Agatha All Along star Sasheer Zamata comes out as 'late in life lesbian'
'Agatha All Along' and 'Saturday Night Live' star Sasheer Zamata has opened up about her sexuality.
Sasheer Zamata has come out as "one of those late-in-life lesbians".
The 'Agatha All Along' actress - who previously appeared on 'Saturday Night Life' from 2014 and 2017 - explained that she doesn't "necessarily" want her identity to be kept "private" as she revealed she is part of the LGBTQ+ community.
Speaking to Them magazine, she said: "I’m out in my life and I do keep my personal life kind of private, but I also don’t necessarily want my identity to be private.
“I guess I’m one of those late-in-life lesbians. I just feel very comfortable and confident in my life.”
The 38-year-old actress - who has also appeared in 'Woke', 'Waco: The Aftermath', 'Home Economics' and more - reflected on being repeatedly cast as "queer women" in various projects before she had come to terms with her own sexuality.
She recalled: "I kept getting cast as queer women. I played a lesbian on Home Economics.
"I played a lesbian on 'Woke'. I played a lesbian on 'Tuca and Bertie'. A lesbian on 'Last O.G.'
"I kept getting these roles. And this is before I myself was figuring out my identity. I was like, ’Whoa, what are these casting directors seeing that I’m not seeing?'”
Sasheer decided to open up about her sexuality now because she didn't want to keep "ignoring a part of me" publicly, despite considering the idea of just not discussing it.
She explained: "No one asks straight people about their journey of discovery, but I guess it felt like if I didn’t say anything, I’d be ignoring a part of me, and that doesn’t feel very good.
"But yeah, I’ve definitely had thoughts of, not necessarily keeping it a secret, but [that] there’s no need to say anything about it.”
And she had praised for singer Chappell Roan for setting her own "boundaries" with fans when it comes to privacy as a celebrity.
She said: "As far as what people deserve to know? Nothing. They don’t deserve anything. I feel very fortunate so far.
"I have fans who are good about respecting my privacy, and I hope that continues. And I hope artists like Chappell Roan who are very clear about boundaries keep going.”
