The Trials closes tonight. S2 filming next.
Joe Locke
by Anonymous | reply 194 | September 2, 2022 4:02 PM |
Case study of before and after Bash visited him
by Anonymous | reply 2 | August 27, 2022 1:40 PM |
Good dick will do that to you.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | August 27, 2022 1:47 PM |
The Trials ends today, will he go visit Bash after?
by Anonymous | reply 4 | August 27, 2022 1:48 PM |
Maybe for the weekend. Not much to do in York but hang around while Bash works 12 hours a day. Maybe he can go visit his mother.
by Anonymous | reply 5 | August 27, 2022 1:58 PM |
Maybe he'll go to visit his best friend, Sam Roe.
by Anonymous | reply 6 | August 27, 2022 2:01 PM |
Dem curls! It seems that he's growing out his hair, likely for playing Charlie. Suits him.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | August 27, 2022 5:11 PM |
R7 he's in love
by Anonymous | reply 10 | August 27, 2022 5:38 PM |
I love that the fan in green mirrored Joe's default pose.
by Anonymous | reply 11 | August 27, 2022 7:07 PM |
[quote]and bash just walked in the theater
So that’s why Bash wasn’t with the rest in Manchester today. How romantic!
by Anonymous | reply 12 | August 27, 2022 7:17 PM |
With the rest of the cast in a tiktok video posted by Honor. Joe looks so tiny here.
by Anonymous | reply 14 | August 27, 2022 9:14 PM |
They should've posted such fun things right from the start
by Anonymous | reply 15 | August 27, 2022 9:15 PM |
Why?
by Anonymous | reply 16 | August 27, 2022 9:17 PM |
Florence Hunt from Bridgerton was also there today.
by Anonymous | reply 18 | August 27, 2022 9:41 PM |
She should ask Charithra to introduce them
by Anonymous | reply 19 | August 27, 2022 9:54 PM |
Joe and the rest of the cast via Bash's insta story.
by Anonymous | reply 20 | August 27, 2022 11:32 PM |
Cute. Bash should've included this part as well in his video.
by Anonymous | reply 22 | August 27, 2022 11:35 PM |
Yeaah, Joe really loves him doesn't he
by Anonymous | reply 23 | August 27, 2022 11:43 PM |
Bash's parents were there too tonight
by Anonymous | reply 24 | August 27, 2022 11:57 PM |
R24 …and his brother, his best mate Nell and a few other. I saw a photo of Bash leaving with them. They all clearly adore Joe.
by Anonymous | reply 25 | August 28, 2022 12:02 AM |
People have mentioned seeing Bash’s parents there at least 5 of the nights. It actually makes me wonder if they went every single night and just went always recognized. They are so supportive of Joe! That’s actually the biggest factor that makes me believe Joe and Bash are in a very committed loving relationship. Bash’s parents are already acting like supportive in-laws.
by Anonymous | reply 26 | August 28, 2022 12:03 AM |
R26 One of Bash’s fans made a book dedicated to him (I know it’s cringeworthy) and gave it to his mum earlier today, so I think she went to the matinee too. She must see Joe as another son.
by Anonymous | reply 27 | August 28, 2022 12:10 AM |
Two of my sons are fucking each other! Squee!
by Anonymous | reply 28 | August 28, 2022 12:12 AM |
They are a very cute couple!
by Anonymous | reply 29 | August 28, 2022 1:31 AM |
Joe seems to have bonded pretty well with Honor.
by Anonymous | reply 30 | August 28, 2022 4:35 AM |
One more fan who saw the Joe and Bash moment towards the end.
by Anonymous | reply 31 | August 28, 2022 4:36 AM |
R26 Maybe Bash's parents were there most nights cuz they were Joe's ride home. Little prince couldn't be bothered to take the tube.
by Anonymous | reply 32 | August 28, 2022 6:19 AM |
Can’t you entertain yourself otherwise R15?
by Anonymous | reply 33 | August 28, 2022 7:10 AM |
R30 typical gay boy friends with the girls
by Anonymous | reply 34 | August 28, 2022 2:13 PM |
Everyone growing but Joe
by Anonymous | reply 37 | August 28, 2022 2:59 PM |
R31 what joe / bash moment?
by Anonymous | reply 38 | August 28, 2022 3:02 PM |
R38 When Joe bowed it was directly to Bash and then Bash bowed back at him. The other side he bowed towards Bash's parents See R22
by Anonymous | reply 39 | August 28, 2022 3:07 PM |
Apparently bash also started the station ovation as well
by Anonymous | reply 40 | August 28, 2022 3:30 PM |
Another photo from today with Bash, I hope they're washing that Dior sweater because they both wear it constantly
by Anonymous | reply 41 | August 28, 2022 5:57 PM |
You know they aren't washing it.
