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Gillian Anderson Opens up About Identifying as Pansexual in New Interview

The Emmy winner said past relationships with women and a current relationship with a man helped her decide to label her sexuality.

  • In an interview with The Australian published on Sept. 10, actress Gillian Anderson, 58, officially identified as pansexual, noting she had relationships with women in her younger years.
  • Anderson attributes her increasingly sex-positive outlook to her time playing therapist Jean Milburn on Netflix's Sex Education, crediting the character for shifting her perspective.
  • Following her 2024 bestseller Want, Anderson prepares to publish More: Sexual Fantasies by Anonymous on Sept. 15, featuring "so many stories from women who yearn for tenderness."
  • Anderson noted that many women her age are "rediscovering their sensuality," finding new opportunities and dating younger men while engaging with modern dating apps.
  • As she promotes the film Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Anderson feels she is closing a chapter, reflecting on a Hollywood career that saw her voted the "sexiest woman in the world.
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USA TodayUSA Today
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Gillian Anderson comes out as pansexual, reveals relationships with women

Gillian Anderson said she identifies as pansexual, the sexual orientation where one is attracted to all people regardless of their gender identity.

·New York, United States
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Gillian Anderson Makes His Coming Out

The American actress made her coming out at an interview.

·Montreal, Canada
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Gillian Anderson opens up about identifying as pansexual in new interview

It comes shortly after Anderson opened up about a 'secret' same-sex relationship she had as a teen

·London, United Kingdom
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Gillian Anderson confirms that she is pansexual in new interview

The X Files actor opened up about her book More, which is a collection of anonymous sexual fantasies submitted by women around the world

·Manchester, United Kingdom
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Non-Fiction Book "More" by Gillian Anderson: Another Gangbang

Gillian Anderson wants women to have good sex: In her book "More" she tells about sexual fantasies for the second time. Is that empowerment or just self-marketing?

·Munich, Germany
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How Gillian Anderson opened her mind to desires that go far beyond a person's sex life

Gillian Anderson is known for her work in X-Files and The Crown. But her role in Sex Education convinced her that she wanted to encourage women to talk about the fantasies they've kept secret.

·Washington, United States
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vogue.in broke the news on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
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