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Fleabag’s Andrew Scott says he was “encouraged” to hide his sexuality early in his career

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Andrew Scott has opened up about being told to not come out early on in his career. Over the last few years, the beloved talent has garnered critical acclaim for his role as Jim Moriarty in the BBC series Sherlock and as the “hot priest” in Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s comedy-drama Fleabag.

In addition to his captivating acting performances, Scott has earned praise for being an open book about his sexuality. While he has become one of the industry’s most successful openly gay talents, his journey wasn’t always smooth.

In a recent interview with British GQ, Scott reflected on the early years of his career and the advice he received to keep his sexuality a secret.  “I was encouraged by people in the industry who I really admired and who had my best interests at heart, to keep that [to myself],” he revealed.  “I understand why they gave that advice, but I’m so glad that I eventually ignored it.”  While Scott doesn’t regret coming out, he admitted that talking about his sexuality can be “exhausting” at times.  “Sometimes I find the prurient nature of the way of the way we talk about it a little bit exhausting.

It’s both very important to talk about, and sometimes I feel like I wish we didn’t [end] up talking about it,” he explained.

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