Wonder if Joe will go to Manchester to see Wasia project on the 30th. Well, and maybe see someone else there too
by Anonymous | reply 42 | August 28, 2022 6:05 PM |
R40 of course he did. Like outta the movies
by Anonymous | reply 43 | August 28, 2022 6:11 PM |
R42 I bet Kit will go if filming allows - especially as he'll be semi nearby in York. He is the biggest Will fan, after all!
by Anonymous | reply 44 | August 28, 2022 6:11 PM |
Oh my god not that Dior sweater again. For everyone around them’s sake I hope they’ve been washing it!
by Anonymous | reply 45 | August 28, 2022 6:13 PM |
Doesn’t Yaz live in Manchester? Could be a cute reunion.
by Anonymous | reply 46 | August 28, 2022 7:03 PM |
I think one of the better points about wearing each others clothes is that you can smell the other person.
by Anonymous | reply 47 | August 28, 2022 7:45 PM |
Joe and Kit filmed a video message for a fan.
by Anonymous | reply 48 | August 28, 2022 10:11 PM |
So Bash and Maisie weren’t alone, this is from the same place as the video:
by Anonymous | reply 49 | August 29, 2022 1:29 AM |
You can see Maisie in the video but yeah the video was from Soho. They all had dinner most likely. Fandom trying to figure out if Maia is in the background of the video now.
by Anonymous | reply 50 | August 29, 2022 1:45 AM |
Maia/Charithra and Maia/Maisie followed each other on Instagram. We know that Charithra and Maisie were with Bash at The Trials last night so it’s likely that Maia and Kit joined that group to celebrate Joe and Will wrapping up the play and it would make sense since Maia’s befriended the HS cast so quickly.
by Anonymous | reply 51 | August 29, 2022 1:56 AM |
Would someone mind creating a new Kit thread? It's paywalled.
by Anonymous | reply 52 | August 29, 2022 2:59 PM |
It’s only got 217 comments
by Anonymous | reply 53 | August 29, 2022 3:01 PM |
Bless him and his polite hand clasp that he has in all photos. Kit seems more like an 'arm around fans' kind of guy, as does Bash.
by Anonymous | reply 56 | August 30, 2022 11:06 AM |
Can someone make a new Bash thread since the current one got paywalled?
by Anonymous | reply 57 | August 30, 2022 2:52 PM |
Joe doesn't comment on anyone's posts anymore, not even on Yaz's birthday post.
by Anonymous | reply 58 | August 30, 2022 3:23 PM |
I reckon he's moved almost entirely over to his finsta - either that, or he deleted the app(s) again!
by Anonymous | reply 59 | August 30, 2022 3:43 PM |
I was a bit surprised he didn't do an IG story for her. Though strangely Yaz reposted every person's IG story wishing her happy birthday, but not Bash's so maybe they are keeping shit private.
Don't think he deleted the apps since he likes posts, just doesn't leave a comment on anything anymore. I think he's just done with hs fans on the internet. He didn't even seem to be too excited for the NTA awards.
by Anonymous | reply 60 | August 30, 2022 3:48 PM |
Don't blame Joe one bit for not wanting to associate himself with HS fans anymore.
They will pay him dust most of the times when it actually comes to important things like voting for him or hyping him up but have no qualms mentioning him when they be writing long essays about how it's a crime to say that he's dating Bash.
by Anonymous | reply 61 | August 30, 2022 5:54 PM |
It was a shame that there was way more hype around Kit and Bash's film announcements than there was about Joe basically changing laws on the Isle of Man. Also I suspect he isn't majorly publicising the NTAs thing because he knows Kit will likely win. Also he's just been busy with the play.
by Anonymous | reply 62 | August 30, 2022 6:01 PM |
Bash just posted about being at the Wasia Project concert and Joe isn't there.
So, I'm guessing he's back in IOM. Or he's still there in London working on something.
by Anonymous | reply 63 | August 30, 2022 6:03 PM |
Joe most likely knows that most of the Heartstopper fans prefer Kit over him and will only vote for him. So, why bother posting about it when literally everyone knows the results?
by Anonymous | reply 64 | August 30, 2022 6:08 PM |
You're a bunch of doom and gloom merchants.
by Anonymous | reply 65 | August 30, 2022 6:09 PM |
Not to surprised Joe didn't go to Manchester. Bash isn't there for a vacation and I know people think Joe's jobless other than HS but I'm sure he's got his own things going on.
by Anonymous | reply 66 | August 30, 2022 6:30 PM |
TBF it would be pretty boring during the days if he did go with him to filming, I suspect he's probably gone back to IOM before the insanity of filming HS begins
by Anonymous | reply 67 | August 30, 2022 6:38 PM |
Now that Kit is dropping hints that he could be queer as well, can we expect him and Joe to hook up in the future? They can end up like those co-stars whom no one expected to hook up but they still did.
by Anonymous | reply 68 | August 30, 2022 6:48 PM |
I could see them in a remake of War of the Roses, actually.
by Anonymous | reply 69 | August 30, 2022 6:51 PM |
R68 Looks like Kit has something going on with his new costar. She’s the one who took the photos of him in the field.
by Anonymous | reply 70 | August 30, 2022 6:54 PM |
R67 Yeah, it would be weird. If he's in London he'll be at the Wasia project show on Sept. 1 I would assume. Though I agree he could have went see his mother and then will come back soon. Joe and Bash are lucky they are only a short train ride away and can see each other every weekend since as actors it won't always be like that. Gotta get used to it.
