Photo / Getty ImagesKate Winslet says she knows "at least four" gay actors – both starting out and well-known – who have avoided coming out for fear of being typecast. The Titanic star claimed there is a "widespread" issue of actors too afraid of revealing their sexuality in Hollywood for the impact it may have on their careers. The star, who played British palaeontologist Mary Anning alongside Saoirse Ronan in Ammonite, added the problem goes further than straight actors taking LGBTQ+ roles. She went on to say it should be "almost illegal", commenting on her own experience playing a gay character. And it can't just be distilled to the question about gay actors playing gay parts.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 05, 2021 01:30 UTC