While some celebrities are open books about
their personal lives, others tend to keep
the details of their relationships on the
down low. But even those A-listers who don't
mind having their real-life love stories play
out in headlines sometimes slip a few details
past the public. For example, there are a
lot of celebs who've had same-sex relationships
that most people didn't even know about over
the years. When it comes to these stars, they
weren't exactly hiding anything, but their
various dalliances did seem to slip under
the radar for a lot of fans.
Bella Hadid
Even angels can get naughty together sometimes…
especially Victoria's Secret Angels.
Bella Hadid's only public relationship to
date has been with The Weeknd, but according
to The Sun, she also had a brief fling with
fellow lingerie model Stella Maxwell at a
Love magazine party in London in 2015.
A source reported:
"Bella and Stella were at a table in the corner
but only had eyes for each other. They were
kissing passionately and looked to be really
into it and having a lot of fun. Bella wasn't
the star that she is now. She's likely to
be far more discreet now."
Neither Hadid nor Maxwell's representatives
have commented on the alleged hookup. However,
the Daily Mail snagged photos from the party,
in which Maxwell is seen clinging to Hadid's
arms and possibly touching her lower back
while they're outside in full view of paparazzi.
And that's not the only big name Maxwell has
been attached to.
Miley Cyrus
This Disney Channel star-turned-pop sensation
has only publicly dated men, but she was also
spotted hooking u p with model Maxwell in
2015. Instead of trying to hide it, however,
the pair went on to pose for semi-nude photoshoots
together. And while the two were spotted out
and about together on a regular basis, Cyrus
did have some words of caution about their
lack of exclusivity, telling Elle UK:
"'I'm 22, I'm going on dates, but I change
my style every two weeks, let alone who I'm
with. Stella's awesome, but as soon as you
hang out with someone, you get labelled as
in a relationship. And I'm like, you can't
just assume that everyone I'm sitting at dinner
with is a date. […] Then you break up and
it's everywhere."
Cyrus later reconciled with her ex-fiancé,
actor Liam Hemsworth, and it's widely rumored
that her song "She's Not Him" is about leaving
Maxwell for Hemsworth.
Carmen Electra
After her divorce from Dave Navarro in 2007,
Carmen Electra was rumored to be dating Joan
Jett, whom she met when she acted in Jett's
"A.C.D.C." music video in 2006. Electra told
The Sun:
"I've had a little girl crush on Joan Jett
since I was eight. Remember that video where
she comes out with a trench coat on and she
opens up the trench coat and she's wearing
a bikini and then she's rocking out with a
guitar? She's hot."
What's more, witnesses told Metro the pair
were spotted kissing backstage at one of Jett's
concerts in March 2007. Although Jett has
since said they're just friends, Electra has
indicated a willingness to go all the way
with a lady friend.
"Would you ever legally marry a woman?"
"Yes."
If she wants to marry a rock star, well, Joan
Jett might be a good match!
Michelle Rodriguez
Actress Michelle Rodriguez has had some very
well-documented hookups, but she rarely speaks
about her personal life herself.
She told Entertainment Weekly in 2013:
"I've gone both ways. I do as I please. I
am too f---ing curious to sit here and not
try when I can. Men are intriguing. So are
chicks."
Months after that interview, Rodriguez began
dating Cara Delevingne, who is about 14 years
her junior. It didn't last long, and Rodriguez
rebounded with Baywatch star Zac Efron. As
she told Interview magazine:
"I have absolutely nothing consistent in my
life. But that's where serendipity comes in
and I love that. […] I've got lots of really
great friends, but the thought of being in
a long-lasting relationship? I couldn't last
more than six months with somebody."
Even if she did, chances are we wouldn't hear
much about it.
Whitney Houston
Though the late Whitney Houston's marriage
to Bobby Brown was highly publicized, insiders
have been whispering for years that it was
actually her relationship with personal assistant
Robyn Crawford that led to her downfall. Allegedly,
her family couldn't accept that she was in
love with another woman, and Houston's mother,
Cissy, even told Oprah Winfrey in 2013 that
it "absolutely" would have angered her if
Houston was gay or bisexual.
Crawford and Houston reportedly met as teens
in East Orange, New Jersey, and Crawford was
a constant part of her life, even after Houston
and Brown wed in 1992. Kevin Ammons, a former
security guard for Houston, said in the 2017
documentary Whitney: Can I Be Me:
"Robyn and Whitney were like twins. They were
inseparable. And everyone here knew the power
power that Robyn had."
Another former bodyguard, David Roberts, added:
"Bobby Brown and Robyn Crawford, together,
were the equivalent of fire and water. They
hated each other."
When Crawford left Houston in 1999, some say
that was the beginning of the end for Houston
health and well-being, and the rest, of course,
is tragic history.
Kristen Stewart
Her most famous relationship may have been
with Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson, BUT
Kristen Stewart has since been dating women
almost exclusively, including producer Alicia
Cargile, singers Soko and St. Vincent, and
yes, model Stella Maxwell.