R68 What hints are those? If anything he's kind of hinting he's banging his other costar, though staring in a romcom I take that with a grain of salt.
by Anonymous | reply 71 | August 30, 2022 6:54 PM |
Didn’t realize sharing a hat was a universal sign for sharing genitalia too r70.
by Anonymous | reply 72 | August 30, 2022 6:59 PM |
Joe and Kit would make a hot couple if they do date or hook up.
And about the possibility of this happening, never say never. Cause who knows what might happen in the future.
by Anonymous | reply 73 | August 30, 2022 7:01 PM |
I legit can't imagine Kit and Joe ever hooking up even if Kit were gay/bi. They do seem more like brothers who like to annoy each other. They'll probably be good friends for a long time, but other than that I can't see it.
by Anonymous | reply 74 | August 30, 2022 7:03 PM |
Maybe it’s just one big orgy and they’re all fucking each other.
by Anonymous | reply 75 | August 30, 2022 7:05 PM |
Well, I hope everyone got to fuck Will at least once
by Anonymous | reply 76 | August 30, 2022 7:09 PM |
Seriously. Joe is in a long term relationship & lives with his boyfriend. While it may not last forever given their age, on what planet do those who are reasonable, decent people cheat on their other halves? I’m almost certain even if Kit were gay/bi, he wouldn’t be such an asshole as to even think about it either. They are his friends.
by Anonymous | reply 77 | August 30, 2022 7:17 PM |
Maybe they are in an open relationship. Who knows.
by Anonymous | reply 78 | August 30, 2022 7:23 PM |
Anyways, Joe is just 18. I'm sure he's not thinking of marriage at this point in his life. Also, break ups do happen. No one said that they wanted him to cheat.
Just in the future, once he and his current boyfriend are done, would like to see him and Kit date or hook up cause they'd make a hot couple.
by Anonymous | reply 79 | August 30, 2022 7:26 PM |
Joe's 19 in a month and will never hook up with Kit
by Anonymous | reply 80 | August 30, 2022 7:30 PM |
Is it me or the joe/kit shipping fraus have taken over DL as well. Seriously though, why are some people obsessed about kit and joe dating each other.
by Anonymous | reply 81 | August 30, 2022 7:33 PM |
We need to drop the delusion - Joe and Kit may be good friends but hooking up they ain't. Just watch a single interview and that becomes very clear. Where have the Joe/Kit shippers suddenly come from?
by Anonymous | reply 82 | August 30, 2022 7:41 PM |
They’re the same fan girls who post the exact same things on twitter, they can’t separate the actors from their characters.
by Anonymous | reply 83 | August 30, 2022 7:42 PM |
Spoiler Alert: not everyone hooks up with their on screen love interest, shocking, I know
by Anonymous | reply 84 | August 30, 2022 7:43 PM |
Porn performers do.
by Anonymous | reply 85 | August 30, 2022 7:58 PM |
My worst case scenario would be if they hooked up and it ended poorly, fucking up their dynamic on the show. Them being good friends that are physically comfortable with each other is the sweet spot for people plying an on-screen couple. At least Bash mostly did his thing already so if they have a bad breakup it won’t really matter and would probably only help a more antagonistic dynamic.
by Anonymous | reply 86 | August 30, 2022 8:05 PM |
Can imagine how boring Joe's going to be on here judging from the cast's (or just Joe's) inactiveness on social media.
by Anonymous | reply 87 | August 30, 2022 9:02 PM |
^*Joe's birthday
by Anonymous | reply 88 | August 30, 2022 9:03 PM |
They'll be filming then (most likely?) so I suspect we'll get something.
by Anonymous | reply 89 | August 30, 2022 9:07 PM |
I know Joe is continuing to pull back more and more from social media, but I was still a little surprised that he didn’t make a proper Instagram post marking the end of The Trials. Seems like a missed opportunity and it ultimately means that there’ll be no evidence of Joe having done the play on his profile anywhere.
by Anonymous | reply 90 | August 30, 2022 9:07 PM |
R90 I didn't expect anything, but was surprised not even an IG story about it. He hasn't updated his IG in two months. Dior show (gotta pay for all those sweaters) was the last time he updated. Everyone else did a "this is what I did this summer" post. Maybe he'll do one eventually before HS filming but I doubt. Watch him go the HS filming without saying a thing.
by Anonymous | reply 91 | August 30, 2022 9:11 PM |
Joe needs to get himself a publicist or a PR manager who can guide him on how to get things done. This social media inactiveness of his just going to end up harming him in the long run career-wise.
