“To my close friends and people in my life, my bisexuality is no secret.”
It’s Fulfillment Month and many celebrities are opening up about being part of the LGBTQIA+ group. For many, this means sharing how they have fully embraced their bisexual identity. While some bisexual people feel they have been “erased” by the general public who misunderstood them, celebrities like Halsey It is Evan Rachel of Wood they spoke to give voice to different people in their group. By sharing their thoughts and emotions about being bisexual, they hope to see more illustrations for people like them.
Find out what these celebrities had to say about their sexuality…
1. Maren Morris
Star of the nation Maren Morris is probably one of the most recent celebrities to come out as bisexual. Maren, who has been a longtime LGBTQ+ supporter, opened up about her sexuality on Instagram in honor of Fulfillment Month.
“happy to be the B in LGBTQ+ joy joy 🌈,” Maren captioned a string of photos, including one in which she can be seen holding a Satisfaction flag on stage.
2. Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore has been open about her sexuality since the beginning of her profession. In the early 2000s, Drew confirmed that she recognized herself as bisexual, explaining that she loved being romantically involved with women as well as men.
“Do I like girls sexually? Yes. Completely. I’ve always considered myself bisexual,” Drew told New Girl magazine in 2003. “I like a woman’s physique. I think a woman and a woman together are beautiful, just as a man and a woman together are beautiful. Being with a woman is like exploring your own body, but for someone else.
3.Megan Fox
Again in 2008, Megan Fox opened up about her sexuality to GQ, explaining that she has pursued relationships with girls and will “see herself in a relationship with a lady” sooner or later. Although she noted that she was not a lesbian, she believed that she was part of the LGBTQ+ group.
“Look, I’m not a lesbian. I simply assume that all people are born with the flexibility to be attracted to both sexes. I mean, I can see myself in a relationship with a woman — Olivia Wilde it’s so attractive it makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare fingers. She is mesmerizing,” Megan told the outlet.
Although she did not affirm her sexuality at that time, in 2021 she wrote on Instagram: “Putting the B in #LGBTQIA for over 20 years.”
4. Gaga Woman
Woman Gaga Gaga has been a longtime supporter of LGBTQ+ groups and has been open about her sexuality throughout her career. After the release of her song “Poker Face,” Gaga defined the lyrics as being about being with a person but fantasizing about a girl. Then, during a live performance in 2013, she confirmed that she was bisexual.
“What do you recognize? It’s not a lie that I’m bisexual and I like girls, and anyone who wants to twist that into ‘she says she’s bisexual for propaganda’ is a damn lie. It’s who I am and who I’ve always been,” she advised her followers.
5. Cardi B
Cardi B shared that she is bisexual at many events, and after being accused of queer-baiting by the media, she spoke out about her sexual identity on X (formerly Twitter).
“I’m married to a man, but I’ve been very vocal about my bisexuality and my experiences with women. Quickly, ‘queer baiting’ is the new term and people are using it like crazy!” she he wrote.
When a follower later accused Cardi of being bisexual but never dating women, she applauded again, writing“I fucked bitches before you were born… Sorry, I don’t have razr cell phone photos to show you.”
6. Halsey
Halsey has been open about discovering she’s bisexual since the beginning of her career, but she says it wasn’t always easy to talk about her sexuality. Looking back in a speech at the 2018 GLAAD Media Awards, Halsey shared that she didn’t always feel like her identity was legitimate.
“I’m a young, bisexual girl, and I’ve spent a lot of my life trying to validate myself—to my friends, to my family, to myself—trying to show that who I like and how I really feel are not a part; they are not part of some mess that will change or can be manipulated,” she shared.
7. Lili Reinhart
In 2020, Lili Reinhart Lili has publicly come out as bisexual – although she has been privately open about her sexuality for a long time. Lili explained that she was inspired to come out after attending a Black Lives Matter protest, although she was already worried about what the media would say.
“I felt that since I was completely in heteronormative relationships, it might be too simple for anyone on the outside, especially the media, to vilify me and accuse me of ‘faking it’ to gain consideration. This is not something I would like to resolve,” Lili told Flaunt. “But to my close friends and people in my life, my bisexuality is no secret.”
8. Rita Ora
After Rita Ora Upon releasing her track “Women,” she faced some backlash from the LGBTQ+ community, which led her to reveal that she is bisexual and that the song was based on her own real experiences.
“Ladies was written to signify my reality and is an accurate account of a truly real and reliable experience in my life,” Rita wrote on social media. “I have had romantic relationships with both men and women my entire life and this is my personal journey.”
