When did buck become gay on 911

Related: Ryan Guzman Says It Would Be 'Baby Steps' to a Buck and Eddie Romance

Oliver Stark and Ryan Guzman are very aware that 9-1-1 fans are hoping to see their characters, Buck and Eddie, get together — and they’ve opened up about whether there’s potential for a romance on multiple occasions.

On a personal level, I know plenty of their cast, some better than others, I’m excited to watch them come back on and do amazingly well,” he said. But I don’t put too much pressure on myself,” Stark, 33, exclusively told Us Weekly while discussing his character’s queer evolution. Read on for what the showrunners have said about whether Buck is gay in 9-1-1 and what’s next for the character romance-wise.

Is Buck gay in 9-1-1?

Is Buck gay in 9-1-1?

“Honestly, I don’t really know how that will work. Tim Minear is now back in the driver's seat as the showrunner after its move to ABC, and it's clear that the move has infused the show with new energy and passion. “I’m open to it. Queerbaiting is defined as a marketing tactic that creatives employ to insinuate the possibility of LGBTQ+ representation, but never actually make it real. Even celebrities themselves have been accused of queerbaiting due to the way they dress or act, but this discourse becomes more harmful when fans pressure real people to reveal their sexuality -- a detail about someone's life that no one is owed.

Having Tommy kiss Buck unexpectedly in the loft makes sense for dramatic purposes but I worry that their back and forth after the kiss negates the impact and significance. “I do feel like there have been moments in the show that have led up to this for a long time,” he said. I’ve read so many of your messages and I couldn’t be prouder,” he wrote.

“That’s the way I have it in my head. You are not required to announce your departure.”

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Stark explained that he didn’t know about Buck and Tommy’s kiss until a couple episodes before it happened. But nothing has made network TV fans more pumped than 9-1-1's Eddie Diaz and Evan "Buck" Buckley in "Buck, Bothered, and Bewildered," which opened up about the latter's sexuality.

Affectionately called "Buddie," the Eddie/Buck ship has been building itself up since the second season of the series, with 9-1-1 Season 7 finally delivering.

We’ll see flashes of how he might look to label it in the next episode, but yeah, I think that would be the correct term,” he said when asked if Buck considered himself bisexual.

Oliver Stark responds to criticism over Buck’s sexuality on 9-1-1

Oliver Stark, who plays Buck, also confirmed that his character was bisexual in a post on his Instagram Story on April 6, 2024, in which he slammed viewers criticizing 9-1-1 for Buck’s queer storyline.

“And then at work, when I’m photographing behind the scenes, it just helps me focus on the little moments between us. “If you are one of the smaller group of people commenting on my posts about how this has ruined the show. So the fact that we’ve been able to continue that, I think, is a good thing,” he said. [9-1-1 co-creator and showrunner Tim Minear] called me and he said, ‘I want to pitch you something…’ and laid it out to me.