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The actor reveals the story behind his new physique, which has also prompted some Marvel talk.
“Heartstopper” star Kit Connor shocked fans of the Netflix series over the weekend by showing off a new body transformation in photos and video from the gym alongside trainer, fitness YouTuber and lifter Nathaniel Massiah.
In a video of one of their workouts, the 19-year-old actor explained why he was getting so buff.
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“The reason I got into the gym was kinda deep, to be honest,” he said. “When I got cast in ‘Heartstopper’ … the character that I’m based on is like 6′ 2″, very big. I was shorter than I am now, and skinnier.”
Connor plays Nick in the television series based on Alice Oseman’s comics of the same name, which revolves around two high school boys who fall for each other. Nick is a jock and athletic rugby player from the jump.
“When it got announced, there were some people on the internet going like, ‘He’s a bit too skinny to play him,'” Connor continued. “I saw that and was like, ‘S—.’ So I just started eating loads and I was like, if I’m eating this much, I might as well [work out].”
He said that he started just doing push-ups, which only defined his chest. “The boobies were getting quite large,” he quipped, adding that he then started “properly hitting the gym.”
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As the gym photos started going viral on Twitter, so did the fan-casting about a possible role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for Connor in the near future.
There’s already been a pretty vocal group of fans hoping to see him cast as Hulking from the Young Avengers. In the comics, he’s a superhero who is also the boyfriend of Wiccan.
Connor’s “Heartstopper” costar and on-screen love interest Joe Locke has already been cast in the upcoming “Agatha: Coven of Chaos,” with many assuming he’ll play Wiccan. That character, also from the Young Avengers, also appeared as a child on “WandaVision” and is one of Wanda Maximoff, aka the Scarlet Witch, and Vision’s twins.
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Lea Michele Sarfati (born August 29, 1986), known professionally as Lea Michele, is an American actress and singer. Michele began working professionally as a child actor on Broadway in productions such as Les Misu00e9rables. She appeared in several more musicals before being selected for the lead role in the hit musical Spring Awakening, earning a Drama Desk Award nomination for her performance. She has recently received widespread acclaim for her role as Rachel Berry, which has accumulated Emmy and Golden Globe nominations, in the Fox television series Glee.nLea was born in The Bronx, New York, the daughter of Edith Sarfati, a nurse, and Marc Sarfati, a delicatessen owner. Michele’s mother is Italian American and Catholic, while her father is of Spanish-Sephardic Jewish ancestry. Michele grew up in Tenafly, New Jersey, where she attended Tenafly High School. Michele was accepted to the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, but opted to continue working on stage.nAt eight years old Lea Michele went with a friend to an open call for a musical. Michele decided on a whim she wanted to try out. She was offered the part and in two weeks from her very first audition she was”,”bio_source”:”custom”,”is_celebrity”:true,”tags”:{“cf_slug”:”lea-michele”,”cf_element”:”person”,”cf_guid”:”2ed98e23-ab7d-4d3c-8813-8c7cf7c3dd6b”},”slug”:”lea-michele”,”ads_enabled”:true,”is_unlisted”:false,”order_date”:”2010-05-25T22:29:24.000000Z”,”hashtags”:[“LeaMicheleSarfati”]},”toofab:person:0965e789-c0b4-5e52-9650-f1f975c7a55f”:{“_schema”:”pbj:toofab:people:node:person:1-0-0″,”_id”:”0965e789-c0b4-5e52-9650-f1f975c7a55f”,”status”:”published”,”etag”:”0654b0f04e9d0b09f24e38640d3bbe68″,”created_at”:”1269652011000000″,”title”:”Brooke Shields”,”bio”:”
Brooke Christa Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress, author and model. Some of her better-known movies include Pretty Baby and The Blue Lagoon, as well as TV shows such as Suddenly Susan, That 70’s Show and Lipstick Jungle.nShields was born in New York City. Her parents, Frank Shields and Teri, divorced several months after she was born. Her father’s family was very social and had Italian and French roots and relations to nobility. Her paternal grandmother was the Italian princess Donna Marina Torlonia. Shields was raised as and remains a practicing Catholic. She has two stepbrothers and three half-sisters. nWhen Brooke was five days old, her mother openly stated she wanted her to have a career in show business, “She’s the most beautiful child and I’m going to help