9. Amber Heard
Amber Ear says she was never in the closet about her bisexuality, but it wasn’t until she told a reporter that her partner was a woman that the public started talking about her sexuality. While she admits it “wasn’t easy” to suddenly be identified by her sexuality, she didn’t let it affect her career and continued to land roles.
“When I hear someone comment about me showing up, I think it’s funny because I was never home,” Amber said at The Economist’s 2017 Satisfaction & Prejudice Summit. “I was always away. I was an activist. I went to protests. I refused to not take my partner at the time, but no one ever asked me about it.”
10. Sara Ramirez
In 2016, Sara Ramirez came out as bisexual while speaking at the 40 to None Summit, where they discussed homeless youth. During the conversation, Sara explained why they felt such a connection and desire to help these young people.
“Therefore, many of our young people who live on the streets are young people whose lives touch at many intersections – be they gender identity, gender expression, race, class”, said Sara at the time.
They continued: “And because of the intersections that exist in my own life: girl, multiracial girl, girl of color, queer, bisexual, Mexican-Irish-American, immigrant, and raised in families deeply rooted in Catholicism on both my Mexican and Irish sides, I am deeply involved in projects that allow our youth’s voices to be heard and help them proudly own their own complex narratives so that we can present them in the ways they want us to.”
11. Shay Mitchell
Shay Mitchell has hinted at her sexuality over the years, but apparently came out as bisexual in a TikTok she posted in 2021. In a duet, Shay responded to a video in which a woman asked, “When you define yourself as bisexual, do you have a green velvet sofa?” In the brief clip, Shay can be seen falling backwards onto a green velvet sofa in her home. Shay didn’t caption the video, but her followers in the comments seemed to get the message loud and clear.
12. Cynthia Erivo
In 2022, Cynthia Erivo came out as bisexual for the first time in an interview with Vogue, saying it took her a long time to open up about her sexuality. When she looked back later, she explained that growing up, she knew “something was completely different,” but didn’t know what to call it.
“I suppose I didn’t have the necessary language to know what was happening. It’s come much later for me now and it’s fantastic to just be me, really,” she mentioned on Kelly Clarkson’s Gift. “I think it was a creative space to just let go of everything that I was hiding. I assume you don’t realize you’re doing that, putting a lot of energy behind it. Once you’re taking the energy out of hiding something that’s so much a part of you that you can’t hide it, you can put it somewhere else and create more fantastic things.”
13. Thandiwe Newton
Thandiwe Newton says she fell in love with her best friend when she was a teenager, and although she is now married to a man, she believes she could have fallen in love with a woman just as easily.
“I think falling in love is definitely more about falling in love with a person. We’re all definitely bisexual; it’s all determined by your circle, your upbringing and all sorts of things. Or maybe I’m just talking about myself. I might have just fallen in love with a woman instead of a person,” she told The Advocate.
14. Evan Rachel Wooden
Evan Rachel Wooden came out as bisexual in 2012 and was met with backlash from the general public. Looking back on how she felt after coming out, Evan shared that she felt like bisexual people were often misunderstood, belittled, and “erased” — even from the LGBTQ+ community.
“I think because we’re usually erased, people just don’t have the information. There are so many negative connotations with that label,” Evan told Time. “It’s so complicated, especially when there’s not a lot of information out there… Erasure is hurting people, diminishing vanity and putting people in danger. It’s a real desire. I would like people to know that it’s okay, (bisexuality) is legitimate and that their stories matter.”
15. Auli’i Cravalho
In Auli’i CravalhoIn her first TikTok, she came out as bisexual. Looking back, she says she didn’t really intend for it to be a coming out video, as she had already come out to most of her friends. Although she wasn’t sure how the public would get the video, she says she was happy with everyone’s constructive reactions.
“I got here on TikTok. The funniest part for me was that I had girlfriends in high school. I think women are great, but I don’t think it was necessary to come out,” she told Leisure Weekly, later adding, “Fans are so happy to just accept another gay person.”
16. Vanessa Carlton
Vanessa Carlton has remained largely private about her sexuality, but while performing at a satisfaction pageant in Nashville in 2010, she revealed that she was bisexual in front of a crowd of over 18,000 people.
“I’ve never mentioned this before, but I’m a proud bisexual woman,” Vanessa said on stage.
17. Aubrey Square
In 2016, Aubrey Square opened up about her sexuality while talking about being assaulted by other women. Aubrey explained that she didn’t really care and had actually fallen in love with women in the past.
“I know I have an androgynous factor going on and there is something masculine in my energy,” Aubrey said. The lawyer. “Women like me — that’s no secret. Hey, I like them too. I fall in love with women and men. I can’t help it.”