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In ABC Interview, Kristen Stewart Explains Why She Came Out on 'SNL'

She says the on-air declaration aimed to open doors for people forced to hide.

Overview

  • In an ABC News Live Prime interview on Feb. 2, Stewart revisited her 2017 Saturday Night Live monologue with anchor Linsey Davis.
  • She said she rejected advice that her career would fare better if she hid same‑sex relationships, calling that a demand to live a "partial life."
  • During that SNL debut, she declared she was "so gay, dude" while addressing President Donald Trump after his 2012 tweets about her and Robert Pattinson.
  • Stewart noted she resisted commodifying personal details but chose openness given her visibility and her desire to make the world more accepting.
  • She has since built a life with Dylan Meyer, whom she began dating in 2019 and married in April 2025.