Olivia Colman has an unexpected view on her gender identity.
The Oscar winner, 52, opened up about her relationship with the LGBTQIA+ community in a new interview with Them, saying she feels “non-binary” and “gay.”
“I think it’s a community that loves to feel welcome,” said Colman, who stars in the new LGBTQIA+ film “Jimpa.”
“I think the most loving and most beautiful stories are from that community,” she continued. “And I’m really honored to be welcomed.”
The “Crown” actress continued, “Throughout my life, I’ve had arguments with people and I’ve always felt like I’m non-binary. Don’t make that a big title! But I’ve never felt very feminine about being a woman.”
Ms Coleman revealed that she had “always described herself to her husband Ed Sinclair as gay”.
“Then he said, ‘Oh, I get that,'” she said.
The couple, who married in 2001, have three children, sons Finn, 20, and Hall, 18, and a 10-year-old daughter, whose name is withheld.
In an interview with them, Colman explained that she feels “comfortable and safe” with the LGBTQIA+ community.
“I feel like I’m stepping into different camps, and I know a lot of people who are doing that,” she said. “I don’t spend a lot of time with very straight men…The men I know and love are very in touch with all aspects of themselves.”
Coleman further elaborated on her marriage to Sinclair, saying that in their relationship, they “take turns being the ‘strong one’ and the one who needs a little tenderness.”
“I believe everyone has everything within themselves. I’ve always felt that way,” she added.
In Jimpa, Coleman plays Hannah, a film director who travels with her non-binary teenage daughter Frances (Orde Mason-Hyde) to visit her gay grandfather Jim (John Lithgow) in Amsterdam.
Coleman told them how they could relate to his character in the film.
“I think I’m on the outside. I’ve had a heterosexual relationship,” she said. “But in the world I live in, I’m often with the queer community.”
“So I think there are similarities there,” the “Fleabag” actress added. “I’m not as insightful as Hannah, but Hannah grew up seeing insight.”
