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Shay Mitchell May Have Just Come Out As Bisexual, And As A Fellow Filipino Bisexual, I’m SO Here For It
I saw Shay Mitchell sitting on a green velvet couch, so I bought a green velvet couch.

Shay Mitchell May Have Just Come Out As Bisexual, And As A Fellow Filipino Bisexual, I’m SO Here For It

Unless you haven’t watched any TV for the past decade, you’re almost certainly familiar with Shay Mitchell.

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In the duet TikTok, Mitchell shows herself on one side of the screen as user @NourishedWithTish says on the other side: “If you identify as bisexual, do you own a green velvet couch?”

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The video then jumps to @KeepItSpooky saying, “I love knowing nothing about my life is original” on one side, while on the other side, Mitchell collapses into…a green velvet couch.

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I MEANNN…

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Here's the full TikTok:

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Mitchell further elaborated in a 2022 interview with BuzzFeed: “I played a similar character in Dollface who also had relationships with women. People are like, ‘So, do you just pick characters that are lesbians?’ And I’m like, ‘No, I pick characters with great stories.’ Their sexuality is an afterthought [to me]. Like, do we question when other actors are playing straight characters? No. So, what does it matter?”

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“I may play a character that has the interest in the same sex for the rest of my life,” Mitchell said. “I don’t know. But that’s never a deterrent for me.”

Mitchell’s portrayal of Emily on Pretty Little Liars, and the importance of her character’s representation as a member of the LGBTQ community, has long been praised. In an interview with Teen Vogue, Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin star Maia Reficco said, “I’m bisexual, so Emily was also very important in my coming to terms with everything.”

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Anyway, green velvet couches for the WIN! We’ll update you if Mitchell says anything further.