Overview

• On Times Radio, Sturgeon confirmed she could fall for a man or a woman, reiterating her belief that sexuality is not binary.
• She told ITV she was not ‘putting labels’ on herself and declined to make a ‘big revelation’ about her personal life after publishing her memoir.
• In Frankly and subsequent interviews, Sturgeon laughed off baseless rumours of a lesbian affair with former French ambassador Catherine Colonna.
• Having separated from her husband Peter Murrell in January, she highlighted the backing of close allies such as Val McDermid, Jo Sharp and Hannah Bardell.
• Sturgeon reassessed her view of Alex Salmond on Times Radio, saying he could be ‘really rough on people’ in public dressing-down moments.