Dear Evan Hansen star Jessica Phillips comes out as queer
Broadway legend Jessica Phillips came out as queer in a brand new interview. Over the past two years, the coronavirus pandemic has run rampant worldwide.
With numerous lockdowns and careers switching to a work from home capacity, people have had more time to reflect on their lives and trajectories.
In a recent interview with People, Phillips opened up about her own reflective lockdown and said it led to her queer awakening. “When the pandemic hit, I was at the peak of all this self-discovery and exploration,” she said. “The shutdown really knocked the wind out of me.” The mother of two went on to say that during Broadway’s closure, she temporarily moved to Los Angeles to book television work.
Phillips’ isolation from her New York life helped fuel the exploration of her identity, which led to her coming out. “It wasn’t about changing identities, rather expanding my identity,” she explained.
