She had already confided in her "forced" coming out, pressed by a people magazine. Now Angèle confides even more about her sexuality and reveals, in the show "Les Rencontres du Papotin", broadcast this Saturday night on France 2, to be "pansexual". "I can fall in love with a boy or a girl, a non-binary, transgender person," the singer continues.
"I learned to keep it a secret"
When it comes to puberty and the first sentimental impulses – a theme judiciously brought by Julien Bancilhon, the moderator of the young people, Jean begins: "I heard that you are bi? Do you have a boyfriend or girlfriend? »
"I learned to keep it a secret. Yes, I'm bi, confirms Angèle. And I would even say that I am pansexual: I can fall in love with a boy or a girl, a non-binary, transgender person. It is not a choice (...). It's just someone. The feeling of love, having butterflies in the belly, girl or boy, for me it's the same. »
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Rudy, another journalist with some form of autism, continues: "Why didn't you tell your grandmother right away?" "Already because I did not know it right away, continues the singer. I waited until I was 23 to admit that I was really in love with a girl! It was the first time it was so clear. I was in a relationship with this woman, I didn't want it to be a secret anymore. When I was a kid, I felt like it wasn't normal. For some people, this is not normal. When it should no longer be a topic. »
"I'm thrilled if I can help"
Raphael, another participant on the show, continues: "Are you aware that your relationship with your friend allows people to open up about homosexuality?" "As long as it's still a subject, so much the better if people like me who are influential – for me, it's in spite of myself – can serve as examples because it's important to be able to identify when you grow up (...). I am delighted if I can help. I don't want to hide from it because I think it's important to talk about it and make it a normal subject. »
Angèle had already confided several times about her "forced" coming out. At the end of 2019, a celebrity newspaper had then revealed the affair between the singer and her now ex-companion Marie Papillon, while neither her family nor her relatives were aware of her bisexuality. "My coming out was stolen from me. I realized quite late that I was bi (bisexual) and it was complicated. I would have preferred to choose the moment, "had lamented the actress in a documentary broadcast on Netflix.
