While Charlie is confused why she won’t say yes to being Michael’s girlfriend, the series’ creator Alice Oseman explains that the answer to Charlie’s question is revealed in her fifth Heartstopper novel, which the show’s storyline hasn’t yet reached.
In Volume 5, Tori tells Charlie that she thinks she might be asexual.
“This is why she has been quite confused by her relationship with Michael,” Oseman explains. “She clearly cares about and loves Michael a lot. But she doesn’t really know whether it counts as a relationship or not.”
Darragh Hand takes on the role of Michael in Heartstopper season 3, with the series being his most major role to date, with the actor having had appearances in the horror film Wake Wood and TV show Grace prior.
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Who plays Tori in Heartstopper?
Jenny Walser plays Tori Spring in Netflix’s Heartstopper.
A 29-year-old actor from London, in her childhood Walser attended the Rona Hart School of Dance and was a member of the RADA Youth Company.
After going on to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Natural Sciences from Durham University in 2016, Walser went on to participate in several theatre productions, even joining the National Youth Theatre REP Company.
While Heartstopper is Walser’s biggest role, she also had an appearance in a 2021 episode of Call the Midwife.
Speaking in a recent interview with Teen Vogue, Walser explained how her character has evolved through the seasons.
She explained, “It’s been really nice that as she has grown, her style has changed for sure. She’s a young woman, a young teen, and this season, she’s wearing a bit more colour, which [reflects] a bit more colour in her personality and in her life.”
