Brief
Sebastian Croft says he was outed as gay at boarding school and left education at 16
The 24‑year‑old actor discussed the bullying he faced after a classmate disclosed his secret relationship.
By Felo News Desk · Published
Heartstopper actor Sebastian Croft, 24, told The i Paper that a classmate outed him as gay while he was at a private boarding school in Oxfordshire, leading him to leave school at age 16.
What happened
Croft said the outing occurred during his teenage years at the boarding school, after which he endured "years of being bullied and ostracised". He described the environment as "a weirdly old‑school experience" and said the incident made his education untenable, prompting him to quit at 16.
What the report adds
The Daily Mail article notes that Croft began acting on stage as a child and made his television debut as Young Ned Stark in Game of Thrones. It also lists his recent work on the BBC series Celebrity Traitors, where he appears alongside Jerry Hall, Maya Jama and James Blunt. The piece adds that viewers have been commenting on recent episodes of the show, but those details are unrelated to Croft’s personal story.
What was said
"I had a really difficult few years. I don't blame the other boy who did it, because he was obviously just also trying to navigate the fact that he was getting chipped for being gay," Croft told The i Paper, as reported by the Daily Mail.
He added, "But it was a really lonely and difficult time in my life. I would leave school and be an actor and be doing the thing I loved the most, and be with other like‑minded people, and feel so liberated in myself, and then I go back to school and be bullied and ostracised."
How it came about
Croft’s interview follows earlier coverage of his career, including his roles in Heartstopper, Horrible Histories: The Movie, and the film How to Date Billy Walsh. His participation in Celebrity Traitors has been highlighted in several Felo News pieces, such as the October 16 article on Hannah Fry’s commentary about the show’s contestants and the September 30 feature on Michael Sheen’s acting background on the series.
Key facts
- Sebastian Croft was outed as gay by a classmate at a private Oxfordshire boarding school. (dailymail.co.uk)
- The outing led him to quit his education at age 16. (dailymail.co.uk)
- Croft began acting as a child, debuting on TV as Young Ned Stark in Game of Thrones. (dailymail.co.uk)
- He currently stars in BBC's Celebrity Traitors alongside Jerry Hall, Maya Jama and James Blunt. (dailymail.co.uk)
Sources
- [1] dailymail.co.uk — originally reported as “Celebrity Traitors' Sebastian Croft reveals how he was outed as gay”