The actress told Harper's Bazaar UK:
"I've always really embraced a duality and
really, truly, believed in it and never felt
confused or struggling. […] Some people
know that they like grilled cheese and they'll
eat it every day for the rest of their lives.
I want to try everything. If I have grilled
cheese once I'm like, 'That was cool, what's
next?'"
She later came out during the opening monologue
of her Saturday Night Live debut, telling
the world:
"And I'm like so gay dude."
For someone who's been remarkably shy in the
past, this is a brave new face for the actress
indeed.
Evan Rachel Wood
Westworld star Evan Rachel Wood was married
to Jamie Bell, but before that, she told Esquire
in 2011:
"I'm up for anything. […] I'm more kind
of like the guy when it comes to girls. I'm
the dominant one. I'm opening the doors, I'm
buying dinner. Yeah, I'm romantic."
The actress officially came out as bisexual
in 2012, tweeting:
"I myself am bisexual and have always 'joked'
about Miley [Cyrus] giving me gay vibes. Not
a bad thing! Just an observation."
She hasn't dated any women publicly yet, but
in the fall of 2014, she began an online flirtation
with Ray Donovan actress Katherine Moennig,
which apparently extended to the real world.
A spy told Page Six that the pair went to
the Hammer Museum's annual Gala in the Garden
in Los Angeles together, adding:
"They were holding hands and looked very much
like a couple. [They] kept close all night."
Sounds like a pretty romantic date!
Aubrey Plaza
Parks and Recreation star Aubrey Plaza has
fallen in love with members of both sexes.
The actress told The Advocate:
"I know I have an androgynous thing going
on, and there's something masculine about
my energy. Girls are into me — that's no
secret. Hey, I'm into them too. I fall in
love with girls and guys. I can't help it."
She added that her sexual fluidity wasn't
something new to her life. In fact, she's
grown up around a whole host of family members
in the LGBTQ community. She explained:
"I feel like I operate in an old-school way
that only gays truly understand, so for me
it's the ultimate compliment. My tastes are
like an older gay man's, and I think that's
who I really am. […] I have a gay aunt and
a gay uncle, and I grew up thinking that everyone
had a gay aunt or uncle. My younger sister
is a lesbian, so it's just in my blood, I
guess."
Plaza made it all completely clear in 2016:
"Have you ever been with a lady?"
"Yes."
To date, Plaza has only publicly dated men,
including actor Michael Cera and filmmaker
Jeff Baena, but there's no mistaking that
answer.
Sarah Paulson
American Horror Story's Sarah Paulson doesn't
label her sexuality and generally keeps her
private life under wraps, but she's been much
more forthcoming about her current romance
with actress Holland Taylor than with her
previous relationships.
She told The New York Times that while she
was dating someone else when she first met
Taylor:
"[She's] probably the most exquisitely beautiful
woman I'd ever seen. […] If my life choices
had to be predicated based on what was expected
of me from a community on either side, that's
going to make me feel really straitjacketed,
and I don't want to feel that. What I can
say absolutely is that I am in love, and that
person happens to be Holland Taylor."
However, it wasn't the first time she had
a relationship with a member of the same sex.
Prior to falling head over heels for Taylor,
Paulson reportedly dated actress Cherry Jones.
Amber Heard
Before her ill-fated marriage to Johnny Depp
and her relationship with Elon Musk, Amber
Heard dated photographer Tasya Van Ree for
several years. Heard even briefly legally
changed her last name to Van Ree.
Heard told Allure Magazine of the relationship:
"I didn't come out [of the closet]. I was
never in. […] I happened to be dating a
woman, and people started taking pictures
of us walking to our car after dinner. I [was]
holding her hand, and I realized that I have
two options: I can let go of her hand and,
when asked about it, I can say that my private
life is my private life. Or I could not let
go and own it."
She obviously chose the latter.
Lee Pace
Actor Lee Pace unwittingly came out of the
closet as a "member of the queer community"
after an interview with W Magazine placed
him in a precarious position. When asked in
the interview about playing gay roles and
its relation to his own personal life, most
recently in the Broadway revival of Angels
in America, Pace replied:
"I've dated men. I've dated women. I don't
know why anyone would care. I'm an actor and
I play roles. To be honest, I don't know what
to say — I find your question intrusive."
Shortly after its publication, Pace took to
Twitter to clarify his remarks, writing:
"In a recent phone interview, I was asked
questions that I wasn't expecting and found
myself momentarily at a loss for the right
words. My privacy is important to me, so I
protect it. When interviewed by the media,
I keep the focus on my work."
He continued:
"As a member of the queer community, I understand
the importance of living openly, being counted,
and happily owning who I am. That's how I've
always lived my life."
He might've been avoiding any public opinion
on the matter, but fortunately, Pace's revelation
didn't distract from the actor's work.
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