Gillian Anderson Comes Out as Pansexual at 58: "I Was in Relationships With Women"

Gillian Anderson has always been a force on screen, from Dana Scully to Margaret Thatcher, and now she’s sharing something deeply personal. In a new interview with The Australian, the 58-year-old actress came out as pansexual and confirmed that she was in relationships with women in her younger years. She also revealed she kept a high school relationship with an older girl secret, simply because she didn’t have the language at the time to understand her own identity.

What helped her get there? Anderson credits her time on Netflix’s“Sex Education”with making her far more sex positive. That experience sparked something bigger: she went on to edit two collections of women’s sexual fantasies called“Want”and“More.”She also spoke beautifully about her longtime partner,“The Crown”creator Peter Morgan, saying that while the person she considers her life partner happens to be male, she’d feel exactly the same way if it were a woman.

Anderson’s story is a reminder that self-discovery has no deadline. Whether you’re 18 or 58, finding the words for who you are is always worth it. Her openness also adds to a growing cultural conversation about sex positivity and desire among women in their fifties and sixties.

What do you think about coming out later in life? Have you ever had a moment where the right words finally caught up with you? Let us know in the comments.