
It has also allowed him to reflect on other relationships. I was feeling things through my characters without permitting myself to do so in my life It has allowed us to talk about things for the first time in a meaningful, sincere way.” As an actor, it’s your job to feel and connect as much as possible. It’s been very beneficial for my relationship with my mom.

And it’s important to him that they are: “It was really healing getting a lot of stuff out. He’s Zooming from home in Toronto and, unsurprisingly, is a little anxious about the book: “I’m nervous, but grateful for the opportunity to have written it.” Unlike most celebrities’ books, there is no ghost involved – these are all his words. Today he is dressed all in black – cap, hoodie, glasses and cargo pants – and could pass for mid-20s. For most of his life, the last has been the greatest struggle. He’s looking for love from women he’s infatuated with, his parents and ultimately himself.

There are a dizzying number of blink-and-you-miss-them relationships, often with famous people, some named, some anonymised. It’s also a love story, sometimes unrequited, usually closeted (of course) and occasionally full on.
