Jameela Jamil: ‘I wish I’d waited to reveal all about my sexuality’

peoplemagazine.co.za:

Actress and activist Jameela Jamil regrets ‘coming out’ earlier this year, confessing it was “not the best time” to candidly discus the details of her sexuality.

The Good Place star made the revelation after she received backlash for landing a role as a judge on HBO Max’s voguing competition series Legendary.

Many social media commentators and those in the trans community felt someone from the queer community should have been chosen, prompting Jamil to reveal all.

In a lengthy post on Twitter in February (20), she explained, “I know that my being queer doesn’t qualify me as ballroom. But I have privilege and power and a large following to bring to this show… sometimes it takes those with more power to help a show get off the ground so we