Jane Lynch: ‘My Heart Sank When I Realized I Was Gay’
Posted on Oct 13, 2011 @ 06:05PM
Jane Lynch says her "heart sank" when she realized she was a lesbian.
The 51-year-old Emmy Award winning actress -- who married psychologist Lara Embry last year -- always felt uncomfortable as a teenager and was horrified when she made sense of her feelings when she was 13 years old.
She said: "I never felt right in my body. I loved Halloween as I could dress up as a guy.
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"[When I realized I was gay] my heart sank and I thought, 'No one can ever find out.' "
Jane -- best known for playing Sue Sylvester on Fox’s hit show Glee -- also recalled her battle with alcohol earlier in her career, admitting she rarely felt good about herself as she was so filled with shame about her sexuality.
The actress -- who joined alcoholics anonymous when she was 31 -- added in an interview with the Daily Mail newspaper: "I drank every day since my senior year of high school just to get a buzz.
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"I only felt good about twice in that time, but I was chasing a thrill.
"I was lonely and, even when I was out as a gay person, there was so much shame in it still.
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"I never got as far as thinking about suicide, but it wasn't a good time."
Glee returns Tuesday, November 1 at 8/7c on Fox.
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Everyone has their perceived personal challenges in life....... she is an inspiring example of finding self-acceptance & wisdom in surrendering to the positive aspect of what we "think" is "bad" in life. I respect her courage///
Posted Sat, 10/15/2011 - 10:10am
It's okay that you're gay. My favorite role for Jane is as Spencer Reid's crazy mother. Anyway, keep your love life to yourself. No one is really interested.
Posted Fri, 10/14/2011 - 8:46am
You're clearly interested because you took the time to type that insipid comment. If you didn't care, you would have kept it moving and never commented.
Posted Fri, 10/14/2011 - 9:04am