{"id":891503,"date":"2026-09-14T09:04:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T09:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/891503\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T09:04:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T09:04:19","slug":"x-files-star-gillian-anderson-58-comes-out-as-pansexual-after-10-year-rumoured-romance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/891503\/","title":{"rendered":"X-Files star Gillian Anderson, 58, comes out as pansexual after 10-year rumoured romance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gillian Anderson has opened up about her sexuality in a new interview, just weeks after revealing she was in a same-sex relationship as a teen. <\/p>\n

The two-time Golden Globe<\/a> winner, 58, revealed she identifies as pansexual, attracted to all people regardless of their gender or gender identity, as she spoke with The Australian<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\"Gillian<\/p>\n

The X-Files star Gillian Anderson has opened up about her sexuality at age 58. \u00a0Getty<\/p>\n

\u201cI do hear of a lot of women around our age who are rediscovering their sensuality and their desire for sex,\u201d said the actress. <\/p>\n

She admitted hearing other women\u2019s experiences inspired her own sexuality to evolve. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt certainly sounds like they\u2019re in the dating field. That they\u2019re having a lot of fun, a lot of opportunities, but also being approached on these apps by much younger men.\u201d<\/p>\n

The X-Files star and mum-of-three was last romantically linked to The Crown\u00a0creator Peter Morgan. The pair were linked on and off since 2016, frequently attending major awards shows and red carpets together.<\/p>\n

Despite their public appearances, their high-profile relationship was never confirmed. <\/p>\n

In August 2026, however, the actress said she considers her life partner to be male. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut I think I would feel the same way if it were a woman,\u201d she told The Sunday Times<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019d feel this is my partner.\u201d <\/p>\n

Anderson, known for her role on Emmy-winning<\/a> series Sex Education, spoke of her past relationships with The Sunday Times, including one of her first relationships with \u201can older girl\u201d in high school. <\/p>\n

\"Gillian<\/p>\n

Anderson pictured with Peter Morgan.\u00a0Getty Images for Mo\u00ebt and Chando<\/p>\n

\u201cIt felt secretive and illicit and wrong and we had to hide,\u201d she\u00a0told the publication. \u201cLater on, I had a boyfriend who found out and broke up with me.\u201d <\/p>\n

It\u2019s because she\u2019d \u201chad a couple of boyfriends\u201d, The Crown star didn\u2019t think more of her sexuality, nor did she have the \u201clanguage\u201d at the time. <\/p>\n

\"Gillian<\/p>\n

Gillian Anderson, with co-star David Duchovny, skyrockets to fame in the \u201990s from hit series The X-Files.\u00a0Fox<\/p>\n

She also revealed she had other relationships with women but never really thought of them as \u201cbeing potentially forever\u201d. <\/p>\n

Anderson has been married twice. <\/p>\n

She shares daughter Piper, 31, with ex-husband and The X-Files assistant art director Clyde Klotz who she married from 1994 to 1997. <\/p>\n

\"Gillian<\/p>\n

Anderson pictured with ex-husband Clyde Klotz in 1995.\u00a0Getty<\/p>\n

From 2004, she was married for two years to documentary filmmaker Julian Ozanne. <\/p>\n

The star shares two teenage sons Oscar, 19, and Felix, 17, with ex Mark Griffiths who she dated from 2006 to 2012. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gillian Anderson has opened up about her sexuality in a new interview, just weeks after revealing she was…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":891504,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[64,63,134],"class_list":["post-891503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/891503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=891503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/891503\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/891504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=891503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=891503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=891503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}