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Layla Taylor Comes Out as Bisexual

Her podcast interview explains how a lack of queer role models while growing up Black delayed her ability to name her sexuality.

Overview

  • Layla Taylor publicly declared that she is bisexual during an appearance on the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast, saying she dates both women and men.
  • Taylor used direct language about her orientation, saying “I’m gay and I’m bi and date women and men,” and told Page Six she is currently talking to a woman who reached out to her on Instagram.
  • She rose to fame on Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, joining in season one as a newly divorced mother and later becoming an executive producer and a fan favourite on the show.
  • Taylor described long-standing uncertainty about how to name her feelings because she grew up in a predominantly white area with few visible queer role models and recalled early moments of attraction while watching shows like Pretty Little Liars.
  • She did not inform her castmates before the interview and said she plans to tell them in person, a move that could shape cast relations and broaden public visibility for bisexual Black women from reality television.