Channel 4 has announced that the cast of Heartstopper will feature on Friday's, July 1 edition of Celebrity Gogglebox. Stars of the Netflix hit - Kit Connor, Joe Locke, Yasmin Finney and William Gao - have joined the show. The episode will celebrate Pride.
The young actors, who played Nick, Charlie, Elle and Tao respectively, will appear on the show as part of its Pride Special, which also features Tia Kofi and Lawrence Chaney from RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Strictly Come Dancing's John Whaite and Johannes Radebe, and Ian 'H' Watkins, Claire Richards and Faye Tozer from Steps. Television host Anna Richardson and comedians Mae Martin & Lolly Adefope will also feature.
The special episode forms part of Channel 4's Pride schedule, which has also included a Naked Attraction special and Joe Lycett's Big Pride Party, which airs on Sunday, July 3. Channel 4 says that the season of programming "will reflect on the incredible achievements and challenges of advancing LGBTQ+ rights and visibility over the last half century, while also platforming the diversity of identity and sexuality in the 2020s".
