Alanis Morissette comes out as pansexual: ‘I get everything’
Alanis Morissette (Getty Images)
Alanis Morissette has shared she is pansexual after being asked if she’d ever “wanted to be a lesbian”.
Speaking on the 3 November episode of the Handsome podcast, Morissete spoke to hosts Tig Notaro, Fortune Feimster and Mae Martin, with Feimster praising her heartbreak anthems.
As the episode was coming to a close, Feimster told her: “I’m sorry for the men that hurt you, but I’m not sorry for the songs that came from it.,” adding: “Did it make you want to be a lesbian at any point?”
Morissette replied that she is pansexual. She then added: “I get everything.”
Notaro checked whether Morissette was serious, asking: “Wait, you’re not really pansexual, are you?” Morissette answered: “I am.”
When Notaro joked that Morissette had waited until the hour mark to drop the headline, Morissette laughed: “You know, I like to leave it for the epilogue.”
Has Morissette spoken about her sexuality before?
Morissette has previously discussed sexual experimentation and encounters with women.
In 2008, she elaborated in an interview with The Advocate after earlier comments on The Howard Stern Show, saying: “What can I tell you about it?
“I think it’s a beautiful rite of passage for everyone to play with their sexuality at some point, so I did exactly that. And it was great!”
How did fans react?
In the YouTube comments, Handsome podcast fans were excited to hear from Morissette.
One said: “Wow, I learned so much about Alanis I love her even more now! This was iconic and made my entire day.”
Another wrote: “We all need more Alanis in our lives. What a beautifully elevated and in tuned human being.”
A third commented: “I loved this episode, and Alanis was a great guest to have on. She’s so inspiring.”
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