The actor and Traitors host publicly got here out as bisexual in 1998. He’s married to artist Grant Shaffer, tying the knot with him in 2007. Beforehand, he dated actor Saffron Burrows and was married to Hilary Lyon for eight years.
Because it says on his web site, “I believe my sexuality and most of the people’s sexuality is grey. I’m married to a person. I’ve a wholesome sexual urge for food and a wholesome creativeness. I even have an attraction to ladies. I’ve by no means misplaced it, truly. I’ve all the time been drawn to each sexes, and whether or not I act on it or not shouldn’t be anybody’s enterprise.”
So, when speaking to Alan about his collaboration with Virgin Atlantic to rejoice their new LAX Clubhouse, we requested if he ever will get annoyed to see his sexuality be mislabeled. “I let that one go,” he replied. “I attempt to, when I’ve an opportunity to, outline myself as bisexual.”
“But when folks say homosexual— I like queer, truly, as a result of it is extra all-encompassing, and it does not essentially must do with what you do with the contents of your underpants. It is extra of a form of sensibility as properly. I fairly like that,” the 60-year-old continued.
“The Traitors is such a queer present,” he added. “There’s me on the heart of it, being tremendous queer with all my loopy outfits. Two of the winners this yr are queer folks, and that is so beautiful. I actually did push to have a greater illustration within the present, and that is definitely labored.”
“With all these draconian, horrific issues, legal guidelines, and attitudes in opposition to the queer and trans group in America proper now, I believe it is a actually optimistic factor to see so many queer folks and, hopefully, trans folks in a present that additionally celebrates dressing up, androgyny, femme-ness, and queerness,” he added. “Hopefully, we problem folks: In the event you like all that and you’re keen on this present, possibly you should not vote for a celebration that’s making an attempt to demean and destroy these folks’s lives.”
Effectively mentioned, Alan! You possibly can learn our full interview with Alan right here.