by Anonymous | reply 92 | August 30, 2022 9:11 PM |
It hasn't harmed Jonathan Groff.
by Anonymous | reply 93 | August 30, 2022 9:12 PM |
R91 he reposted I think 3 stories about the play? I also expected a post on his main account but it hardly went unnoticed
by Anonymous | reply 94 | August 30, 2022 9:40 PM |
I’m sure you know more than his current PR team R92. He’s not suffering
by Anonymous | reply 95 | August 30, 2022 9:45 PM |
'He's not suffering' some of you say. But yet, he's the only one who seems to be finding it hard to land something big despite being the lead. Yaz out there booking her second big show after her rise to fame through Heartstopper and here's Joe.
by Anonymous | reply 96 | August 31, 2022 11:26 AM |
Joe will be set up nicely with new bookings if that’s what he wants. Maybe there’s an announcement coming but he’s surely got a great career ahead of him. Plus two more seasons of HS!
by Anonymous | reply 97 | August 31, 2022 12:13 PM |
You're obsessed with the fact that Joe was the lead but you keep forgetting that the other two, Kit and Bash, have a 10year career already behind them. Yaz just got lucky.
by Anonymous | reply 98 | August 31, 2022 12:59 PM |
Olivia Colman is having a better career than Joe! Something needs to be done!111
by Anonymous | reply 99 | August 31, 2022 1:04 PM |
If that ten year career of theirs was the reason they are managing to land roles now, they would've done it way before Heartstopper. And didn't Kit say he was thinking of dropping acting before he hit it big with Heartstopper cause he was finding it hard to bag roles?
So, yeah, obviously people will compare when irrelevant characters on the show also seem to be benefiting from the Heartstopper fame but not Joe.
by Anonymous | reply 100 | August 31, 2022 1:07 PM |
Being a childhood actor means shit for an adult career unless you think Kit and Bash are getting roles due to connections they had before. The HS cast were all pretty much on an even playing field after the show aired.
Yes, he's only 18 but he's also riding a wave of popularity right now so it would have been nice for him to land some kind of role outside of HS. Maybe something is still coming though. Since so far it seems like other than his social media followers exploding (which he obviously is uncomfortable with) and getting a lot of expensive free clothes, he's benefited the least from the show despite being the main character.
by Anonymous | reply 101 | August 31, 2022 1:51 PM |
Hardly. Kit's experience shows in his acting. Joe's inexperience shows in his.
by Anonymous | reply 102 | August 31, 2022 2:02 PM |
I hope you don't think Kit and Bash got roles in dumb teen romcoms because of their superior acting skills
by Anonymous | reply 103 | August 31, 2022 2:16 PM |
Kit I can understand. But do people really think the reason Bash and Yaz are booked is cause of their exceptional acting skills?
by Anonymous | reply 104 | August 31, 2022 2:24 PM |
What is wrong with Bash's acting? Don't tell me, let me guess...everyone can act except him.
by Anonymous | reply 105 | August 31, 2022 2:51 PM |
R103/ R104
So enlighten us, why do you think Bash and Kit got those "dumb roles"? And if they're so "dumb" why are you so clearly annoyed that they have and Joe hasn't? Maybe Joe is waiting for something worthy of his acting skills, to come along.
Just to be clear, i have nothing against Joe.
by Anonymous | reply 106 | August 31, 2022 3:02 PM |
R106 They are handsome straight passing white men? I'm not annoyed they have the roles at all. Saying they got the roles because of their acting skills vs Joe's is silly considering the roles they got
I think Kit and Bash are good actors btw. You can figure out why Yaz is getting roles too.
by Anonymous | reply 107 | August 31, 2022 3:05 PM |
And to think HS fans got annoyed with this person last week for just stating facts about the straight passing thing.
by Anonymous | reply 108 | August 31, 2022 3:19 PM |
R96 R100 fucks sakes are we doing this again. As we are— just because Joe isn’t being pushed on socials like you think he should be doesn’t mean he’s not got options. No one knows what he’s got lined up. I’m sure his career is working for him even if it doesn’t suit you And if you think Yaz is “irrelevant” you’ve missed so many points. It’s not a race so stop making it one
by Anonymous | reply 109 | August 31, 2022 3:45 PM |
But who’s to say he can’t pick up leading (straight passing) roles - if that’s actually what he wants - he's an actor, after all, and I’d hope pretty versatile. Or maybe theatre will be his thing.
Who knows what he’ll want to do next but will be interesting to see how he positions himself with his next role.
by Anonymous | reply 110 | August 31, 2022 3:46 PM |
Like R109 said, we don't know what he has coming up. He's also gone from zero fame to quite intense fame basically overnight, so he may not have the desire to jump straight into another big/wide-reaching project. Maybe the lower-key theatre gig was just what he wanted at this point, while he adjusts to the Heartstopper fame and his new life.
