âTwilightâ actress Kristen Stewart claimed the film was a âgay Movieâ despite only featuring heterosexual couples.
In an interview with Variety published Thursday, Stewart, 33, who came out as gay in 2017 while hosting âSaturday Night Live,â reflected on the vampire fantasy romance film 15 years later. The film was based on author Stephanie Meyerâs books.
âItâs such a gay Movie,â she claimed. âI mean, Jesus Christ, Taylor and Rob and me, and itâs so hidden and not okay.â
The âLove Lies Bleedingâ actress continued, âI mean, a Mormon woman wrote this book. Itâs all about oppression, about wanting whatâs going to destroy you.â
Furthermore, Stewart, who played the character of Bella Swan in the film series, said the Movie has âa very Gothic, gay inclinationâ that she loves.
According to Forbes, the franchise, which became a cultural phenomenon, grossed more than $3 billion at the worldwide box office. The franchise consisted of five films.
During her interview, Stewart also spoke about hiding her sexuality to protect her career.
âBecause Iâm an actor, I want people to like me, and I want certain parts,â she explained. âI have lots of different experiences that shape who I am that are very, very far from binary.â
Additionally, she said she got âgood at the heteronormative quality.â
âI play that role well. It comes from a somewhat real place â itâs not fake. But itâs f**ked up that if I was gayer, it wouldnât be the case,â she said.
Stewart, who once dated her âTwilightâ co-star Robert Pattinson, spoke about others questioning her sexual identity while being in the public eye.
âFor so long, I was like, âWhy are you trying to skewer me? Why are you trying to ruin my life? Iâm a kid, and I donât really know myself well enough yet,ââ she revealed.
Stewart added, âThe idea of people going, âI knew that you were a little queer kid forever.â Iâm like, âOh, yeah? Well, you should honestly have seen me f**k my first boyfriend.ââ