Gillian Anderson comes out as pansexual, reveals relationships with women

Gillian Anderson is ready to put a label on her sexuality.

In an interview with The Australian published on Sept. 10, the "X-Files" actress, 58, said she identifies as pansexual, a sexual orientation where one is attracted to all people regardless of their gender identity.

The Emmy winner told the outlet, "In my younger years, I was in relationships with women," adding that she is currently in a relationship with a man. Throughout the interview, she opened up about her sexuality and how that's evolved while hearing about experiences from other women.

"I’m not a big flirter. I don’t put it out there very much. I do hear of a lot of women around our age who are rediscovering their sensuality and their desire for sex," she told the outlet. "It certainly sounds like they’re in the dating field. That they’re having a lot of fun, a lot of opportunities, but also being approached on these apps by much younger men."

She added she's become far more sex positive largely thanks to her time on Netflix's "Sex Education," where she played therapist and mother Jean Milburn. "It all came from that character," she said.

Anderson has three children: daughter Piper…

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