Gillian Anderson opens up about being pansexual

Alabama Life & CultureBeloved ‘The X-Files’ star comes out in new interviewGillian Anderson publicly identified as pansexual while discussing past relationships with women and how her understanding of sexuality evolved. (Pictured: "X-Files" co-stars David Duchovny, left, and Gillian Anderson pose with creator Chris Carter after winning the award for Best Dramatic Television Series at the 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 18, 1998.) (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)ASSOCIATED PRESSGillian Anderson has publicly identified as pansexual, describing the term as being attracted to people regardless of their gender identity, Page Six reports.The 58-year-old “The X-Files” star discussed her sexuality and past relationships with women in a recent interview with the Australian. Anderson, who has been linked to “The Crown” creator Peter Morgan since 2016, opened up about how her understanding of her sexuality has evolved over time.“In my younger years, I was in relationships with women,” Anderson said.The actress previously spoke about a relationship with a girl during high school, describing it as feeling “secretive and illicit and wrong.” She said she and her partner felt forced to hide the relationship. Anderson acknowledged that she lacked the specific language to identify her sexuality at the time because she was also attracted to men.Anderson, who plays a sex therapist on the Netflix series “Sex Education,” credited the show with making her more sex-positive. This perspective influenced her work on the books “Want” and “More,” which are collections of letters detailing the sexual fantasies of anonymous women from around the world.Reflecting on her current views about relationships, Anderson emphasized that gender does not determine the depth of a connection with a partner.“The person I consider my life partner happens to be male, but I think I would feel the same way if it were a woman,” Anderson said. “I’d feel, ‘This is my life partner.’”Anderson has three children: a daughter, Piper, 31, with ex-husband Clyde Klotz, and two sons, Oscar, 19, and Felix, 17, with former partner Mark Griffiths, Page Six noted. She was married to Klotz from 1994 to 1997 and to documentary filmmaker Julian Ozanne from 2004 to 2006.Megan Sims is a viral reporter for cleveland.com and a Cleveland native. She covers topics ranging from celebrity news, national business news, social media and more. Previously, Megan covered various lifestyle...This article was produced with assistance from AI tools and reviewed by AL.com staff.