The actress behind Martha from Baby Reindeer comes out of the closet | RTL Street
Thanks to her role as Martha in Baby Reindeer, Jessica Gunning (38) became world famous overnight. As a result, people suddenly became interested in her love life and she decided to come clean right away. The actress revealed on “Reign with Josh Smith” that she is gay, something she has never said publicly before.
“I never expected to be a lesbian”
Jessica is currently quite trendy and happening in the UK. It can be seen in the success of Netflix Reindeer baby And the third season of Outlaws On BBC. Jessica told her friends and family that she was gay two years ago and now she is sharing it with the general public. “I came out as”Big old gay“Reveal.”
The actress admits that she found it very difficult to pronounce it at the time. “It was a really big thing for me. I’m surrounded by gay people, and all my friends are gay, so it wasn’t really like I was suppressing it. I didn’t feel like I could really be gay. But then I realized that I really had.”Big old gay“The penny finally dropped. It was a really big moment for me when all the pieces of the puzzle came together and I finally figured it out for myself.”
After she told her family the news at Christmas, a weight was lifted off her shoulders. “I slept for 10 hours straight that night. It was a little secret that I kept from myself as well. And not in a spiteful way, I never suppressed it in a bad way and I never thought their reaction would be unpleasant. I never expected that I would be a lesbian.”
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