Celebs whose careers ended after coming out – Although it looks so very glamorous, being famous does have a dark side. One of the worst parts of being a celebrity is that sometimes it serves celebrity fame better to keep secrets about their true selves than it does being honest.
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This has led to decades and decades of actors and actresses keeping their sexuality a secret in order to maintain an active career in Hollywood. It does seem extreme but there are so many celebrities that come out of the closet to find themselves without any work or only receiving only supporting roles when they should be a lead. This bias is birthed from centuries of stereotypes surrounding those that live on the LGBTQ side of the sexuality spectrum.
Sometimes an actor or actress doesn’t tell the world that they are queer because they are worried about getting parts or losing their fan base. Others don’t come out because they come from a religious background or a very conservative family. No matter what the reasoning is behind staying in the closet, it generally comes from a very real threat.
These actors, athletes and musicians have all revealed their true selves but ended up seeing their careers peter out because of it. No matter what happened in any of these people’s lives, they’ve all stated that they are so much happier now that they can tell the truth about who they are.
12. Portia De Rossi
Although the famous out talk show host Ellen doesn’t appear on this list, she is making another cameo. Portia De Rossi and Ellen recently celebrated their 8th wedding anniversary but De Rossi’s career hasn’t been quite as successful. Before dating Ellen, Portia (born Amanda Lee Rogers in Australia) was married to a man from 1996-99 in a plan to get a green card but later said that it was because she was scared to be revealed as a lesbian as such a young actress. While starring in her breakout role as Nelle Porter on Ally McBeal De Rossi was seeing Francesca Gregorini, she once stated that not even her co-stars on Ally McBeal knew that she was a lesbian. Aside from her role in Ally McBeal, De Rossi has also played very well known characters on Arrested Development and Scandal.
The talented actress was in the closet until she was outed by tabloids in photos of her and then girlfriend Gregorini. Although she still continues to work steadily every couple of years, De Rossi’s career plateaued when she publicly came out of the closet. We will say that when we do see De Rossi as Lindsay Bluth or “Ice Queen” Nelle Porter we can’t help but love every minute of it.
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