‘Heartstopper’ star Joe Locke claims fans stalked family: ‘Learn boundaries’

Heartstop—it.

British actor Joe Locke has revealed that some followers of the Netflix sequence “Heartstopper” are having bother protecting their distance, resorting to harassing members of his household — together with grandma — to get his consideration.

Locke, 19, claimed to Teen Vogue that since his rise to fame within the Blighty-based queer coming-of-age drama, his mom has been compelled to desert her social media accounts and create new ones, after being messaged relentlessly by strangers.

And, in line with the actor, one die-hard fan even tried to contact his grandmother, after discovering her cellphone quantity.

“It’s a bizarre guilt I generally really feel that, by affiliation, their lives are affected by decisions in my life,” Locke instructed a reporter for for the web publication’s cowl story.

The Submit reached out to Locke for remark.

“It’s a mutual factor,” mentioned Locke. “I must study my boundaries and folks must study their boundaries. Most consideration comes from a extremely good place, and I hope I at all times admire that.”

This isn’t the primary time the “Agatha: Coven of Chaos” star has chastised his followers over an invasion of privateness.

In November 2022, Locke slammed followers after “Heartstopper” co-star Package Connor revealed in a tweet that he felt pressured to come out as bisexual after a number of folks accused him of queerbaiting.

“Again for a minute. I’m bi. congrats for forcing an 18-year-old to out himself. I feel a few of you missed the purpose of the present. bye,” Connor — who performs a closeted rugby participant on “Heartstopper” — tweeted.

Locke instantly jumped to his pal’s protection claiming “You owe nothing to anybody. I’m so happy with you my pal.”

Speaking about Connor’s second with a reporter, Locke mentioned that the whole solid and crew had been “very happy with him, and we’re happy with him controlling the narrative” including that “I’m very happy with him for doing his personal factor and what was proper for him.” 

“There’s an concept that it’s a part of the job to lose your privateness, that you just lose your proper to having privateness,” continued Locke. “That’s one thing I hope the subsequent technology of individuals within the public eye can change … I feel individuals are understanding that privateness is a nonnegotiable.”

Locke additionally went on file relating to his sexuality for the primary time within the article.

“I’ve been brazenly homosexual since I used to be, like, 12,” he instructed the outlet.

“Folks have assumed and written it,” he mentioned, “and I haven’t ever corrected anybody as a result of I haven’t felt the necessity to.” 

Season 2 of “Heartstopper” is at present streaming on Netflix.