Jim Parsons thinks being gay has made him a better actor because there are ‘more layers of yourself you can share’. The 47-year-old made his name starring in the hit comedy The Big Bang Theory and came out as gay in 2012.
Talking to Attitude magazine about coming out, he said: ‘To suddenly be part of a large group that has been – and still is – maligned at times, with hateful things being said about them by other public figures – there was a sense of happiness and strength for me that I couldn’t have predicted. ‘As soon as it became a story, it made me feel very strong and I think in this day and age it only helped career-wise.