19 celebrities, actors and reality stars who have come out in 2022

Rebel Wilson, Chrishell Stause, Janelle Monae
(L-R) Rebel Wilson, Chrishell Stause, Janelle Monae.
  • Celebirties coming out should no longer be groundbreaking but visibility in the media is important.
  • Numerous celebrities have come out this year — most recently, "Pitch Perfect" star Rebel Wilson.
  • Insider has listed every star who's opened up about their sexuality or gender identity this year. 
Rebel Wilson
Rebel Wilson (R) and Ramona Agruma attend Operation Smile's 10th Annual Park City Ski Challenge
Rebel Wilson (right) and Ramona Agruma in April.

"Pitch Perfect" star and comedian Rebel Wilson came out in June by revealing that she is dating fashion designer Ramona Agruma.

In her Instagram post, she wrote, "I thought I was searching for a Disney Prince… but maybe what I really needed all this time was a Disney Princess 💗🌈💗#loveislove." 

A post shared by Rebel Wilson (@rebelwilson)

 

 

Emeli Sandé
Emeli Sandé
Emeli Sandé.

British singer and songwriter Emeli Sandé revealed that she was in a relationship with a woman earlier this year. 

Asked if she identified as bisexual, Sandé said, "I'm not sure what I identify as but I guess so. I just feel like I should fall in love with whoever I fall in love with."

 

Jerrod Carmichael
Jerrod Carmichael
Jerrod Carmichael.

During his HBO special, "Rothaniel," which was released in April, comedian Jerrod Carmichael revealed that he is gay.

Carmichael told a story about realizing his father had been cheating on his mother and said, "After that was out in the open, I was left alone feeling like a liar, because I had a secret. One that I kept from my father, my mother, my family, my friends, and you. Professionally, personally. And the secret is that I'm gay."

Aunjanue Ellis
Aunjanue Ellis at the 2022 Oscars.
Aunjanue Ellis at the 2022 Oscars.

Aunjanue Ellis, who received an Oscar nomination earlier this year for her role in "King Richard," disclosed that she was bisexual in an interview with Variety. 

"The way that I live my life, around the people that I live my life around, I am public about it," Ellis told Variety. "I'm very clear about being bisexual. I have a sweatshirt that says 'Girl Bi' that I wear everywhere."

Ava Phillippe
ava phillippe in a black mini dress with a white collar and her mother reese witherspoon in a red and pink checkered sequin dress at the sing 2 premiere
Ava Phillippe and her mother Reese Witherspoon attend the "Sing 2" premiere in Los Angeles.

In January, Ava Phillippe, daughter of Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe, stated on her Instagram that she isn't attracted to any particular gender.

"I'm attracted to… people! (Gender is whatever)," she wrote in an Instagram story.

Janelle Monaé
Janelle Monae Met Gala
Janelle Monaé attends the "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty" Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2011 in New York City.

During an appearance on "Red Table Talk" in April, Janelle Monaé revealed that they are nonbinary.

"I'm nonbinary," Monáe told hosts Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, and Adrienne Banfield-Norris. "So, I just don't see myself as a woman or — solely. You know, I feel all of my energy."

"I feel like God is so much bigger than the 'he' or the 'she,'" they said, adding that "if I am from God, I am everything." 

John Cameron Mitchell
John Cameron Mitchell
John Cameron Mitchell.

"Joe vs. Carole" star John Cameron Mitchell revealed that they are nonbinary in an interview with PRIDE.

Discussing their seminal role as Hedwig in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," Mitchell said, "Lately I've been getting a little bit of flack [from some people saying] only trans people can play that role because it's a trans role. I'm not trans, I'm nonbinary, but that's a slippery slope because the character is forced into an operation and is not really trans."

Rae Williams
The Ultimatum
Rae Williams described how she felt when her partner Zay Wilson stayed out all night on "The Ultimatum."

Rae Williams, star of Netflix dating series "The Ultimatum," announced that she was bisexual during the show's reunion in April.

"I have been with one person, she's amazing, and I had a really good connection with her, but we kept it casual, and I'm kind of figuring myself out and my sexuality because I was very uncomfortable with being bi for a very long time," she said.

Chrishell Stause
Chrishell Stause and G Flip attend the Bridgerton Season 2 & The Queen's Ball: Exclusive Preview Event in March 2022.
Chrishell Stause and G Flip posed together in March 2022.

"Selling Sunset" cast member and reality star Chrishell Stause revealed that she was in a relationship with the queer and nonbinary Australian rapper G Flip during the show's reunion in May.

"I'm still very attracted to masculine energy and a good human. I hear people talk about these things and they're like, 'I knew from a young age.' That's not me. I'm very open to good energy and I don't know what my future holds," she said. 

Maria Thattil
Maria Thattil, Miss Universe Australia 2020
Maria Thattil, Miss Universe Australia 2020.

Maria Thattil was crowned Miss Universe Australia in 2020 and appeared on "I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here" in January 2022 where she said that she is bisexual.

"Growing up I always thought maybe a little bit bicurious. And I've only ever dated straight people, but growing up I did have crushes on girls that I went to school with," she told fellow contestant David Subritzky. "I just felt like, it's just easier to be like, 'You know, I date men.' But before I came here, I was out at a party and I met a girl and we ended up hooking up, and it just felt natural."

