US actor Wentworth Miller has
revealed how he tried to kill himself over his sexuality when he was 15.
Most famous for his role in
television series ‘Prison Break’, Miller attended a Human Rights Campaign
dinner in Seattle, USA on 8 September when he was invited to speak to the
audience.
The guests sat in silence as he
recounted his experiences coming to terms with his sexuality as a young
teenager.
He said: ‘Growing up I was a target.
Speaking the right way, standing the right way, holding your wrist the right
way.
'Every day was a test and there was a
thousand ways to fail. A thousand ways to portray yourself to not live up to
someone else’s standards of what was accepted.’
He then added: ‘The first time I
tried to kill myself I was 15. I waited until my family went away for the
weekend and I was alone in the house and I swallowed a bottle of pills.
'I don’t remember what happened over
the next couple of days, but I’m pretty sure come Monday morning I was on the
bus back to school pretending everything was fine.’
Miller also spoke about remaining in
the closet when he was at the height of his fame.
He feared coming out might have a
negative impact on his career.
'When I thought about the possibility
of coming out might impact me and the career that I had worked so hard for I
was filled with fear,' he said.
Miller recently came out as gay via
an open letter. He refused to attend a film festival in St. Petersburg due to
Russia’s anti-gay laws.
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