I think he's a good actor - perhaps not as strong as Kit (yet) but still good - but being brutally honest, Kit is just far more obviously 'TV/film attractive'. I'm not saying Joe is unattractive but he won't fit neatly into the romcom-type lead role easily, sadly, and this may restrict his options. He's very smart and seemingly political though, so I sort of hope he goes for the more high-brow, thoughtful roles.
As for Yaz, I thought she was one of the weakest and most wooden actors in Heartstopper. Let's be honest, a big part of her success is that she fills a very specific 'current' demographic - trans woman of colour. If it were based on her acting skills alone, there's no way she'd be this successful already.
by Anonymous | reply 111 | August 31, 2022 3:57 PM |
Not to belabour the point too much but agree overall with the commenters here saying joe has a tougher time at their current age due solely to “look” and yes, being less straight passing. I actually thought he pulled it off in the play which is a good sign, but as others have said he’s less traditional teen heartthrob, and too young for a lot of the “serious” roles and that’s tough. Oddly I can see him having a good TV career, especially as British shows like people who don’t often fit that traditional look, but fitting in another decent sized role in a tv show is tough with HS filming at least another two seasons, so we may see a lot more of his success after that.
I understand others saying Bash and Kit’s additional experience isn’t the reason they’re getting cast, their HS success is - but I think experience on a film set, not having to be taught anything from scratch, in addition to passing as straight and having the “right” look and height helps them a lot. Good for Yaz re Doctor Who and this new thing but Joe can’t turn into a black trans woman so not much role overlap, and I’m still unsure how big her role in Doctor Who will be so until we see that I’m not counting it as a huge thing (obviously good on the resume but she’s not leading a wide release film or whatever). If it is just his agency shitting the bed hopefully he changes over, but I’m still intrigued by his LA meeting and have my fingers crossed for him something good comes of it.
by Anonymous | reply 112 | August 31, 2022 6:26 PM |
YMMV, but I think he’d be able to pass as straight in roles. Romcom/heartthrob roles aren’t the only straight roles.
by Anonymous | reply 113 | August 31, 2022 7:40 PM |
R113 I don’t disagree - I think that’s where the current age comes in. Sorry if I was unclear. Just a lot of the teen roles are romantic ones (there’s a reason both kit and Bash immediately booked rom coms). As he enters his 20s and starts looking older there’ll be more roles where being the “romantic leading man” isn’t the selling point but for a lot of teen roles it’s either play that or be the dorky best friend which maybe wouldn’t be the best career move.
by Anonymous | reply 114 | August 31, 2022 7:45 PM |
Can he act in a wheelchair?
by Anonymous | reply 115 | August 31, 2022 7:49 PM |
I think he can probably pass as straight, the play he just did is an example, but he's also not really what you'd call a heartthrob. He's cute and looks like a kid. A really skinny kid. Bash and Kit look like young adult men. He's not the type of actor that's going to get hired for the fangirls to wish they could date. That's not the only roles out there, but those teen romcoms are pretty popular for young actors. Joe might have to wait a little longer for something good to pop up.
by Anonymous | reply 116 | August 31, 2022 8:07 PM |
DL hate boner threads for Ben Platt reminded me of this. Joe posting this on IG around April/May 2021
by Anonymous | reply 118 | September 1, 2022 1:44 AM |
Joe is like the most adorable sock puppet come to life.
by Anonymous | reply 119 | September 1, 2022 2:09 AM |
[quote] As for Yaz, I thought she was one of the weakest and most wooden actors in Heartstopper. Let's be honest, a big part of her success is that she fills a very specific 'current' demographic - trans woman of colour. If it were based on her acting skills alone, there's no way she'd be this successful already.
Agreed! 💯
by Anonymous | reply 120 | September 1, 2022 7:03 AM |
Never seen this before… Very suggestive...
by Anonymous | reply 121 | September 1, 2022 2:32 PM |
Ha, love it. I wish I'd been around for that version of Social Media Joe. And just the whole cast, really.
by Anonymous | reply 122 | September 1, 2022 2:36 PM |
They were pretty bold. Never forget Bash posting their date on Valentine's day.
by Anonymous | reply 123 | September 1, 2022 3:13 PM |
I haven't seen these pics before! Where are people digging them up from? It's hilarious that some people still deny that they're together and angrily tell people 'not to speculate'. No speculation involved, really, just a working pair of eyes.
by Anonymous | reply 124 | September 1, 2022 3:38 PM |
Look at the old Bash threads on here. Titled Sebastian Croft part two, three, etc. DL was closely following this romance before HS came out. Mainly because DL was equally invested in Connor Jessup’s previous relationships, and people were speculating Connor was interested in Bash.
by Anonymous | reply 125 | September 1, 2022 3:51 PM |
They are around twitter. A lot of pictures are already seen, just without the context of when they were posted. There's so much. Honestly Joe used to be bold as fuck in what he'd post. People say Bash is more guarded now, but Joe is completely different after the show aired.
