Colton Haynes got real during Pride Month about a modelling photo from his teenage years. The actor revealed he spent years trying to erase that picture, before embracing his sexuality.
Teen Wolf actor Colton Haynes has been out for a few years. But it took a long time for him to be comfortable to come out, and it has been a lot of speculation about his sexuality.
He officially came out in 2016.
One of the reasons he withheld who he really is was that insiders in the entertainment industry told him it would be better for his career. It wasn’t.
Now Colton Haynes shared a modelling photo which he tried to erase for years.
He revealed in a lengthy post on Instagram: “I’ve never posted this picture before. In fact, I spent a big part of my career trying to erase it from the internet while I was still in the closet. Partly because so many ppl in Hollywood told me I would never work as an openly gay actor, but part of it was because I was incredibly ashamed. It made me sad to see these pictures I had taken as a teenage model…before I was placed with voice & movement coaches to straighten me up for the cameras…before I learned to see my queerness as a liability. I was jealous of him. The boy in these pictures was so open, so free. He had to be taught that it wasn’t ok to be who he was.”
He added: “Being gay is worth celebrating. I wish I’d figured that out sooner, but I’m so glad I know it now. To everyone in the LGBTQIA+ community, I hope you celebrate yourselves this month & always, exactly as you are ❤️”
