While some celebrities are open books about their personal lives, others tend to keep
the details of their relationships on the down low. But even those A-listers who don't
mind having their real-life love stories play out in headlines sometimes slip a few details
past the public. For example, there are a lot of celebs who've had same-sex relationships
that most people didn't even know about over the years. When it comes to these stars, they
weren't exactly hiding anything, but their various dalliances did seem to slip under
the radar for a lot of fans.
Bella Hadid
Even angels can get naughty together sometimes… especially Victoria's Secret Angels.
Bella Hadid's only public relationship to date has been with The Weeknd, but according
to The Sun, she also had a brief fling with fellow lingerie model Stella Maxwell at a
Love magazine party in London in 2015.
A source reported:
"Bella and Stella were at a table in the corner but only had eyes for each other. They were
kissing passionately and looked to be really into it and having a lot of fun. Bella wasn't
the star that she is now. She's likely to be far more discreet now."
Neither Hadid nor Maxwell's representatives have commented on the alleged hookup. However,
the Daily Mail snagged photos from the party, in which Maxwell is seen clinging to Hadid's
arms and possibly touching her lower back while they're outside in full view of paparazzi.
And that's not the only big name Maxwell has been attached to.
Miley Cyrus
This Disney Channel star-turned-pop sensation has only publicly dated men, but she was also
spotted hooking u p with model Maxwell in 2015. Instead of trying to hide it, however,
the pair went on to pose for semi-nude photoshoots together. And while the two were spotted out
and about together on a regular basis, Cyrus did have some words of caution about their
lack of exclusivity, telling Elle UK:
"'I'm 22, I'm going on dates, but I change my style every two weeks, let alone who I'm
with. Stella's awesome, but as soon as you hang out with someone, you get labelled as
in a relationship. And I'm like, you can't just assume that everyone I'm sitting at dinner
with is a date. […] Then you break up and it's everywhere."
Cyrus later reconciled with her ex-fiancé, actor Liam Hemsworth, and it's widely rumored
that her song "She's Not Him" is about leaving Maxwell for Hemsworth.
Carmen Electra
After her divorce from Dave Navarro in 2007, Carmen Electra was rumored to be dating Joan
Jett, whom she met when she acted in Jett's "A.C.D.C." music video in 2006. Electra told
The Sun:
"I've had a little girl crush on Joan Jett since I was eight. Remember that video where
she comes out with a trench coat on and she opens up the trench coat and she's wearing
a bikini and then she's rocking out with a guitar? She's hot."
What's more, witnesses told Metro the pair were spotted kissing backstage at one of Jett's
concerts in March 2007. Although Jett has since said they're just friends, Electra has
indicated a willingness to go all the way with a lady friend.
"Would you ever legally marry a woman?"
"Yes."
If she wants to marry a rock star, well, Joan Jett might be a good match!
Michelle Rodriguez
Actress Michelle Rodriguez has had some very well-documented hookups, but she rarely speaks
about her personal life herself.
She told Entertainment Weekly in 2013:
"I've gone both ways. I do as I please. I am too f---ing curious to sit here and not
try when I can. Men are intriguing. So are chicks."
Months after that interview, Rodriguez began dating Cara Delevingne, who is about 14 years
her junior. It didn't last long, and Rodriguez rebounded with Baywatch star Zac Efron. As
she told Interview magazine:
"I have absolutely nothing consistent in my life. But that's where serendipity comes in
and I love that. […] I've got lots of really great friends, but the thought of being in
a long-lasting relationship? I couldn't last more than six months with somebody."
Even if she did, chances are we wouldn't hear much about it.
Whitney Houston
Though the late Whitney Houston's marriage to Bobby Brown was highly publicized, insiders
have been whispering for years that it was actually her relationship with personal assistant
Robyn Crawford that led to her downfall. Allegedly, her family couldn't accept that she was in
love with another woman, and Houston's mother, Cissy, even told Oprah Winfrey in 2013 that
it "absolutely" would have angered her if Houston was gay or bisexual.
Crawford and Houston reportedly met as teens in East Orange, New Jersey, and Crawford was
a constant part of her life, even after Houston and Brown wed in 1992. Kevin Ammons, a former
security guard for Houston, said in the 2017 documentary Whitney: Can I Be Me:
"Robyn and Whitney were like twins. They were inseparable. And everyone here knew the power
power that Robyn had."
Another former bodyguard, David Roberts, added:
"Bobby Brown and Robyn Crawford, together, were the equivalent of fire and water. They
hated each other."
When Crawford left Houston in 1999, some say that was the beginning of the end for Houston
health and well-being, and the rest, of course, is tragic history.
Kristen Stewart
Her most famous relationship may have been with Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson, BUT
Kristen Stewart has since been dating women almost exclusively, including producer Alicia
Cargile, singers Soko and St. Vincent, and yes, model Stella Maxwell.