by Anonymous | reply 126 | September 1, 2022 3:52 PM |
The Connor thing is funny since he always seemed to really like them together together and as a couple and provided a lot of content of the two of them. Well, DL is gonna DL I suppose
by Anonymous | reply 127 | September 1, 2022 3:56 PM |
R125 Thanks! Deep dive coming up... (I've got nothing better to do)
by Anonymous | reply 128 | September 1, 2022 4:08 PM |
R127 Connor got to know Bash in 2019 when he was filming Locke and Key with Bash’s friend and old costar Emilia Jones. DL noticed that he got a bit obsessed with Bash even then, go look through the old Connor threads from back then for old instagram stories and comments. This was before Heartstopper and Joe.
by Anonymous | reply 129 | September 1, 2022 4:14 PM |
Most Connor threads are deleted nowadays, though I do remember people saying even when he was with Miles he seemed like Bash, but to me it never seemed like anything serious. Bash is just flirty in public in general. Connor fans should not have taken it too seriously.
Espeically once Joe got in the picture, when people were still saying Connor and Bash were fucking each other behind Joe's back. Don't know about his feelings, but he didn't ever seem bitter about Joe popping up since he is as friendly with Joe as he is with Bash
by Anonymous | reply 130 | September 1, 2022 4:23 PM |
I don't think Bas is default flirty. He's default ingratiating, which is not the same thing.
by Anonymous | reply 131 | September 1, 2022 5:08 PM |
Joe will be attending the Dream Con as well I feel. And he might be their last announcement.
by Anonymous | reply 132 | September 1, 2022 5:40 PM |
mfw I don't care about a Joe and Kit photo together
But yeah, I see no reason why he wouldn't go at this point.
by Anonymous | reply 133 | September 1, 2022 5:43 PM |
That's cool, the three of them together will be nice. I wonder if there'll be any vague tension after Kit likely wins the NTA. I assume Joe is resigned to it already so hopefully it won't bother him too much.
by Anonymous | reply 134 | September 1, 2022 6:03 PM |
Joe doesn’t seem like a particularly resentful person, he was texting and updating Kit on his IMDb Star Meter position when Kit was in the top 10 and Joe was in the 80s.
by Anonymous | reply 135 | September 1, 2022 6:07 PM |
R135 agreed, he seems genuinely quite sweet about his castmates successes and resigned to Kit winning. Think it’s probably good he hasn’t been promoting voting for them etc, a bit of distance from the results is good. I’m sure it’ll be a disappointment still of course but would be surprised to see it cause tension
by Anonymous | reply 136 | September 1, 2022 6:19 PM |
R135 R136 True, he's already come into Heartstopper with the knowledge that Kit is far more experienced than he is, and has been in lots of stuff beforehand including a big film (Rocketman). So he probably has little issue with it. It'll be great if they win the 'new show' category or whatever Heartstopper was in.
by Anonymous | reply 137 | September 1, 2022 6:21 PM |
He’s just put a story up on insta about voting.
by Anonymous | reply 138 | September 1, 2022 6:40 PM |
Are y'all still voting in the NTA thing for Joe? Or is it a foregone conclusion that it's Kits to take home?
by Anonymous | reply 139 | September 1, 2022 7:34 PM |
R139 I voted a couple of times for Joe - I still think Kit will win and am happy either way, but figured Joe needed the boost!
by Anonymous | reply 140 | September 1, 2022 7:35 PM |
R139 I used my 2 email addresses to vote for Joe
by Anonymous | reply 141 | September 1, 2022 7:36 PM |
Same, voted for Joe and will continue doing so. Although we know that Kit will be winning it given that he's got the backing of almost the entire HS fanbase.
by Anonymous | reply 142 | September 1, 2022 7:43 PM |
I’m worried all the Joe fans will vote once for Joe and once for Kit, and the Kit fans will vote 50 times for Kit and forget Joe even exists. Can’t imagine Joe winning with those odds, but still think he deserves it the most.
by Anonymous | reply 143 | September 1, 2022 7:50 PM |
Because he's out?
by Anonymous | reply 144 | September 1, 2022 7:50 PM |
R144 I don’t think Joe being out is the issue in this case. HS is told primarily from Charlie’s point of view. The viewer is supposed to relate to and empathize with Charlie, and fall in love with Nick. Young viewers (who will vote multiple times) miss that Joe’s acting is what drew them into the story and focus only on the crush they now have on Nick/Kit. Also the vast majority of HS fans are teen girls, many of whom identify as bi, so they also relate to Nick’s storyline.
by Anonymous | reply 145 | September 1, 2022 7:58 PM |
Or maybe Joe's acting didn't draw them into the story?
by Anonymous | reply 146 | September 1, 2022 8:05 PM |
Or maybe Kit has the advantage of being a straight passing white man.
by Anonymous | reply 147 | September 1, 2022 8:16 PM |
Hopefully we'll get actual Joe/Bash interactions if they're both going to this Dream It convention. o/
by Anonymous | reply 148 | September 1, 2022 8:22 PM |
Lol something went wrong there. o/
by Anonymous | reply 149 | September 1, 2022 8:22 PM |
R140 I’m outside of the UK so my votes wouldn’t count, I’m just here for the ride.
