The tabloids love to attach labels to Hollywood's biggest stars, especially when it comes to
their choice of intimate partner.
But it's not always as simple as being in or out of the closet, as many high-profile
celebs, just like the general population, are fluid about their orientation.
Here are a few supposedly straight celebs who have allegedly been in gay relationships.
Selena Gomez
While on a break from her on-again-off-again relationship with Justin Bieber in December
2014, Selena Gomez was rumored to be hooking up with the openly bi supermodel Cara Delevingne.
The former Disney darling told Pride Source that she got a kick out of the chatter.
"Honestly, I loved it.
I didn't mind it.
Especially because they weren't talking about other people in my life for once, which was
wonderful."
She also hinted at a hook-up, but didn't give a definitive yes or no ...
"[Delevingne is] incredible and very open and she just makes me open.
She's so fun and she's just extremely adventurous, and sometimes I just want that in my life,
so I didn't mind it.
I loved it."
When asked if she ever questioned her orientation, Gomez replied ...
"Oh, I think everybody does, no matter who they are.
I do, yeah, of course.
Absolutely."
Madonna
You may remember model Jenny Shimizu's relationship with openly bi actress Angelina Jolie back
in their Foxfire days, but the Oscar winner may not be the only A-lister Shimizu has romanced.
According to Shimizu's memoir, she basically acted as a top-secret friend with benefits
for Madonna for years, even while the Queen of Pop was in heavily publicized relationships
with men.
Chrissy Teigen
In a March 2016 episode of Watch What Happens Live, host Andy Cohen asked Chrissy Teigen
one of his signature questions…
"Have you ever dipped in the lady pond?"
The swimsuit model, prolific tweeter, and Lip Sync Battle hostess, who's happily married
to musician John Legend, had this to say:
"Oh!
Maybe doggy-paddled?
Kim Zolciak
In 2010, after denying rumors of a hookup with DJ Tracy Young, The Real Housewives of
Atlanta star Kim Zolciak admitted that she was, in fact, in a lesbian relationship with
the spinner.
Zolciak told Life & Style she doesn't want to be defined by who she is intimate with
"I just think it's too much for me — a woman doesn't define me, nor does a man.
I'm among the millions of parents who have been in a gay or lesbian relationship."
Alas, the romance didn't last: Radar Online reported that Young dumped Zolciak just a
week after confirming the relationship, allegedly because Zolciak was two-timing with her ex.
Marilyn Monroe
This famous bombshell was notorious for her marriages to Arthur Miller and Joe DiMaggio
as well as rumored affairs with President John F. Kennedy and Frank Sinatra, but that
doesn't mean this blonde only preferred gentlemen.
Rumor has it Marilyn Monroe's famous feud with Joan Crawford began after a one-night
stand with the actress, and she allegedly admitted to hooking up with actresses Barbara
Stanwyck and Marlene Dietrich as well.
The Daily Mail reports that the screen legend also had a longstanding relationship with
a woman.
In 1948, Monroe met actress-turned-drama-coach Natasha Lytess.
The pair allegedly embarked on a quiet, physically intimate relationship for four years and were
described as living "as man and wife" for at least two years until Monroe met and married
DiMaggio in 1952.
The Yankee hero reportedly couldn't stand Lytess, calling her "Morticia."
Hugh Hefner
Late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner was notorious for having a type: female, blonde, busty,
and tan.
However, long before The Girls Next Door came knocking, a curious Hef allegedly hooked up
with a man.
According to the book Mr. Playboy: Hugh Hefner and the American Dream, Hefner engaged in
at least one tryst with another guy ...
"One evening in downtown Chicago he was propositioned and, according to [Hefner's friend Eldon]
Sellers, he thought, 'What the hell.'
[Hefner] found it an interesting experience.'"
Charlize Theron
During a July 2017 episode of Watch What Happens Live, Andy Cohen quizzed Charlize Theron about
her love life in his familiar way ...
"Have you ever swum in the lady pond?"
The Oscar-winning actress had just called for this kind of conversation to be destigmatized
before Cohen came out and asked her ...
"It's so strange when we talk so much about it.
It should be normalized by now."
… so her refreshing candor on the matter came as no surprise:
"When I was young, yes.
I feel when you're young, you're just kind of exploring it all, but it was pretty clear
that I really liked dudes."
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