Alanis Morissette comes out as pansexual aged 52
Alanis Morisette has confirmed that she's part of the LGBTQ+ community after surprising a podcast host with her sexuality.
The Canadian singer songwriter, who has been married to American hip-hop singer Souleye since 2010, confirmed in a new interview that she's actually pansexual.
Although she admitted that she's been hurt by men in the past, with her list of exes including fellow Canadian superstar Ryan Reynolds, she's now confirmed that she's attracted to all genders.
The 52-year-old recently appeared on the Handsome podcast, hosted by Tig Notaro, Fortune Feimster, and Mae Martin, where she made the surprising revelation after suggesting that some of her songs were inspired by past heartbrels.
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Speaking about Alanis’ discography, Fortune said: "I’m sorry for the men that hurt you, but I’m not sorry for the songs that came from it."
She then added: "Did it make you want to be a lesbian at any point"’ to which Alanis replied, "I’m pansexual, so yeah."
The podcasters were clearly taken aback by this confession, which hadn't come up in their research because she's simply never mentioned it before in public.
Tig said: "Wait, you’re not really pansexual, are you?"
But Morisette, who shares three children with her husband, admitted that she is indeed pansexual.
“How did I not know this? Did you know this?” Notaro said, turning to Feimster. “You’re supposed to come into the Handsome podcast leading with, ‘I’m pansexual.’ ”
“You know, I like to leave it for the epilogue,” Morissette then joked. “I like to confuse people on the way out. Is it confusing?”
Morissette was actually engaged to Reynolds before they split in 2007, as he later married Scarlett Johansson and then his current wife, Blake Lively.
The 'Ironic' singer has largely kept her personal life private over the years and although she's been linked with some big names in the past, she's been married for 16 years now and has clearly found the right person for her.
In a previous interview, she had opened up about some encounters she'd enjoyed with other women, as part of what she described at the time as 'lesbian experimentation'.
She told Howard Stern: “What can I tell you about it? I think it’s a beautiful rite of passage for everyone to play with their sexuality at some point, so I did exactly that. And it was great!”
Although pansexuality has been around for a long time, it has only recently come into more regular use, with a flag introduced in 2010 which has helped to improve its mainstream cultural recognition and visibility.
So, while she's happily married now, it seems as if Morissette has perhaps always been pansexual and only now feels ready to share the news with the world.
James Moorhouse