I don’t think that Joe’s acting didn’t draw people in, he was excellent especially for a first role, but Kit is a stronger actor and the strongest among the 6 teens in the ensemble.
by Anonymous | reply 150 | September 1, 2022 8:22 PM |
Joe's acting didn't fuck up the groove. He's not the "Poor Michelle" of Heartstopper. But he didn't dominate or excel. He's likeable and he has a fraility that works for the part. Hopefully, he shows more dimension in the future.
by Anonymous | reply 151 | September 1, 2022 8:29 PM |
Kit and Yaz at Soho House awards tonight but no Joe. Odd given the way Joe was promoting Soho House Brighton for them.
by Anonymous | reply 152 | September 1, 2022 8:36 PM |
Maybe he's back in IOM
by Anonymous | reply 153 | September 1, 2022 8:41 PM |
Someone said on Twitter he's in the IOM at the mo, probably downtime before filming starts
by Anonymous | reply 154 | September 1, 2022 8:41 PM |
I saw that, but I'm always weary when people say "their best friend" saw something and say it in an anon comment until of publicly
by Anonymous | reply 155 | September 1, 2022 8:42 PM |
R155 *instead of
by Anonymous | reply 156 | September 1, 2022 8:43 PM |
He might be in IOM but I’m guessing he also might just not have gotten a nomination / knew Kit was winning the award and didn’t feel like going to see Kit win over him in advance of likely seeing the same thing at the NTAs. Joe seems remarkably non bitter and happy for his castmates success but I wouldn’t blame him for wanting to be back in IOM or legit even just chilling in London instead of attending. Especially given he opened their Brighton house and did a spread for it
by Anonymous | reply 157 | September 1, 2022 8:51 PM |
Kit has an efficient team backing him up and getting things done for him. Same can't be said about Joe's agency/publicist or whatever who just appear to be damn lazy.
by Anonymous | reply 158 | September 1, 2022 8:54 PM |
The spread eagle?
by Anonymous | reply 159 | September 1, 2022 8:54 PM |
R152 plus:
[quote] And Joe didn't go to that Soho house event and get papped by the DM with Bash's hand on his ass for them to give an award to Kit.
Lol!
by Anonymous | reply 160 | September 1, 2022 9:08 PM |
Joe can still turn this around. Leak a sex tape.
by Anonymous | reply 161 | September 1, 2022 9:10 PM |
So, this guy seems to be Joe's agent. And from the looks of it he seems to be mirroring Joe's inactiveness.
by Anonymous | reply 162 | September 1, 2022 9:26 PM |
I’m not saying this in a Joe’s a baby that must be coddled way, but I get the feeling he doesn’t want to be a huge star. HS is way bigger than anyone expected, and since it came out he’s pulled way back from social media. I think he’s a talented actor who enjoys acting, but doesn’t necessarily enjoy interacting with crazy fan girls. I wouldn’t be surprised if he does more stage acting between filming seasons of HS, not because he can’t get film work, but because he wants to act in interesting roles for a smaller audience.
If he starts winning lots of awards, I’m sure he’ll be presently surprised. But I don’t believe any part of him is jealous of Kit right now. Obviously, this is all speculation. Nobody knows what these guys are thinking. Just my current impression.
by Anonymous | reply 163 | September 1, 2022 9:37 PM |
No one's saying he's jealous of Kit.
All people be wanting is for his agency or his team to MOVE and start marketing him a bit more. Maybe more photoshoots or maybe make him attend some shows like the one today. To keep the buzz around him still intact. He's legit not doing anything now so what's stopping them from making sure that their client is booked in some way?
by Anonymous | reply 164 | September 1, 2022 9:44 PM |
I get what you’re saying R163. None of us actually know him or Kit so who knows, but I’m guessing like most people he feels a combination of things. It can objectively suck to lose an award and be overlooked in favour of a costar while also still wanting to occupy a different niche and being glad you’re not in the same level of fangirling devotion. I hope his agency is good and lines him up with things that will advance his career in a way he enjoys.
by Anonymous | reply 165 | September 1, 2022 9:45 PM |
There's no way to know, really. Joe could be auditioning for lots of big projects - many movies have boyish types in them, not just the hunky lead - that we don't know about.
by Anonymous | reply 166 | September 1, 2022 9:46 PM |
I wouldn’t be surprised if he has something big lined up. He gets lots of big fashion gigs so he’s not completely flying under the radar.
by Anonymous | reply 167 | September 1, 2022 9:52 PM |
There's still the random LA trip he took. That has to be something. He didn't fly 12 hours and go for a day for no reason.
