Last thing I will say on this: Belmont is not naive or unaware. After his GF unfollowed Ella, he knew exactly what fandoms do and do not notice online, especially on Instagram. Out of all his posts, Bel selected all his Off Campus promos with Ella Bright and deleted them. Moments that he said he was really proud of (Kimmel) and were defining events of this new rise to stardom. They also served as an introduction of Garrett Graham to the fanbase and wider world. He knew how it would look, how it could be perceived, and did it anyway... because NOT having these show up on his profile was more important than just keeping them on his page as moments to look back on fondly or for new fans being introduced to the man who plays Garrett Graham.
Hate the fans, the fame, all of it as much as you want. I'm sure it's no easy transition or burden to carry, especially for a very attractive white male. But he knew what message it would send after he claimed to not care about being online and not engaging in social media. It is really hard to believe that he suddenly cared about the "aesthetics" of his IG page or that he wanted it to feel more "personal." He left up old official promos with female costars from prior projects.
A part of me will be really sad if this is his way of distancing himself from Off Campus and Garrett Graham entirely because he intends to leave the show after season 2. This may be spiraling and reading into things, but we haven't seen Belmont engage in ANY Off Campus content in months. He's distanced himself from the cast publicly and on social media. He hasn't dropped ANY hints in interviews that there will be any further GG content beyond Season 2. He is now actively removing Off Campus content from his page as the fandom gets news that Season 3 official announcement and development are imminent. Is this wrong? Probably. I hope so. This same script has happened time and time again in fandoms where public behavior and social media disappearance + changes precede major departures from TV shows.
I at least hope Bel told Ella before he deleted these collaborative posts of the two of them. I think we all forget because of how poised and mature she is that she is only nineteen and is also riding this turbulent wave of fame the best she can. She is the youngest cast member who grew up in the quarantine COVID generation where social media interactions do mean something. And online drama like this DOES make it back to the cast members. So I hope she found out from her ~30 year old costar at least via text or DM and NOT the internet that he deleted their collaborative posts from his page.
Lastly, if any of this makes any kind of splash... the people in the fandom loved Bel as Garrett Graham because he brought the core component of Elle Kennedy's GG to life: the absolute steadfast enjoyment & love for Wellsy the character. Yes, these are just silly IG posts you made with your costar and friend to promote what became a really big show. But they kinda meant something to the people who love the characters Wellsy and GG. And we sorta thought those characters meant something to you too.
@poloniagracias ludzie zbyt bardzo swiruja bo belmont usunal zdjecia z ella jakby to bylo jakies dobro narodowe, oczywiście obwiniajac raine bo przeciez co zle to ona 💀💀💀
i just saw that raina unfollowed ella and just some random big essay about raina x ella x belmont, when ella is literally in the following list XD idk guys are crazy about them, belmont literally can meet with the cast offline and don't have to show up with them publicly????
jak nie lubie madsena tak ta sprawa z jego dzieciakami jest popierdolona, imo no z jakiegos powodu wygral w sadzie w polsce i w danii wiec XD chora baba ta jego byla
dobra mordy z wrocka walic was mimo wszystko ale przepraszam za (prawdopodobnie) bledne stwierdzenie ze szalik paliliscie bo to chyba jednak byla petarda wrzucona do was, otrzymalam bledna informacje
#TORWRO