King Richard actress Aunjanue Ellis comes out as bisexual but reveals family’s feelings: ‘Don’t bring it in the house’
King Richard actress Aunjanue Ellis has revealed she is bisexual publicly for the first time. The 53-year-old rose to even greater prominence earlier this year after starring alongside Will Smith in the biopic about Venus and Serena Williams’ tennis coach father, and earning an Oscar nomination for her performance.
While attending the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards in April, Aunjanue appeared on the red carpet wearing a red coat with the word ‘queer’ stitched in sequins down the left arm.
However, no one seemed to take notice of it at the time and Aunjanue was surprised to find that reporters didn’t ask her about the significance of it to her.
Now to kickstart Pride Month, and its 50th anniversary, the actress has opened up about her sexuality after realising she was bisexual at the age of eight, but not coming out until her 30s. ‘It wasn’t that I was expecting any sort of major reaction or anything like that.
