Sir Elton John has paid tribute to Heartstopper while celebrating the show’s win at the 2022 Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards, powered by Jaguar.
The TV show based on Alice Oseman’s graphic novels became a runaway success when it premiered on Netflix earlier this year. It has gone on to international acclaim and is widely celebrated as an amazing portrayal of queer love and friendship.
There was only ever going to be one winner of the Attitude TV Award this year.
— Attitude Magazine (@AttitudeMag) October 12, 2022
Watch as the cast of #Heartstopper accept their award tonight at the @virginatlantic AttitudeAwards, powered by @jaguar.@joelocke03 @kit_connor @yazdemand pic.twitter.com/AOO9TrwhP7
Accepting the award Joe Locke said they were all “surprised at the impact Heartstopper had because when we were making it it was our little show,” that was then shared with the world.
Tweeting on Thursday (13 October) Sir Elton wrote: “Congratulations to the whole #Heartstopper team, especially Kit Connor who played young me in Rocketman (you’re a star) on your win at last nights @AttitudeMag#AttitudeAwards!
“It’s a beautiful series and a powerful portrayal of young gay love – thank you for making it!”
Elton tweeted alongside the caption a composite image of Kit from Heartstopper as well as a shot of him in Rocketman.
One person commented: “IN TEARS,” which summarises most of the responses as well as our own.
Congratulations to the whole #Heartstopper team, especially Kit Connor who played young me in Rocketman (you’re a star ⭐️), on your win at last nights @AttitudeMag #AttitudeAwards!
— Elton John (@eltonofficial) October 13, 2022
It’s a beautiful series and a powerful portrayal of young gay love – thank you for making it! pic.twitter.com/lDt4uomFlt
Via Attitude
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