Heartstopper star Kit Connor has revealed he wanted to come out "another way".
The actor, who plays Nick Nelson on the Netflix show, announced he was bisexual in a Twitter post last year. At the time, the star said he felt he'd been forced to come out.
In a new interview with Vogue UK, Connor shared that he wished his public coming out happened differently and clarified his feelings about the moment.
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"I just felt like it wasn't something I was ready to talk about," he said. "I wasn't angry. I was just slightly disappointed by this reaction.
"I think there's almost a feeling that because I'd been in the industry for a little while, there was almost this understanding that it's like, 'Oh, well, he can take it'."
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Connor continued: "I think 'forced' isn't the right word I would use, but I would say that I would have preferred to do it another way.
"I also don't know if I would have ever done it. But at the end of the day, I don't regret it. In many ways it was really empowering."
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Co-star Olivia Colman came to Connor's support upon his coming out moment, with the actress saying: "I am so proud of him, but I am not proud of how people bullied him. I think people should be allowed to have their own journey. But he's amazing. He's a very beautiful human being."
The coming-of-age drama series is due to return to the small screen next month, with creator Alice Oseman teasing that there would be tougher times for Connor's Nick.
"Nick wants to come out to the world, but, faced with his nasty brother, his mostly absent father, and his laddy mates, soon finds that it's not as easy as he initially thought," she said.
Heartstopper season 2 will premiere on Netflix on August 3.
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