The actress told Harper's Bazaar UK:
"I've always really embraced a duality and really, truly, believed in it and never felt
confused or struggling. […] Some people know that they like grilled cheese and they'll
eat it every day for the rest of their lives. I want to try everything. If I have grilled
cheese once I'm like, 'That was cool, what's next?'"
She later came out during the opening monologue of her Saturday Night Live debut, telling
the world:
"And I'm like so gay dude."
For someone who's been remarkably shy in the past, this is a brave new face for the actress
indeed.
Evan Rachel Wood
Westworld star Evan Rachel Wood was married to Jamie Bell, but before that, she told Esquire
in 2011:
"I'm up for anything. […] I'm more kind of like the guy when it comes to girls. I'm
the dominant one. I'm opening the doors, I'm buying dinner. Yeah, I'm romantic."
The actress officially came out as bisexual in 2012, tweeting:
"I myself am bisexual and have always 'joked' about Miley [Cyrus] giving me gay vibes. Not
a bad thing! Just an observation."
She hasn't dated any women publicly yet, but in the fall of 2014, she began an online flirtation
with Ray Donovan actress Katherine Moennig, which apparently extended to the real world.
A spy told Page Six that the pair went to the Hammer Museum's annual Gala in the Garden
in Los Angeles together, adding:
"They were holding hands and looked very much like a couple. [They] kept close all night."
Sounds like a pretty romantic date!
Aubrey Plaza
Parks and Recreation star Aubrey Plaza has fallen in love with members of both sexes.
The actress told The Advocate:
"I know I have an androgynous thing going on, and there's something masculine about
my energy. Girls are into me — that's no secret. Hey, I'm into them too. I fall in
love with girls and guys. I can't help it."
She added that her sexual fluidity wasn't something new to her life. In fact, she's
grown up around a whole host of family members in the LGBTQ community. She explained:
"I feel like I operate in an old-school way that only gays truly understand, so for me
it's the ultimate compliment. My tastes are like an older gay man's, and I think that's
who I really am. […] I have a gay aunt and a gay uncle, and I grew up thinking that everyone
had a gay aunt or uncle. My younger sister is a lesbian, so it's just in my blood, I
guess."
Plaza made it all completely clear in 2016:
"Have you ever been with a lady?"
"Yes."
To date, Plaza has only publicly dated men, including actor Michael Cera and filmmaker
Jeff Baena, but there's no mistaking that answer.
Sarah Paulson
American Horror Story's Sarah Paulson doesn't label her sexuality and generally keeps her
private life under wraps, but she's been much more forthcoming about her current romance
with actress Holland Taylor than with her previous relationships.
She told The New York Times that while she was dating someone else when she first met
Taylor:
"[She's] probably the most exquisitely beautiful woman I'd ever seen. […] If my life choices
had to be predicated based on what was expected of me from a community on either side, that's
going to make me feel really straitjacketed, and I don't want to feel that. What I can
say absolutely is that I am in love, and that person happens to be Holland Taylor."
However, it wasn't the first time she had a relationship with a member of the same sex.
Prior to falling head over heels for Taylor, Paulson reportedly dated actress Cherry Jones.
Amber Heard
Before her ill-fated marriage to Johnny Depp and her relationship with Elon Musk, Amber
Heard dated photographer Tasya Van Ree for several years. Heard even briefly legally
changed her last name to Van Ree.
Heard told Allure Magazine of the relationship:
"I didn't come out [of the closet]. I was never in. […] I happened to be dating a
woman, and people started taking pictures of us walking to our car after dinner. I [was]
holding her hand, and I realized that I have two options: I can let go of her hand and,
when asked about it, I can say that my private life is my private life. Or I could not let
go and own it."
She obviously chose the latter.
Lee Pace
Actor Lee Pace unwittingly came out of the closet as a "member of the queer community"
after an interview with W Magazine placed him in a precarious position. When asked in
the interview about playing gay roles and its relation to his own personal life, most
recently in the Broadway revival of Angels in America, Pace replied:
"I've dated men. I've dated women. I don't know why anyone would care. I'm an actor and
I play roles. To be honest, I don't know what to say — I find your question intrusive."
Shortly after its publication, Pace took to Twitter to clarify his remarks, writing:
"In a recent phone interview, I was asked questions that I wasn't expecting and found
myself momentarily at a loss for the right words. My privacy is important to me, so I
protect it. When interviewed by the media, I keep the focus on my work."
He continued:
"As a member of the queer community, I understand the importance of living openly, being counted,
and happily owning who I am. That's how I've always lived my life."
He might've been avoiding any public opinion on the matter, but fortunately, Pace's revelation
didn't distract from the actor's work.
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