Cara Delevingne Opened Up About Being "Homophobic" When She Was Younger
"I wasn't knowledgable."
You know Cara Delevingne.
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In a recent interview on the Goop podcast, the model and actor — who identifies as pansexual — talked about how growing up in an "old-fashioned household" led to her being "homophobic" when she was younger.
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"I didn’t know anyone who was gay...I wasn’t knowledgeable of the fact I was homophobic," she said. “The idea of being same sex [partners], I was disgusted by that, in myself. I was like, ‘Oh my God, I would never, that’s disgusting, ugh.’”
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Delevingne also talked about how her eventual coming out took a toll on her mental health due to her upbringing: "I do correlate the massive depression and the suicidal moments of my life [to being queer] because I was so ashamed of ever being that."
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If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, call +1-866-488-7386 or chat with someone online here at The Trevor Project.
“There is still a part of me where I'm like, Oh, I wish I could just be straight. There is still that side to it. It is really complicated."
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Delevingne also talked about being “an androgynous person,” saying, “I love being a woman and dressing up and doing all that, but I also love being a rough-and-tumble ‘man.’ … I feel so much more comfortable in the fluidity of what it is to be just a human and to be an animal, almost, because that’s what we are. To trust in your own instincts.”
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In the meantime, you can catch Delevingne in last year's romantic drama Life in a Year. I haven't seen it yet, but it looks pretty interesting!
