--- title: Kristen Stewart on Coming Out and Robert Pattinson Interview description: Kristen Stewart has revealed why she decided to open up about her sexuality. canonical: https://time.com/4695261/kristen-stewart-on-coming-out/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-08T17:14:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-07T07:19:45.372Z og:title: Kristen Stewart Opens Up About Choosing to Come Out og:description: "It just seemed important, and topical" og:url: https://time.com/4695261/kristen-stewart-on-coming-out/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6eb114757f4c1334/6988bd8ecf40a8ad7ec46c19/kristen-stewart-coming-out1.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Kristen Stewart Coming Out og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Kristen Stewart Opens Up About Choosing to Come Out twitter:description: "It just seemed important, and topical" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6eb114757f4c1334/6988bd8ecf40a8ad7ec46c19/kristen-stewart-coming-out1.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Kristen Stewart Opens Up About Choosing to Come Out > Sponsored content. 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Just one day before debuting her new look - Kristen was a brunette!_  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 8, 2017 5:14 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 8, 2017 5:14 PM UTC After publicly announcing for the first time that she [had a girlfriend](http://people.com/movies/kristen-stewart-opens-up-about-girlfriend-alicia-cargile/) this summer, [Kristen Stewart](http://time.com/4456629/kristen-stewart-robert-pattinson-girlfriend-alicia-cargile/) has revealed why she decided to open up about her sexuality. “It just seemed important, and topical,” she said of [coming out](http://time.com/4388202/coming-out-identity/) during a recent interview with [_The Sunday Times_](http://www.thetimes.co.uk/magazine/culture/kristen-stewart-film-personal-shopper-twilight-robert-pattinson-rgfwrc76r)_._ The former _Twilight_ star — who recently joked that she is, “like, so gay,” on [_Saturday Night Live_](http://motto.time.com/4660577/kristen-stewart-donald-trump-saturday-night-live/) — spoke about why she chose to begin sharing more details of her love life with fans. “Considering I had so many eyes on me, I suddenly realized \[my private life\] affects a greater number of people than just me,” she said. “It was an opportunity to surrender a bit of what was mine, to make even one other person feel good about themselves.” Stewart also discussed why her view on media attention was different during her high-profile relationship with Robert Pattinson. “If \[my sexuality\] didn’t seem like a relevant topic, like something that needed help, I would have kept my life private forever. But then I can’t walk outside holding somebody’s hand, as I’m followed everywhere,” she said. “When I was dating Rob, the public was the enemy — and that is no way to live. It wasn’t this grand statement, ‘I was so confused! Now I’ve realized who I am!’ I have not been struggling.” ## Transcript Looks like Kristen Stewart is sporting a new blonde do. The 26 year old actress debuted an edgy buzz cut at the personal shopper premiere on Tuesday and although she has been blonde before, this new look comes just one day after a much darker style. [ UNKNOWN ] Kristen rocked this brunette bob at a special LA screening of her film. So it's safe to say, what a difference a day makes. The blonde transformation is rumored to be for a new role. Kristen's just been announced to star in the new thriller, Under Water. 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