans and Reebok trainers, the only Connor I get a glimpse of is the precocious leading man in the making. But if Connor is intimidated by his breakneck rise to fame he doesn’t show it today. “It’s scary and it’s overwhelming,” he says.
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