Canadian-American singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, came out as pansexual in latest epoisode of episode of the “Handsome” podcast, co-hosted by Tig Notaro, Fortune Feimster and Mae Martin.
The insite was revealed when Feimster appoligiesed to the singer about "the men that hurt you, but I’m not sorry for the songs that came from it,” going on to add , “Did it make you want to be a lesbian at any point?”
Morissette casually answered,“I’m pansexual, so, yeah.” giving fan's a rare insihjt into her personal life.
The 52 year old has been married to husband Mario "Souleye” Treadway since 2010, and has only publically dated men. The pair share three children together, Ever, 15, Onyx, 10, and Winter, 7.
Morissette had recently made a remark on “Call Her Daddy” podcast in September, about her “amazing” moment in 2000 kissing Sarah Jessica Parker, saying that the idea of the smooch during her guest appearance on the show came direclty from her.
The musician has shared her questioning of sexuality in the past. In 2008, she stated in an interview with The Advocate “I think it’s a beautiful rite of passage for everyone to play with their sexuality at some point, so I did exactly that. And it was great!”
Pansexuality is a sexual, romantic, or emotional attraction to people regardless of their gender identity or sex.
Morissette has been making headlines of late, after taking legal action against her former tour manager in September, accusing her of blackmail by trying to frame her for drug trafficking. The ex-employee allegedly attempted to extort her boss after she had been caught with drugs in her luggage while on tour in Europe, which then threatened to pin it on Morissette.
It has been a busy year for the singer-songwriter as she was adittionally inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in June.
Written by Méabh Keaveney
Méabh is an intern with Classic Hits Radio from the University of Galway. She is excited to spend the next three months gaining hands-on experience in radio as part of her undergraduate degree.
