--- 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: 2026-04-13T07:41:43.183Z 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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Presley Ann Slack/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images  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! 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