{"id":235508,"date":"2025-10-19T04:18:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T04:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/235508\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T04:18:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T04:18:13","slug":"anna-camp-shared-why-she-didnt-come-out-until-her-40s-i-was-merely-surviving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/235508\/","title":{"rendered":"Anna Camp Shared Why She Didn’t Come Out Until Her 40s: “I Was Merely Surviving”"},"content":{"rendered":"

You might know Anna Camp<\/a> from her role as Aubrey Posen in the Pitch Perfect<\/a> movies.\"<\/p>\n

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Maybe you know her as Sarah Newlin in the HBO series True Blood.\"Person<\/p>\n

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Or perhaps you recognize her from her roles as the twins Reagan and Maddie Lockwood in Season 5 of You<\/a> on Netflix.\"Three<\/p>\n

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Whenever your entry to Anna’s acting work begins, another thing that’s imperative to know about her is that she was included in Out’s annual list<\/a> of prominent LGBTQ+ changemakers, and here’s why.\"Person<\/p>\n

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This year, Anna came out as a queer, revealing that she was in a relationship with celebrity stylist Jade Whipkey.In a Feb. 12 TikTok<\/a> video, Anna answered a question about what she would expect from a guy on a first date, and responded, “Well, I don’t expect anything. Not anymore, because I like women, and it’s great.”\"ThreeThen, Anna and Jade went public with their relationship in May, and made their red-carpet debut at the Bride Hard premiere in the following month.\"<\/p>\n

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Before her relationship with Jade, Anna was previously married to actor Michael Mosley in 2010. They divorced in 2013.\"A<\/p>\n

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She also married her Pitch Perfect co-star Skylar Astin<\/a> in 2016. They divorced in 2019.\"Two<\/p>\n

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As a person in her 40s, Anna shared what her coming-out experience was like, and her honest response is proof that she deserves to be included as a changemaker this year.\"Person<\/p>\n

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“The largest obstacle I faced this year personally was juggling the emotions<\/a> about coming out in my 40s, which included guilt for not embracing it sooner and excitement for finally being free from the constraints that had been placed on me by society and my upbringing,” she told Out<\/a>.\"A<\/p>\n

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Although she admitted it wasn’t easy, it was the help of her community that pushed her forward: “I overcame it through support from my friends and family and through connecting with supportive members of the queer community.”\"Person<\/p>\n

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“I just want to share that it is never too late to evolve into your truest self,” Anna added. “Dismantling the mask of armor I had created for myself in order to navigate and survive taught me just that. I was merely surviving, not really living. And now I finally feel like I’m becoming the real Anna, thriving and alive.”\"Person<\/p>\n

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Anna’s candid response hits close to home because, as a person who came out in their 30s, I shared that feeling of guilt about not embracing my sexuality sooner because of the constraints of society and my upbringing.<\/p>\n

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I remember exactly who I was back when I first watched Anna in True Blood and Pitch Perfect \u2014 a tepid, college student unable to fully embrace who I was because I didn’t want to dishonor my faith or disappoint my parents.\"Person<\/p>\n

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But something miraculous happens when actors like Anna, Ben Platt, and Rebel Wilson share their coming-out stories later in life. Their visibility helps us reconfigure the negative narratives we held onto about our past. Now, when I think back to watching Pitch Perfect before I came out, I realize I was never alone.\"Two<\/p>\n

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It wasn’t just some funny ass movie. I was watching an LGBTQ+ masterpiece, and just moments away from embracing my freedom \u2014 and that’s dope as hell.\"A<\/p>\n

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Thank you for that, Anna!<\/p>\n

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