Matilda star Mara Wilson comes out as bisexual after Orlando shootings

The actress said the LBGTQ community made her feel totally at home

Mara Wilson Twitter picture

by Owen Tonks |
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Mara Wilson has come out as bisexual and queer.

The actress - who was a child star in movies such as Matilda and Mrs Doubtfire - took to Twitter to reveal her sexuality in the wake of the Orlando, Florida mass shooting, in which 49 people were killed at gay nightclub Pulse.

The 28-year-old wrote: "I used to identify as mostly straight. I've embraced the Bi/Queer label lately."

The star previously posted a snap of herself on her first ever visit to a gay club at the age of 18 and said the LGBTQ community made her feel at home, and she "learned something about myself".

Mara Wilson of Matilda and Mrs Doubtfire

She captioned the picture: "Me at a gay club when I was eighteen. I feel embarrassed looking at it now...

"Being a 'straight girl' where I clearly didn't belong, but I will say, I felt so welcomed there. I have never had a better experience at a club than I did then. Great music and people. And one of my friends met his partner that night!

"I haven't been to one since college, except once when a friend brought me along. I didn't feel like I belonged there.

"But the LGBTQ community has always felt like home, especially a few years later when I, uh, learned something about myself."

However, she insisted that despite her decision to reveal her sexuality on Twitter, she still planned to remain "pretty private" about her relationships.

She said: "Your support is much appreciated. I will say, though, I'm still gonna be pretty private about my relationships, as I always have been."

Mara recently wrote a memoir, Where Am I Now? - True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame, which tells of her time as a child star and her life afterwards.

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