Keiynan
Lonsdale came out as bisexual in a casual and adorable Instagram post yesterday
(12 May).
The Flash star
told fans: ‘I like to change my hair, I like to take risks with how I dress.
‘I like girls,
& I like guys,’ he revealed.
The Australian
actor starred in the Hollywood Divergent series, but is most famous for
his role as Wally West in the Flash.
He continued in
the post: ‘I like who I am and I really like who I’m becoming.
‘[I] Spent way
too many years hating myself, thinking I was less valuable because I was
different, which is just untrue.
‘A couple [of]
years ago, I was able to accept myself, & it saved my life, but now I’ve
gotten to a new road block & I feel kind of lost.
‘I gotta take
the next step & actually embrace who I am, which is pretty exciting.
‘Not faking
shit anymore, not apologising for falling in love with people no matter their
gender.
‘I’ve become
bored of being insecure, ashamed, scared… no one should feel like that about
themselves, especially when there is so much good life to live.
‘Ya know more
& more I see so many young people being their best / truest selves, it’s
fucking inspiring… so what have I been waiting for!? Who knows. Everyone in
their own time.
‘I hope we can
all learn to embrace who we are & not judge people who aren’t exactly the
same as us. The truth is we are all family, we’re all one. Just love,’ he
wrote.
Keiynan
Lonsdale: ‘Not faking shit anymore’
Lonsdale first
appeared in the popular kids television show, Dance Academy.
Lonsdale played
the character of Ollie Lloyd, a talented out-gay dancer who falls in love with
the show’s lead, Sammy Lieberman.
The two are in
a relationship until Sammy’s death, at which point, Ollie dates Rhys
O’Leary.
Last year,
Lonsdale tweeted his disbelief about North Carolina’s anti-trans bathroom laws.
He wrote: ‘Wtf
North Carolina doing with that Anti-LGBT law? How dumb could you be!!’
Thank u Keiynan Lonsdale for walking n ur truth.. It's a liberating feeling...be unapologetic n proud!
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