Cassandra Peterson, better known as her alter ego Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, has spoken out following her coming out as queer earlier this week.Peterson made the confession in her new memoir, Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark, in which she revealed a 19-year love affair with her assistant/trainer.
Queer fans–many of whom already adored Elvira–rejoiced.Now Peterson tells TMZ just how hard it was for her to write the book, and the celebrities that reached out to congratulate her.“The pandemic worked out good for me writing this book, I gotta say,” Peterson said.