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‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’ made an overnight idol out of Peter Kavinsky

‘ive never wanted a fake boyfriend so badly.’

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To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before is literally rewriting the teen rom-com one love letter at a time, and the streaming weekend hit has made an overnight idol.

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The movie focuses on teenager Lara Jean Covey. Lara pens letters to all of her past crushes. The letters are never meant to see the light of day but just like in every great comedy, oops, the love notes get mailed, and suddenly the men come back into her life like the ghosts of relationships past.

Twitter is going nuts over actor Noah Centineo, one of the letter recipients.

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Centineo portrays love interest Peter Kavinsky. Centineo went from relative obscurity to internet crush seemingly overnight, even though the 22-year-old has had sizable roles on teen-friendly shows like The Fosters, T@gged, and Austin and Ally.

Here are just a few of the minor meltdowns on Twitter about the movie and its young star.

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https://twitter.com/apricotjoy/status/1031113127922823168

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https://twitter.com/VENUSRlCCI/status/1030694209307607040

https://twitter.com/tkalovell/status/1030374669680103424

https://twitter.com/Fmlwinner/status/1030496222866419712

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https://twitter.com/cindurelIa/status/1030565114183909377

https://twitter.com/tiniewonu/status/1030375850905022464

https://twitter.com/sensitivetrin/status/1031112589856595968

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https://twitter.com/mikesbloggity/status/1031053075845279747

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Even Netflix’s official Twitter account has joined in on the swooning, changing its bio to “this is now a Peter Kavinsky stan account” and posting this GIF over the weekend.

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For its part, the film is great at capturing teen angst. As Centineo told the Daily Dot this weekend, it’s a John Hughes homage that still works in the age of iPhones: “The formula that he set definitely still applies today … Kids are still growing up, getting older, falling in love for the first time, and getting their first heartbreak.”

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