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The former First Minister addressed her sexuality in an extract of her memoir serialised in a newspaper.<\/p>\n

18:55, 08 Aug 2025Updated 19:16, 08 Aug 2025<\/p>\n

\"FormerFormer Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon <\/p>\n

Nicola Sturgeon has opened up about her sexuality<\/a> as she rejected false rumours of a gay affair with a French diplomat.<\/p>\n

In her memoirs, the former First Minister<\/a> also said sexual relationships should be private matters.<\/p>\n

Sturgeon\u2019s book \u2018Frankly\u2019, which will be published next week, will delve into her nine years as leader of the country<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In an extract published in The Times, she addressed speculation that she is gay, despite marrying Peter Murrell<\/a> in 2010.<\/p>\n

In the book, she re-told a story of how social media claimed she was having a secret relationship with a woman, the then French ambassador<\/a> to the UK, Catherine Colonna.<\/p>\n

Sturgeon flatly denied the claim and warned of how false stories<\/a> can take root on social media.<\/p>\n

In another section of the book, she is believed to have rejected labelling her sexuality<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nicola Sturgeon 2025. Extracted from Frankly by Nicola Sturgeon (Macmillan \u00a328), published on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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