‘Outer Banks’ Star Madison Bailey Opens Up About Coming Out as Pansexual: “I Feel Lighter”
Outer Banks star Madison Bailey has opened up about her experience coming out as pansexual.
The actress debuted her new relationship and said she feels “lighter.”
Outer Banks star Madison Bailey came out as pansexual on TikTok last month, and now, she’s opening up about her experience. While doing an Instagram Live “mental health Q&A” with Lacy Hartselle, Madison said (per Us Weekly), “I have very accepting friends, a very accepting family, an industry that’s very welcoming and very accepting….Being open and honest feels so good! To be so transparent, especially in an industry when a lot of people want to be in my personal life, it’s nice that I can be like, ‘Here's my personal life. You can have it. It’s fine.’”
Madison continued that she feels lighter and happier since coming out, saying, “Nobody’s ever really shamed me for it and I know a lot of people have had a lot of hate and lack of support. I know so many, countless stories of queer people that did not have support. But if you’re asking me personally, that’s just my experience with it. It was worth it. I feel lighter, I feel happier that I can just be so open and honest. It feels nice.”
Madison also confirmed that she’s dating University of North Carolina at Charlotte basketball player Mariah Linney.
“If you’re gay, tell everybody that you’re gay. It’s worth it,” she said. “I was saying this the other day, I was like, to be honest, I don’t believe in straight people. They’re as real as unicorns to me.”
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