her with her career.”nShields adopted her middle name, “Camille,” for her Confirmation at the age of 10. During her high school years, Shields resided in Haworth, New Jersey.nWhen she was 12 years old, Shields played a child prostitute her age. At age 16, she had already worked for 16 years and had made more money than the President of the United States. Eileen Ford, founder of the Ford Modeling Agency,”,”bio_source”:”custom”,”is_celebrity”:true,”tags”:{“cf_slug”:”brooke-shields”,”cf_element”:”person”,”cf_guid”:”3f299730-2173-4e10-b13f-937b4db8354e”},”slug”:”brooke-shields”,”ads_enabled”:true,”is_unlisted”:false,”order_date”:”2010-03-27T01:06:51.000000Z”,”hashtags”:[“BrookeChristaCamilleShields”,”Brooke_shields”,”ChristaBrookeCamilleShields”]},”toofab:person:34232663-5eae-5db0-9492-7128f45644c5″:{“_schema”:”pbj:toofab:people:node:person:1-0-0″,”_id”:”34232663-5eae-5db0-9492-7128f45644c5″,”status”:”published”,”etag”:”f1adad75c08e68a1a8029f4b3b81d5fb”,”created_at”:”1353375073000000″,”title”:”Rob Schneider”,”is_celebrity”:true,”tags”:{“cf_slug”:”rob-schneider”,”cf_element”:”person”,”cf_guid”:”3edcb120-ecc5-42e0-8a61-7c29354a5f42″},”slug”:”rob-schneider”,”ads_enabled”:true,”is_unlisted”:false,”order_date”:”2012-11-20T01:31:13.000000Z”},”toofab:person:364607f6-ea40-5237-94dc-4bc54c8957f9″:{“_schema”:”pbj:toofab:people:node:person:1-0-0″,”_id”:”364607f6-ea40-5237-94dc-4bc54c8957f9″,”status”:”published”,”etag”:”54c0277a375cd38e2fcd248b15b9fee9″,”created_at”:”1343652572000000″,”title”:”Jada Pinkett-Smith”,”bio”:”
Jada Koren Smith (nu00e9e Pinkett, born September 18, 1971) is an American actress, producer, director, author, singer-songwriter and businesswoman. She began her career in 1990, when she made a guest appearance in the short-lived sitcom True Colors. She starred in A Different World, produced by Bill Cosby, and she featured opposite Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor (1996). She starred in dramatic films such as Menace II Society (1993) and Set It Off (1996). She has appeared in more than 20 films in a variety of genres, including Scream 2, Ali, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Madagascar and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.nPinkett Smith launched her music career in 2007, when she helped create the metal rock band Wicked Wisdom, for which she is a singer and songwriter. She created a production company. She also created her own makeover line. She is also the author of an adult book, published in 2000.nIn 1997 she married actor Will Smith; they have two children, Jaden and Willow. Pinkett Smith is the stepmother to Smith’s son from a previous marriage, Willard “Trey” Smith III.nTogether, the couple have founded the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation, a charity organization”,”bio_source”:”custom”,”is_celebrity”:true,”tags”:{“cf_slug”:”jada-pinkett-smith”,”cf_element”:”person”,”cf_guid”:”81f9abb6-f101-4209-dc9a-09acecfb3134″},”slug”:”jada-pinkett-smith”,”ads_enabled”:true,”is_unlisted”:false,”order_date”:”2012-07-30T12:49:32.000000Z”,”hashtags”:[“JadaKoren”,”JadaKorenPinkett”,”JadaPinkett”,”JadaPinkettSmith”,”JadaSmith”]},”toofab:person:386522b5-c055-5076-af42-168ad225911b”:{“_schema”:”pbj:toofab:people:node:person:1-0-0″,”_id”:”386522b5-c055-5076-af42-168ad225911b”,”status”:”published”,”etag”:”f23a86df94e50cad55e310f91c1bea95″,”created_at”:”1269312707000000″,”title”:”Chris Rock”,”bio”:”
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Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American pop musician and actor. He has won six Grammy Awards as well as two Emmy Awards. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez. Timberlake became famous in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the boy band ‘N Sync, whose launch was financed by Lou Pearlman.nIn 2002, he released his debut solo album, Justified, which sold more than 7 million copies worldwide. The album was a commercial success, spawning the hits “Cry Me a River” and “Rock Your Body”. Timberlake continued his success with his second solo album, FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006), debuting at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, and produced the US number-one hit singles “SexyBack”, “My Love”, and “What Goes Around…/…Comes Around”.nTimberlake’s first two albums made him one of the most commercially successful singers in the world, each selling in excess of 7 million copies. Aside from music, he has also begun an acting career, while his other ventures include record label Tennman Records, fashion