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HEARTSTOPPER'S YOUNG STARS ARE READY TO SHARE THE LOVE IN NETFLIX'S MOST UPLIFTING LGBTQ SERIES YET Netflix's adaptation of beloved webcomic Heartstopper is one of the year's most anticipated shows, but it's teen cast are more than ready as they tell Attitude's May/June issue what it was like bringing the characters to life. Walking onto the school grounds of what was once an Academy in Slough, I’m instantly transported back to my own secondary school days in what feels like a cinematic flashback. The resemblance of where I spent some of my formative years is striking, and certainly brings back memories. Good and bad.  The 60s architecture, the lockers, and the sounds of shoes screeching and echoing against the sports hall floor are all too familiar. I’m not sure if the reason I’m sweating is that it’s a very hot day in June (2021) or if those school memories are coming back to haunt me. My iced coffee offers some release.  Abandoned in 2019, this site is currently alive with activity, having been transformed into Truham Grammar School for Boys, the primary setting of Netflix’s adaptation of the popular webcomic, Heartstopper. Attitude has been invited for an exclusive on-set visit of what is one of the streaming network’s key releases of 2022. After meeting my guide for the day, I’m introduced to lead actor Kit Connor, who plays rugby lad Nick Nelson, and looks remarkably like his comic-book counterpart. READ MORE BIMINI AND DAN O'NEILL JOIN LGBTQ ECO ACTIVISTS ON A MISSION TO HEAL OUR OCEAN Exclusive: The theme is ‘Westwood shipwreck’ as Bimini talks green (and blue) issues with BBC wildlife presenter Dan O’Neill and LGBTQ eco activists Dawood Qureshi and Noga Levy-Rapoport. Remember when Ariel turns a scruffily iconic look out of some upcycled rope and a sail in The Little Mermaid? With the help, of course, of her probably gay besties Flounder (a yellow tropical fish), Sebastian (a lobster, not a crab), and Scuttle (possibly a herring gull - an endangered species, FYI). It’s a scene that mesmerised already style-conscious baby gays like yours truly in 1989, and is broadly the vibe on today’s beachside, ocean awareness-themed Attitude shoot - a look our stylist more coolly describes as ‘Westwood shipwreck’. And who better to serve it than Bimini Bon “I’M VEGAN!” Boulash (they/them). The non-binary powerhouse is known for their daring sense of style and unbridled passion for the natural world - as demonstrated when they dressed on Drag Race UK season two as… an amoeba. READ MORE LAST CHANCE TO BOOK Celebrate the diversity of Pride and the magic of Disney at Disneyland Paris Pride. Book your package now with Magical Pride! FRA FEE ON CABARET, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST PREQUEL AND EDDIE REDMAYNE CASTING CRITICISM The queer Northern Irish actor speaks to Attitude as he takes over the role of The Emcee in the West End revival of Cabaret. QUEER AS FOLK REBOOT GETS FIRST LOOK PICTURES AND PREMIERE DATE Russell T Davies' iconic LGBTQ series is back to inspire a new generation. 'MY FANS HAVE A FAMILIARITY WITH ME THAT'S A LITTLE JARRING' The Drag Race legend talks British humour and uncomfortable fan comments as she prepares to bring her 'biggest, best' show yet to the UK. IS BRITISH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SYSTEMICALLY ANTI-LGBTQ? Media coverage of trans issues has reached new extremes, with filmmaker Charlie Craggs warning: “Dear lesbians and gays: they’re coming for you next.” ATTITUDE MAY/JUNE ISSUE HEARTSTOPPER, the new queer series coming to Netflix. Plus: LGBTQ+ Ukraine special, Bimini on the oceans, the rise of size queens, and more.

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