by Anonymous | reply 168 | September 1, 2022 9:53 PM |
What is Hulkling, exactly? Similar to Superboy?
by Anonymous | reply 169 | September 1, 2022 9:54 PM |
R169 I guess. Not into capeshit, but he's part of the Young Avengers. He married Wiccan. Alice drew Nick and Charlie as the two before so that's where people kept getting Kit would be a perfect Hulking. I think he'd get too much shit if he did take another gay role and kept with his unlabeled nonsense though.
by Anonymous | reply 170 | September 1, 2022 10:11 PM |
Just FYI RE: the Soho House Awards, Anson Boon won Breakthrough Actor. Kit was there to present Breakthrough Actress to Yaz.
by Anonymous | reply 171 | September 1, 2022 10:14 PM |
Nah, nothing will harm Kit. HS fans will worship him and call him the next queer icon for taking up another gay role.
by Anonymous | reply 172 | September 1, 2022 10:14 PM |
[Quote] taking up another gay role.
Don't do it, Kit!
by Anonymous | reply 173 | September 1, 2022 10:16 PM |
R172 HS fans aren't big compared to MCU fans. Kit already got called a queerbaiter which set him off to have to expertly shut down people constantly and led to this whole issue of his sexuality being questioned constantly.
by Anonymous | reply 174 | September 1, 2022 10:22 PM |
Don’t think Kit would even get the part if he wasn’t part of the community and willing to come out. A Marvel press tour is a different beast compared to the HS press.
That being said, I get why Joe and Kit are fancast so often as Wiccan and Hulking.
by Anonymous | reply 175 | September 1, 2022 10:34 PM |
The upside of all this is that if the acting doesn't work out, Kit can give classes on how to expertly shutdown.
by Anonymous | reply 176 | September 1, 2022 10:37 PM |
Froy for Hulking!
by Anonymous | reply 177 | September 1, 2022 10:38 PM |
R177 Go to bed Richard
by Anonymous | reply 178 | September 1, 2022 10:40 PM |
Joe retweeted the NTA link, he heard y’all.
by Anonymous | reply 179 | September 1, 2022 10:45 PM |
It's alright, some of the Twitter fangirls are mass messaging his agent....
by Anonymous | reply 180 | September 2, 2022 5:52 AM |
I won't email his agent, but I do wish he'd have some sort of magazine cover or photoshoot.
by Anonymous | reply 181 | September 2, 2022 6:25 AM |
He will, for S2 publicity
by Anonymous | reply 182 | September 2, 2022 9:26 AM |
R180 that's a bit much
by Anonymous | reply 183 | September 2, 2022 12:12 PM |
Dream Con is going to announce one more HS guest today.
Fans are going to be disappointed if it doesn't turn out to be Joe.
by Anonymous | reply 185 | September 2, 2022 12:17 PM |
I am pretty sure it will be Joe, but, if it's not, I feel really bad for the cast member it is as people are going to be mad! Way to feel unwanted!
by Anonymous | reply 186 | September 2, 2022 12:30 PM |
Backlash is kinda expected tho. It's normal that fans would want to meet the leads of the show instead of some random side character from the show that they love.
by Anonymous | reply 187 | September 2, 2022 12:40 PM |
Would someone mind setting up another Kit thread (not using his actual name so it doesn't get deleted)? It's already paywalled again!
by Anonymous | reply 188 | September 2, 2022 12:45 PM |
R185 i can’t see it being anyone except Joe or MAYBE Yaz or Will. Realistically outside them and Kit, Bash is more known and liked than the other cast members so I feel like they’d save him for last if it was Kizzy or Corinna or Tobie or whoever. Also if they used the hi line which only Nick and Charlie are “known for” in the show to promote Yaz or someone that would be idiotic.
Think it’s also almost definitely Joe given they are confirming him and Bash back to back. They’re not so obsessive one couldn’t do a fan convention without the other but I can see the other one being there as additional incentive to sign on.
by Anonymous | reply 189 | September 2, 2022 12:45 PM |
It's gotta be Joe, surely. I assume this means the trio will do a panel together? That could be fun - I hope someone films it because then we'd have actual Joe/Bash interactions that last longer than 2 seconds. Although how that would work when they're still keeping their relationship a secret will be interesting...
by Anonymous | reply 190 | September 2, 2022 12:49 PM |
R190 I don't think it'll be that difficult, just talk about how the cast are all friends etc.
by Anonymous | reply 191 | September 2, 2022 1:10 PM |
[quote] Fans are going to be disappointed if it doesn't turn out to be Joe
DL will be disappointed. Why project the crazy elsewhere?
by Anonymous | reply 192 | September 2, 2022 1:13 PM |
R192 LOL give it a rest - Twitter and Instagram are swarmed with 'ANNOUNCE JOE!!1!' demands from fans.
R191 I meant more how they'll act around each other, cos I get the impression they're quite lovey dovey/heart eyes.
by Anonymous | reply 193 | September 2, 2022 1:44 PM |