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Bella Ramsey has become the first publicly non-binary actor to ...

The Last of Us actor Bella Ramsey has shared that they don’t ...

Bella Ramsey has opened up about their struggle with exploring their gender identity and sexuality in the public eye. In an interview with British Vogue on Wednesday 19 March, the 21-year-old actor reflected on coming out as non-binary in 2023. They said: “Part of the job of being an actor is that you’re supposed to have an answer to every question that people ask you… But actually the answer can be: ‘I don’t know and I’m not ready to talk about that,’ and that’s something that I’m still figuring out.” Bella, who has previously said they are ‘not one hundred per cent straight’, also described their autism diagnosis as a liberating experience which helped them better understand who they are They said: “I got diagnosed with autism when I was filming season one of The Last of Us. The label of being autistic has been so helpful to me because that’s helped me to understand myself, but gender and sexuality-wise, labels do not feel comfy for me in any capacity, because I feel like I’m putting myself into a box. I feel trapped.” They also spoke candidly about growing up in the spotlight at an age when most people are starting to explore their gender and sexuality, saying: “It does make me a bit sad that people who aren’t in the public eye can explore their gender identity or sexuality in private. That’s a privilege I don’t really get any more. If I did want to explore other things, like facets of my gender identity, that would be done publicly. As much as I would try and keep it private, if someone recognises me on the street, say if I’m presenting differently, [and] takes a photo, then that is just talked about.” Bella Ramsey will return as Ellie Williams for The Last of Us season 2 which premieres on April 13 2025. #bellaramsey #lastofus #nonbinarytiktok #genderidentity #sexuality #lgbtqia | TikTok