Happy Pride to Sansa Stark! Actress Sophie Turner kicked off Pride month with a colourful story on Instagram celebrating the LGBTQ+ community, revealing that she is bisexual.
Her post from June 1 was not-so-subtle, as Turner wrote: “It’s mothaf—— #pride month babaaaayyyyyy,” along with several Pride-themed stickers, including “Bi Pride,” “Gay Pride,” “Move, I’m gay,” “Time isn’t straight and neither am I,” and a rainbow. The post immediately had many fans shook and questioning if the post was her way of coming out.
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Fans immediately and excitedly took to Twitter to celebrate the Game of Thrones star:
SOPHIE TURNER SAID I RESPECT THE STRAIGHT COMMUNITY BUT IT AINT ME pic.twitter.com/gRqgrhxkL5
— lys (@wondrouslyswift) June 1, 2021
Sophie Turner coming out as bisexual (again) AND apparently dyeing her hair back to red are Pride gifts to me, personally pic.twitter.com/6TADrrdM3Y
— Molly Keran (@mjkeran) June 7, 2021
WAIT SOPHIE TURNER IS BISEXUAL WE STAY WINNING
— marta (@91HSANGELS) June 8, 2021
The post isn’t the first time Turner has discussed her sexuality. In 2019, the X-Men: Dark Phoenix star revealed that she’s not attracted to just one gender and has experimented with women in the past. “It’s part of growing up. I love a soul, not a gender,” she told Rolling Stone.
As fans rejoiced over the news, many were also thrilled that Turner switched up her hair colour, going back to red for the first time since Game of Thrones ended.
Related: 11 ways to be a respectful LGBTQ2S+ ally.
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Turner has yet to comment on the story, but that’s likely because she’s busy gearing up to film The Staircase, an upcoming true crime show from HBO Max. Toni Collette and Colin Firth are also set to star in the series, which will cover the case of Michael Peterson, who was convicted of murdering his second wife Kathleen. Turner will portray Margaret Ratliff, one of Peterson’s adopted daughters.
