Heartstopper creator ‘shocked’ Olivia Colman wanted to play cameo role

Olivia Colman (Matt Crossick/PA)

Author and screenwriter Alice Oseman said she “couldn’t believe” Olivia Colman agreed to appear in her Netflix series Heartstopper.

The Oscar-winning actress, 48, appears as Nick’s mum in the drama, which follows the lives of Charlie Spring and Nick Nelson after they meet at school and fall in love.