Jessica Gunning's Celibate Journey to Gay Pride

0:00It's March 25th. From Hollywood to your headphones, this is Entertainment and Celebrity News. Today, powered by AI. Jessica Gunning, the 40-year-old actress who broke out with Netflix's baby reindeer last year, has opened up about staying celibate until she came, out as gay at 36. She explained that she never had a romantic or sexual relationship with anyone before realizing her sexuality during a chat with a lesbian friend in 2022. Her acting career filled that space back then, letting her live through the character she played. She shared feeling deeply connected to herself, very sexual in her own way, and perfectly content living with her best friend, without any sense of loneliness or lack. Looking back, Gunning connected her long celibacy, partly to her body size, describing a kind of otherness that shielded her from admitting she wasn't. Attracted to men, it led her brush off relationships as just not the right time until she hit her 30s.

1:01Since coming out, she's had two girlfriends while keeping her focus on work, right as baby reindeer skyrocketed at her fame. She's now diving into fun new roles, like Dane Washelot in the Far Away Tree movie with stars such as Nicola Coflin and Andrew Garfield and An An, upcoming Apple TV series based on the Metropolis books. That personal breakthrough seems to have synced perfectly with her professional high, setting her up for even bigger things ahead.