Reneé Rapp acknowledged her Max series ‘The Sex Lives of College Girls’ for helping her come out as bisexual.In a new cover story for The Hollywood Reporter, the songstress shared some insights on her personal life. Rapp who portrays Leighton Murray, an affluent (and sometimes pretentious) student at Essex College in the show is shown to be going through some sexuality struggle finally admits to being in a relationship with a woman. Likewise Rapp in real life also came across some similar struggles. Let’s check out what she had revealed.
Reneé Rapp said she wasn’t acting in her coming out scene
The 24-year-old “Snow Angel” singer told the outlet, “Look, this is good and bad. Being celebrated for being out because of a TV show or celebrity or success or something was really interesting because I think it forced a lot of people in my life and my family to have to accept me in a weird way, and in some ways that are twisted, like, ‘Damn, we could have done that a long time ago without her being on a TV show.’”
The actress goes on recalling the emotional moment on screen when she wasn’t really acting.
“However, I think it made it a lot easier in ways that pissed me off, but I’m also really grateful for. That [show] was the most parallel experience in my life, and I remember doing that specific coming out scene and not acting at all — at all. I was just sobbing. I see that and I don’t see a character. I’m like, ‘That’s me,'” Rapp recalled.
The actress has been gaining a lot of popularity in the January 2024 reimagining of Mean Girls as Regina George.
Although Reneé leaves the show which also stars Alyah Chanelle Scott and Amrit Kaur, a Max rep confirmed that she would recur in “a handful of episodes” before officially leaving.
Last month, in an interview with Vanity Fair, Rapp said the reason behind her sudden goodbye makes her feel better about the state of her career than before.
“The people in my life that I work with now care about me as a person,” the songstress shared with the outlet. “And I think that is a difference from things I’ve experienced in the past.”
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