Stranger Things breakout star Joseph Quinn broke down in tears during a recent appearance at London Film and Comic Con.
The British actor, who became an instant fan favourite thanks to his performance as Hellfire Club leader Eddie on the fourth season of the Netflix series, couldn’t hold tears back after a fan stood up to thank him for sharing his time with fans.
Reports surfaced on social media during London Film and Comic Con that security hounded Quinn, 29, for interacting with fans for too long while signing memorabilia, according to Buzzfeed.
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The event reportedly oversold tickets to Quinn’s meet and greet, and thus wanted to filter guests in and out quickly. Quinn apparently was chatting with his fans for longer than security would have liked.
“The way Joseph Quinn was treated at LFCC is f—ing disgusting,” one attendee wrote on social media
“Staff fully yelled at him to shut the f— up and to just sign and not to interact with fans [because] they over sold and couldn’t get all people seen.”
During a larger Q+A session with Quinn, one fan stood up and told him, “Mine’s not really a question, it’s just more an extension of gratitude.”
“A lot of us have heard of what happened yesterday, whether it’s true or not, about how you were treated. I really want to say, we’re really grateful that you’re sharing your time. Thank you for signing our things, for spending time with us and making our summer.”
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She continued “I think we’ve all connected to Eddie for one reason or another,” the fan added. “Whether we like his taste in music, or that he’s the outsider. I think all of us are a part of Eddie. We’ve travelled far because we really connected with you as well and you made our weekend.”
Quinn was seen crying and wiping away tears on-stage as he listened to the fan.
“Why’d you do that?” he quipped, still wiping away tears to the sound of applause.
He added: “That’s very kind of you. Thank you for your kind words.”
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The touching moment went viral online, with clips of the fan interaction viewed hundreds of thousands of times on social media.
Fans took the opportunity to praise Quinn for how he handled the situation.
“Crying. Literally crying, he didn’t deserve what happened to him,” one person wrote on TikTok.
“Joseph Quinn deserves the world,” another said on Twitter.
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