 

 

Bosco
Bosco
Bosco.

"RuPaul's Drag Race" season 14 runnerup Bosco came out as a trans woman after she returned home from shooting the reality series.

"After filming wrapped this summer, I began focusing on figuring out what medical transitioning would look like for me. I started HRT after getting back from 'Drag Race,'" she tweeted.

Jasmine Kennedie
Jasmine Kennedie
Jasmine Kennedie.

Bosco's fellow queen Jasmine Kennedie also revealed that she is trans during an emotional episode of the show's spin-off, "RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked." 

"Before coming here, I was about to start hormones, and coming here, I was scared and I didn't want to have to go through that process while going through this," she said.

"Seeing Kerri [Colby], seeing how confident she is in who she is, it just further affirmed what I've been feeling my whole life. I as well definitely do feel like I'm trans."

Willow Pill
Willow Pill rom "RuPaul's Drag Race" season 14.
Willow Pill from "RuPaul's Drag Race" season 14.

The winner of "RuPaul's Drag Race" season 14 came out as trans while the show aired.

"It's taken me a long time to come to terms with my transness because so much space has been taken up by my illness," she said in a Twitter post.

 

Becca Tilley
Becca Tilley.
"The Bachelor" star Becca Tilley.

"The Bachelor" alum Becca Tilley revealed in May that she has been in a four-year relationship with singer Hayley Kiyoko. Tilley had appeared in Kiyoko's "For The Girls" music video which parodied "The Bachelor" and later posted on Instagram that she is in a relationship with the singer.

On the May 23 episode of the "Scrubbing In with Becca Tilley & Tanya Rad" podcast, Tilley said that she doesn't identify with the lesbian label.

"When I met Hayley that was the first time I had that specifically for a woman," she said.

Tilley added that she has been keeping their relationship a secret, just private from social media.

A post shared by Becca Tilley (@beccatilley)

 

Amybeth McNulty
anne with an e netflix
Amybeth McNulty stars on "Anne With an E."

In 2020, "Anne with an E" star Amybeth McNulty "accidentally" came out on Twitter by liking and reposting a fan edit of herself attending a Pride parade.

However, in June, McNulty officially came out to her fans in an Instagram post.

She captioned a video montage of herself at different ages: "I suppose this is my official coming out.. so when I have said in the past that I understand you, it is because I am one of you. I know how difficult the journey is but please know you will be okay. It took me 8+ years to fully understand the truth to that, but I believe it now."

A post shared by Amybeth (@amybethmcnulty)

 

Willow Shields
Willow Shields
Willow Shields.

Actor Willow Shields came out during Pride month.

Shields, best known for her role as Primrose Everdeen in the "Hunger Games" franchise, said that she's bisexual in the caption of an Instagram post of herself holding up a Pride flag.

"Happy Pride," she wrote.

A post shared by Willow Shields (@willowshields)

 

Kat Dubrow
Kat and Heather Dubrow
Kat and Heather Dubrow in "The Real Housewives of Orange County."

Kat Dubrow, the daughter of "The Real Housewives of Orange County" star Heather Dubrow and "Botched" surgeon Terry Dubrow, came out publicly as a lesbian earlier this year.

While Kat had already come out to her family last year, the family announced her sexuality in interviews ahead of the 16th season of "The Real Housewives of Orange County" in February.

The Dubrows' eldest daughter Max previously came out as bisexual two years ago.

"I was really stressed about it," Kat told People in February. "But I'm really grateful that I have Max as an older sister, that she has already gone through all of this. Seeing my sister be so proud, and to see her be so comfortable with herself, it just makes me feel like I have nothing to worry about."

Jake Daniels
Blackpool's Jake Daniels during the Sky Bet Championship match between Peterborough United and Blackpool at London Road Stadium
Blackpool's Jake Daniels is the first professional soccer player in the UK men's game in order 30 years to come out as gay while still playing.

In May, professional soccer player Jake Daniels came out as gay in an article for sports media company Sky Sports.

Daniels, who plays for Blackpool in England, is the second professional soccer player to come out publicly after Justin Fashanu, who had his career cut short due to homophobia when he came out in 1990.

"Now is the right time to do it. I feel like I am ready to tell people my story. I want people to know the real me," Daniels said in the Sky Sports article.

Peach PRC
Peach Prc
Peach PRC at 2021 Aria Awards.

Peach PRC, whose real name is Shaylee Curnow, came out as a lesbian in January. The Australian pop singer, who is very active on TikTok, revealed her sexuality on the social media app after teasing her song "God Is A Freak."

"I guess now is a good time to tell you all, I'm a lesbian," she captioned a video of her singing along to the new single.

In a statement to Pedestrian.TV, Peach PRC said: "The response has been really beautiful and supportive. I feel so welcomed by the lesbian community and finally at peace with something I've been shying away from for the longest time."

@peachprc

the people on my private account already know this but pls be nice 💖 any negative comments will be deleted

♬ God Is A Freak - Peach PRC

 

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19 celebrities, actors and reality stars who have come out in 2022
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