Turns out Louis Partridge and Kit Connor weren’t always the besties we see today! Back in their childhood audition days, the two constantly bumped into each other chasing the same roles. Picture this: tiny Louis and Kit in waiting rooms, their moms in the room, side-eyeing each other while making a fake missile. That hidden rivalry shaped their childhood years in the industry, and Louis Partridge himself recently spilled the tea in a Variety interview.
Louis Partridge reveals his longtime acting nemesis is Kit Connor:
“He was always in the room in auditions. It was always me and my mum and him and his mum. And my mum would roll her eyes. [We’re now] really good buddies.” pic.twitter.com/qdVykeTOBu
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“He was always in the room in auditions. It was always me and my mum and him and his mum. And my mum would roll her eyes.”
Fast forward to 2025, and things have flipped. Instead of fueling tension, that competition sparked mutual respect. Louis admitted that while the rivalry was real, it’s also what pushed them both to level up. Now? The pair are “really good buddies,” proof that childhood feuds can blossom into grown-up friendships.
Olivia Rodrigo and Louis Partridge at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party. pic.twitter.com/bMIUIg0uzw
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Louis also revealed how he had to watch himself in Alfonso Cuarón’s thriller Disclaimer while Apple CEO Tim Cook sat behind him and his girlfriend, pop queen Olivia Rodrigo, at the 2024 Venice Film Festival. He also couldn’t stop gushing about Olivia’s Glastonbury performance in June, where she slayed in leopard-print shorts and Hunter boots. On Instagram, Louis called it “a truly special performance.”
