The year 2024 has not only been the year of romance shows but surprisingly, the year of unexpected celebrity cameos. Leading up to the Oct. 3 release of Heartstopper Season 3, fans of Alice Oseman’s beloved book series were highly anticipating the third installment of the hit Netflix series. It’s no surprise that Season 3 of Heartstopper has all the things fans love: a Gen Z-centric soundtrack, sweet moments between all of the couples, and even a cameo from the internet’s British boyfriend, Bridgerton and Fellow Travelers star Jonathan Bailey. And dearest reader, it’s safe to say the people are absolutely *obsessed* with this surprise appearance.
Spoiler Warning: Spoilers for Heartstopper Season 3 follow. Although Bailey’s cameo in Season 3 was teased by Netflix back in April 2024, many were still beyond excited to see him step into the Heartstopper universe. Bailey plays Jack Maddox, Charlie’s favorite English historian and scholar, who also happens to be fampus on social media. For Charlie’s birthday, Nick surprises him with tickets to attend Maddox’s book reading and meet him in person, and let’s just say Charlie wasn’t the only one starstruck by Maddox’s looks, brains, and overall vibe — fans also immediately took to Twitter — also known as X — to fangirl over the exciting moment.
Despite Bailey’s brief appearance, Heartstopper fans couldn’t help but swoon over his performance (and oh-so-good looks) in the show.
jack maddox you have stolen my heart i fear pic.twitter.com/9RM7CBKY0Q
— miah (@cupidhawk) October 3, 2024
jonathan bailey in heartstopper 3.. ty lord for this blessing pic.twitter.com/eCSifS7wuf
— thea lvs vicu & lu ⋆ (@getkathonyback) October 3, 2024
me seeing jonathan bailey in heartstopper: pic.twitter.com/knWw8mjTV2
— liv (@strwobear) October 3, 2024
MAY JONATHAN BAILEY IN HEARTSTOPPER BEING US DECADES OF HAPPINESS.
— salomé ✨ (@shlomsi) October 3, 2024
me when jonathan bailey in heartstopper pic.twitter.com/oAqNnq3sJ5
— v.🍲🕊️ el destello (@_xq_apareciste_) October 3, 2024
Jonathan Bailey in heartstopper. Life is worth living
— Avery 🐈⬛ (@oldlovesongsave) October 3, 2024
Jonathan Bailey’s cameo in Heartstopper really had me pausing to catch my breath
— alex (@SWEENEYSTVEIT) October 3, 2024
JONATHAN BAILEY AS JACK MADDOX YOU WILL ALWAYS BE FAMOUS
— elise heartstopper spoilers 🍂 (@manesbeloved) October 3, 2024
jonathan bailey on heartstopper is actually real and im giggling and kicking my feet
— mimi ❀ (@tuliprry) October 3, 2024
Not only are fans talking about Bailey’s cameo, but the internet can’t stop talking about Nick’s flustered reaction to meeting the one and only Jack Maddox. So cute!
• nick at the jack maddox classics talk LMFAOAOAOA pic.twitter.com/cjF70PEA9D
— emmy ౨ৎ HEARTSTOPPER DAY!! agatha spoilers!! (@sproldenhrts) September 1, 2024
heartstopper s3 spoilers !!
NICK AS SOON AS JACK MADDOX WALKED IN LMAOOOOO #heartstopper
— Chloe heartstopper s3 spoilers !! (@royalsdnp) October 3, 2024
i’ll never get over nick and charlie thirsting over jack maddox #Heartstopper
— andrew (@andreewberry) October 3, 2024
literally nick at jack maddox pic.twitter.com/1PCdPr5lOT
— petra 🫀 heartstopper spoilers (@daydreamnelson) October 3, 2024
Heartstopper Season 3 is now streaming on Netflix.