Love is love, regardless of personal prefference. As society becomes more accepting of the LGBTQ community and begins to understand the intricacies of queer identities, these celebrities have come out of the woodwork to admit that they've also questioned themselves at times too. They've had to explain over and over again that no, their sexuality isn't a phase, and no, they aren't attracted to every person in the world— they just have the potential to be attracted to both men and women. People like Mick Jagger and Hugh Hefner were just experimenting, while others have found a connection and are still with their same-sex partners.
Hugh Hefner
Hugh Hefner is known for always having a busty blonde or two on his arms but even for him, that must have gotten a little old at times. At one point in his life, he took it upon himself to try out a new type. Hefner biographer Steven Watts wrote in Mr. Playboy: Hugh Hefner and the American Dream that Hef was in Chicago one night when he was propositioned by a man and he took up the offer.
In 1999, Hef told The Washington Post, "There was some bisexuality in the heterosexual, swinging part of my life. I was testing the boundaries, just knocking down walls."
Mick Jagger
Would you believe that Mick Jagger has been involved with a man? Would you believe that on at least one occasion, that man was David Bowie? That's apparently the case, according to multiple sources who've said they caught the rockstars in bed together in the past.
The two legends respected each other as artists and forged a close friendship, but many who were around at the time say there was something more. Ava Cherry, one of Bowie's backup singers, once said "Mick and David were really sexually obsessed with each other. Even though I was in bed with them many times, I ended up just watching them..."
Clive Davis
Record producer Clive Davis is the man with the golden ear, having shaped popular music for nearly 50 years. From the mid-'50s to the mid-'80s, he was married to two different women and fathered four children.
But the most momentous part of his life was perhaps coming out as bisexual in his memoir, The Soundtrack of My Life. He revealed that after the end of his second marriage, he found a whole new part of himself after engaging in relations with other men. In 2013, Daily Mail reported that Davis said he was in a monogamous relationship with a man since 2004.
Sarah Paulson
American Horror Story fixture Sarah Paulson may have a thing for dating people significantly older than she is and it doesn't matter what their gender is either. In 2015, people were thrilled to learn that Paulson was in a steady relationship with actress Holland Taylor, who is 32 years her senior.
Paulson told The New York Times that she doesn't label her sexuality to avoid getting "skewered" if her dating habits changed. She continued, "If my life choices had to be predicted based on what was expected of me form a community on either side, that's going to make me feel really straitjacketed, and I don't want to feel that."
Chely Wright
Historically, the country music industry doesn't offer the warmest welcome to all LGBT couples. That's why Chely Wright publically dated fellow country artist Brad Paisley, while behind closed doors she was living with her lesbian partner.
Internally, she was struggling with her feelings, as well as the public's perception of her. Wright bravely made the decision to come out as a lesbian in 2010, stating that she wanted to come out to free herself from the burdens of living a lie. On April 6, 2011 she married her partner Lauren Blitzer, who is an LGBT rights advocate.
Demi Lovato
Demi Lovato was suspected of being bisexual after alluding to hooking up with a girl in her song "Cool for the Summer" and openly-gay actress Ruby Rose seemed to confirm those suspicions. Rose said on Instagram, "I'm like the one person Demi has slept with that didn't sell naked photos of her."
Lovato denied the rumor in 2015. However, Lovato has since come out as pansexual and, at one point, identified with they/them pronouns, and now has settled into she/they pronouns.
Jillian Michaels
In March 2016, fitness trainer Jillian Michaels proposed to talent manager Heidi Rhoades, but in 2018 the couple announced that they had called off their engagement and had been split up for a while.
Still, Michaels and Rhoades have two adopted children together, who they continue to co-parent and it hasn't always been easy. Michaels told People that her daughter once told her that she thought "gay was gross." On how she handled that situation with her daughter, Michaels said, "It's these kinds of moments that bring you face to face with all of your deep, dark issues, where you don't handle it well."
Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster surprised the public when news broke of her quiet nuptials with girlfriend Alexandra Hedison in 2014. Some people were surprised to even learn that Foster was gay, but she didn't really make a big deal about coming out.
At the 2013 Golden Globes, Foster said, "I already did my coming out about a thousand years ago... If you had been a public figure from the time that you were a toddler, if you had to fight for a life that felt real and honest and normal against all odds, then maybe then you too might value privacy above all else."
Colton Haynes
Arrow star Colton Haynes publicly came out as gay back in 2016 and was swiftly swept up in a whirlwind romance with celebrity florist Jeff Leatham. The pair married the following year in Palm Springs.
At the time, Haynes said, "The really great thing about being with Jeff is that since we got together my relationships with my friends have gotten better, my family relationships have gotten better. When you learn to really love someone, it's completely life-changing." Life did end up changing by May 2019, when Haynes filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences. Haynes has been single since.
Matt Bomer
Matt Bomer has been making women swoon since rising to fame on NBC's Chuck, but unfortunately, Bomer is taken. He came out while accepting an award at the Desert AIDs Project in 2012 saying, "I'd really especially like to thank my beautiful family: Simon, Kit, Walker, Henry... Thank you for teaching me what unconditional love is. You will always be my proudest accomplishment."
Not only was it revealed that he had a partner, publicist Simon Halls, but he also acknowledged the three sons that they share. In 2014, he also revealed that he and Halls had been married for three years.
Kristen Stewart
Kristen Stewart famously dated her Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson, that is until she was caught cheating with the director of Snow White and the Huntsman. After all that fizzled out, K-Stew was known to have a dalliance or two with fellow female celebs and came out as bisexual.
Stewart told Elle UK that she realized this: "Actually, to hide this provides the implication that I'm not down with it or I'm ashamed of it, so I had to alter how I approached being in public. It opened my life up and I'm so much happier." As of 2018, Stewart has been dating model Stella Maxwell. The two have been engaged since November 2021.
Cara Delevingne
English model and actress Cara Delevingne has been openly bisexual since she's been in the public eye. In June 2015, she confirmed that she was in a relationship with musician St. Vincent, AKA Annie Clark.
In September 2016, the pair parted ways. It was speculated that Delevingne later dated Paris Jackson, but that was not confirmed. In 2018 she announced that she was in a relationship with the actress and model Ashley Benson. Unfortunately, the two split in 2020. Delevingne shared a kiss earlier this year with Leah Mason (aka Mink), but no confirmation yet about a confirmed relationship.
Evan Rachel Wood
Before she played Dolores Abernathy on HBO's Westworld, Evan Rachel Wood appeared in shows like American Gothic, Once and Again, and Thirteen.
Wood has dated a few famous men including Jamie Bell and Marilyn Manson. She has also been involved with actress Katherine Moaning. She came out as bisexual on Twitter in 2011. She married Bell in 2012 and the two had a son together before separating after 19 months of marriage.
Alyson Stoner
You might not recognize her at first, but Alyson Stoner was the kid in the 2002 Missy Elliott video for "Work It." Stoner has also been in movies like Cheaper by the Dozen and the Step Up series.
She penned an article for Teen Vogue in which she says, "I, Alyson, am attracted to men, women, and people who identify in other ways. I can love people of every gender identity and expression. It is the soul that captivates me."
