‘9-1-1’ Star Oliver Stark Explores Buck and Eddie Romance: ‘I’m Open to It’
If you’re a fan of ABC’s hit series 9-1-1, chances are you’re excited for a Buck and Eddie romance. And if so, it looks like you’re in luck, as actor Oliver Stark, who plays Evan “Buck” Buckley on the show, has revealed that he’s open to the idea.
“I’m open to it. You know, there’s obviously that and there’s chemistry between us,” Stark said on the latest episode of the Zach Sang Show. “Yeah, if it comes down to it, I think that’s [what I would do].”
Stark has played Buck, a firefighter in the Los Angeles Fire Department’s 118th Division, since Season 1. Fans of the show were first introduced to Eddie Diaz (played by Ryan Guzman) when he joined the team in Season 2. The two characters quickly became friends, but kept their relationship platonic throughout the show.
In Season 7, fans were shocked when Buck had his first gay kiss with LAFD helicopter pilot Tommy (played by Lou Ferrigno Jr.). But the question on everyone’s minds is, now that Buck is exploring his bisexuality, does this mean he and Eddie will start a romantic relationship?
“It works both ways, right? I definitely see it as a potential storyline,” he said. “I don’t know what’s going to happen with Eddie. But then I also think you have to be careful because I don’t want to tell this story where [a] guy comes along and now all his guy friends are like, ‘Oh, so what, you have a crush on me?’ I want to be careful about telling that story.”
It’s clear that Stark wants to be cautious about telling Buck’s story regardless of whether Eddie is involved.
“I get asked, ‘Is it going to happen?’ [all the time], not, ‘Do I want it to happen?’” Stark shared. “But when people ask me, ‘Is it going to happen?’ I always say, ‘I don’t know. I didn’t write the show.’ But the question of ‘Do I want it?’ I don’t know. Certainly, I would say yes if it was the most honest way to continue telling the story that [showrunner] Tim [Minear] decided to do.”
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