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Baby Reindeer star Jessica Gunning speaks publicly about her sexuality for the first time and admits coming out was 'liberating'


The actress, 38, who played stalker Martha in the Netflix hit, said it was like a secret she had kept from herself for many years.

Jessica admitted she didn't think she could be gay, even though there were many signs through out her life, like when she was kissing actress Cate Blanchett on stage every night during a National Theatre production. Speaking on one particular special moment in the show, Jessica added: 'There's a really emotional thing actually in Baby Reindeer where Donny talks about sleeping for the first time at his parents' house, and I told my family in Christmas that year and I like slept for like ten hours that night. Jessica admitted she didn't think she could be gay, even though there were many signs through out her life, like when she was kissing actress Cate Blanchett on stage every night during a National Theatre production

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