Jessica Gunning confessed in a recent interview that he realized that it was lesbian at 36 years old. Known for her role as Martha on the Netflix series Reindeer Baby, Gunning spoke about her journey of self-discovery and coming out on the Reign with Josh Smith podcast.
The British actress, who is now 38 years old, explained that Coming out in November 2022 was a very significant experience for her. Despite being surrounded by friends LGBTQ+ and an accepting environment, he did not initially recognize his true sexual orientation.
“I’m surrounded by gays, all my friends are gay, and it wasn’t that I was repressing anything. I just didn’t believe it could be [gay]”he shared. As spread Reign with Josh Smiththe actress expressed that she felt liberated after her revelation.
Never publicly linked in a romantic relationship, Jessica Gunning He said it took him time to understand his identity. “I realised that she was a big old homosexual, and I thought, ‘That’s what it was. That is what it is’. That was a massive moment where everything clicked and I started to understand myself”, he indicated.
Additionally, she opened up about how her physical appearance contributed to her initial confusion. “For a long time I thought that because I am a bigger woman, Maybe it was because of my size that I felt a little alien. or as if he were following others. But as soon as I realized it, I thought, ‘No, that’s it.’ That was the most liberating thing,” he added.
The star of baby reindeer He recalled telling his family about his sexuality during Christmas 2022 and feeling great relief after doing so. She said she managed to sleep for 10 hours that night, comparing the experience to a scene in the Netflix series where the character Donny feels safe enough to sleep at his parents’ house after opening up about his situation.
“It’s like a little secret that I guess I kept to myself.”, he reflected. “And not in a hateful way. I never felt like I was repressing anything in a bad way, or that any reaction was going to be bad.”
Looking back, Gunning recognized several signs during his life that hinted at his true identity, such as his attraction to band members Take That and his preference for stereotypically lesbian fashionlike the jumpsuits and No Fear backwards caps during his teenage years.
“Everyone around me was probably thinking, ‘When is he going to come out?’ And it took me 36 years”, he admitted with a laugh.
Jessica Gunning acted in the 2014 film Pridewhich is about the LGBTQ+ community’s historic efforts to combat stigma around sexuality.
Even before fully accepting his identity, he expressed about this project: “I hope that this film, for the gay community, shows them the fight that people had to fight so that now they don’t have to fight, it is one of those moving moments.” .
Likewise, the actress reflected on an experience in the theater, where kissed actress Cate Blanchett on stage every night during a National Theater production. He recognized that this experience should have been another clue about his sexuality.
Since coming out, Gunning described the experience as “incredible, very liberating and very enlightening,” stating that he feels “really at peace”. He emphasized that coming out is both an emotional process and a celebration of one’s authentic self.
“It’s really special. And many of my friends shared that sometimes It wasn’t really easy, and that’s emotional too.. “Everyone was incredible, very supportive,” he added. Jessica Gunningexpressing gratitude for the support received from their loved ones.
