As I came to the end of the series, I slowly realised why. It’s a warm, inclusive, funny and down-to-earth look at life for young LGBTQ+ teens today.Īnd yet, if you are an adult like me watching Heartstopper, these exhilarating plotlines of first kisses and new love may leave you with a strange, unexpected melancholy. We spend most of our time with the openly gay Charlie (Joe Locke), who falls for rugby-obessed Nick (Kit Connor). There’s that kissing couple, Tara (Corinna Brown) and Darcy (Kizzy Edgell), and one of the characters, Elle (Yasmin Finney) is a young trans woman. It’s an unapologetic celebration of young, queer joy.īased on the web comics by Alice Oseman, Heartstopper follows a set of mostly LGBTQ+ friends in a British secondary school as they navigate crushes and relationships. There is confetti and a euphoric song by Chvrches. Another teenager, Nick, who is coming to terms with his own bisexuality, watches on with silent admiration. They kiss on the dancefloor in front of all their school friends - and no one makes a fuss. Two young women are at a party, head over heels in love. It was still there nagging at me in the back of my head.There’s a moment in the Netflix coming-of-age drama Heartstopper that sums up the spirit of the show. He added, “There were points where I thought that it was too late for me or that I was really focused on my career, and I was having too much fun to think about it. “And that life meant getting married and having kids … So all these years later, gay men are raising families and getting married.” “When I came out to my parents in 1988, my mom said she had to mourn the life that I wasn’t going to be able to have,” he told People in 2019. later revealed that he spent most of his life thinking it wouldn’t be possible for him to become a dad. “While it has taken me longer than most to get there, I cannot wait for what I envision will be my most rewarding chapter yet.” Cohen at home with Ben and Lucy. “Family means everything to me and having one of my own is something I’ve wanted in my heart for my entire life,” he said on air in 2018.
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TV honcho welcomed his first child in February 2019, after opening up about his desire to start a family one year prior. AFP via Getty ImagesĬohen’s pal John Mayer was quick to quip in the comments section, writing, “Hello sweet girl! ♥️ congrats Andy … Doing her star chart right now!!!”ĬNN’s Anderson Cooper also offered his well-wishes, writing “Amazing! Congratulations! Welcome Lucy!!!!” while Khloé Kardashian commented, “Congratulations!!!!! How wonderful and blessed is your family!!! May God bless you all!! ❤️❤️❤️” “I’m so happy,” Cohen wrote after welcoming his second child via surrogate. I’m so happy.” Cohen welcomed his first child, son Ben, in 2019. “Her big brother can’t wait to meet her,” Cohen continued, “Thank you to my rock star surrogate (ALL surrogates are rockstars, by the way) and everyone who helped make this miracle happen. “HERE’S LUCY!!!!! Meet my daughter, Lucy Eve Cohen! She’s 8 pounds 13 oz and was born at 5:13 pm in New York City!!!” he captioned a photo of himself cradling the little bundle of joy. was equally thrilled while announcing the exciting news with fans earlier this week.
“I’m in such a love bubble.” The proud dad revealed he welcomed a second child earlier this week. “I just want to thank you all for your incredible outpouring of love for little Lucy,” Cohen said in a video shared via his Instagram Story on Saturday, filmed while he was waiting to take his newborn home from the hospital. “She’s sleeping,” the 3-year-old replied, later adding, “I love her … she wants to say hi to me.”Ĭohen, 53, hasn’t been able to stop gushing over Lucy since her arrival via surrogate on April 29 in New York City. On his Instagram Stories, Cohen also shared a clip of himself adorably asking Ben, “Are you happy to see your little sister?”
“When Ben met Lucy ♥️,” the “Watch What Happens Live” host captioned the cute pic. Karen Huger wants ‘genius’ Katie Rost back on ‘RHOP’ after Andy Cohen pleaĪndy Cohen took to Instagram on Sunday to share a sweet snap of his son, Benjamin, meeting his baby sister, Lucy, for the first time.