Good Girls star Mae Whitman, 33, comes out as pansexual & explains why it’s ‘the word that fits her best’
GOOD Girls star Mae Whitman came out as pansexual and explained why it's "the word that fits her best."
The 33-year-old took to Twitter and opened up to her fans.
The star wrote: "Just taking a moment to say I am SO proud to be even a small part of a show like The Owl House.
"Being pansexual myself, I wish I had such incredible characters like Amity and Luz in my life when I was growing up. Queer representation is sososo important. Keep it up world!"
The Owl House is an animated show on the Disney Channel, which has been praised for its LGBTQ+ representation.
She then : "I know ppl might be unfamiliar with what pansexual means; for me it means I know I can fall in love with people of all genders.
"This is the word that fits me best Rainbow and I’m proud+happy to be part of the Bi+ community.";
People were loving the actress' words, as they took to the comments section to share nothing but positive responses.
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One person wrote: "I'm so insanely pleased to learn you're in the bi+ family too! this makes me so happy, you're amazing."
Another added: "OMG!!! Congratulations to find yourself Mae!! We proud of you and we love you!!"
'I JUST LIKE PEOPLE'
Mae has opened up about her sexuality in the past, telling in 2014: "I just like people. I like everyone. I see so much wonderful potential in everyone that I meet, and there's always something to learn from.
"I think girls are attractive, I think boys are attractive, I think old people are attractive, I think young people are—I appreciate everything and everyone."
She added: "I definitely have times where I'm attracted to girls or I'm attracted to who I'm attracted to and that should be the way that it is."
Mae most recently starred in the NBC series alongside and Retta.
However, the show was axed after four seasons.
