Andrew Scott and Jordan Firstman revealed they used to be closer than fans ever knew.
While doing press for two of the biggest gay films of the year, Scott’s Elsinore and Firstman’s Club Kid, the two actors shared that they are more than colleagues.
Speaking together for a chat with Interview magazine, Scott and Firstman go deep while talking about their new films, their careers, and even the sad connection between sex and death for gay men caused by the AIDS crisis. But things took a flirty turn when they started talking about the time they’ve spent together in the past.
Firstman admitted that he was “gagged” when he first found out that, although Scott played a straight priest in Fleabag, he was actually gay in real life.
“Were you pleased?” Scott asked. Firstman responded, “Obviously. You know I used to have the biggest crush on you.” Excuse us while we kick our feet and swoon.
Scott then asked, “When did it end?”
Firstman checked that Scott really wanted to talk about this publicly before he admitted that his crush disappeared “at the W party.”
He continued, “I was like, ‘I feel like this is just not going to happen.’ I still think we flirt every time we see each other.”
Then the I Love LA star said something that surprised fans who didn’t realize the pair were so close: “But the pandemic, we were going for dates. And the banter.”
“It was excellent,” Scott said.
Firstman described them as being “really locked in,” which Scott agreed with.
"I remember when we first started messaging, I just was gagged,” Firstman revealed. “I was like, ‘I can’t believe I’m texting with a hot priest.’ I’m like, ‘This is my husband, a hundred percent going to happen.’”
The conversation has gone viral on social media, where fans think they have picked up sparks between the two stars and are wondering if Scott and Firstman actually dated.
“Ao3 could never recreate the sexual tension in this convo,” someone on X wrote, while another person commented, “I can't tell if they are being serious or just bullsh!tting….”
Before the stars moved on to other topics, Scott joked that things didn’t last because “I belong to the church.”
Scott has not historically discussed dating in interviews. In his recent cover story with Out, he shared that, while he is a proud out man, he prefers not to share details of his private life. “I always say there’s a difference between privacy and secrecy. I’m still private, but there’s a difference between those two things,” he noted.