label”,”bio_source”:”custom”,”is_celebrity”:true,”tags”:{“cf_slug”:”justin-timberlake”,”cf_element”:”person”,”cf_guid”:”2b4ae832-b022-4678-ce9b-77379d0419b8″},”slug”:”justin-timberlake”,”ads_enabled”:true,”is_unlisted”:false,”order_date”:”2010-03-23T02:35:36.000000Z”,”hashtags”:[“JT”,”JTimberlake”,”JustinRandall”,”JustinRandallTimberlake”]},”toofab:person:bd2a93d9-0345-5852-88f0-d77438005399″:{“_schema”:”pbj:toofab:people:node:person:1-0-0″,”_id”:”bd2a93d9-0345-5852-88f0-d77438005399″,”status”:”published”,”etag”:”6c8266fc7a6a1cc1a1c4ae7006582122″,”created_at”:”1354043672000000″,”title”:”Maroon 5″,”is_celebrity”:true,”tags”:{“cf_slug”:”maroon-5″,”cf_element”:”person”,”cf_guid”:”8a8dd15c-bc46-4f10-93fc-2ffcc13767bd”},”slug”:”maroon-5″,”ads_enabled”:true,”is_unlisted”:false,”order_date”:”2012-11-27T19:14:32.000000Z”},”toofab:person:c38f0830-5ad4-55f7-8e7a-b335dbf33e68″:{“_schema”:”pbj:toofab:people:node:person:1-0-0″,”_id”:”c38f0830-5ad4-55f7-8e7a-b335dbf33e68″,”status”:”published”,”etag”:”8cab8532edc571cddb267d63b9b4b754″,”created_at”:”1334160865000000″,”title”:”Red Hot Chili Peppers”,”is_celebrity”:true,”tags”:{“cf_slug”:”red-hot-chili-peppers”,”cf_element”:”person”,”cf_guid”:”2653b836-83a2-4e0f-e4c0-0a2eb926fb40″},”slug”:”red-hot-chili-peppers”,”ads_enabled”:true,”is_unlisted”:false,”order_date”:”2012-04-11T16:14:25.000000Z”},”toofab:person:f5fab651-b0be-56c6-ad23-767e344c0b39″:{“_schema”:”pbj:toofab:people:node:person:1-0-0″,”_id”:”f5fab651-b0be-56c6-ad23-767e344c0b39″,”status”:”published”,”etag”:”24b8c13c43f13b7624036711a7efc950″,”created_at”:”1269653055000000″,”title”:”Janet Jackson”,”bio”:”
Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American recording artist and actress. Born in Gary, Indiana, and raised in Encino, Los Angeles, she is the youngest child of the Jackson family of musicians. She first performed on stage with her family at the age of seven, and started her career as an actress with the variety television series The Jacksons in 1976. She went on to appear in other television shows throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, including Good Times and Fame.nAt age sixteen in 1982, she signed a recording contract with A&M, releasing her self-titled debut album the same year. She faced criticism for her limited vocal range, and for being yet another member of the Jackson family to become a recording artist. Beginning with her third studio album Control (1986), she began a long-term collaboration with record producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Her music with Jam and Lewis incorporated elements of rhythm and blues, disco, funk, and rap with sample loop, triplet swing and industrial beats, which led to crossover appeal in popular music. In addition to receiving recognition for the innovation in her albums, choreography, music videos, and prominence on MTV,”,”bio_source”:”custom”,”is_celebrity”:true,”tags”:{“cf_slug”:”janet-jackson”,”cf_element”:”person”,”cf_guid”:”01ac9bac-a571-44f2-a94c-6558c8210b9a”},”slug”:”janet-jackson”,”ads_enabled”:true,”is_unlisted”:false,”order_date”:”2010-03-27T01:24:15.000000Z”,”hashtags”:[“Jackson”,”Janet”,”JanetDamitaJoJackson”,”Janet_jackson”]},”toofab:person:fba24453-995e-520d-ab88-282d4075deeb”:{“_schema”:”pbj:toofab:people:node:person:1-0-0″,”_id”:”fba24453-995e-520d-ab88-282d4075deeb”,”status”:”published”,”etag”:”22bb11840f9b1460a3928d26042610c0″,”created_at”:”1269310935000000″,”title”:”Madonna”,”bio”:”
Sister Madonna Buder or Iron Nun (born July 24, 1930) is a Roman Catholic nun from Spokane, Washington. As a nun with the Sisters for Christian Community, Sister Madonna has the freedom to choose her own ministry and lifestyle.nShe began training at age 48 at the behest of Father John who told her it was a way of tweaking, “mind, body, and spirit” and for the relaxation and calmness it can bring an individual. She completed her first Iron Man event at age 55 and has continued ever since.nBuder is well known in the Triathlon community for her achievements in age group races. She has completed over 325 triathlons including 36 Ironman Distances. At the 2005 Hawaii Ironman, at age 75, The Iron Nun became the oldest woman ever to complete the race, finishing 1 hour before the 17-hour midnight cut-off time. At the 2006 Hawaii Ironman, at age 76, she again became the oldest woman ever to complete the race, finishing with a time of 16:59:03.nDuring her sporting career, she has worked hard at also raising money for various charities. She is quoted as saying, “I train religiously”.nOn August 24, 2008, Sister Madonna participated in the Ironman race held in Penticton, British Columbia,”,”bio_source”:”custom”,”is_celebrity”:true,”tags”:{“cf_slug”:”madonna”,”cf_element”:”person”,”cf_guid”:”4946f0c8-62b9-4585-94c9-5714712fb574″},”slug”:”madonna”,”ads_enabled”:true,”is_unlisted”:false,”order_date”:”2010-03-23T02:22:15.000000Z”}} )); }); ]]>