The Crown star Emma Corrin has reflected on the backlash she received after coming out as non-binary.
The actor, best known for her portrayal of Princess Diana in the fourth series of The Crown, first hinted at her identity in April 2021 when she called herself “queer” in an Instagram post.
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A few months later, in July, she shared her experience using folders and quietly changing her pronouns to “they/them” in her Instagram bio.
However, the comments section soon drew a flurry of vitriolic insults from anonymous trolls, undermining Corrin’s identity and experience.
In a new interview, Corrin says she was surprised at the amount of “hate” she received after coming out for the first time.
In a statement, Corrin admitted that she did not mention the decision to come out to her team beforehand.
“Maybe [les enviara un mensaje] on WhatsApp and just say, “I’m going to post this.” I don’t think there was a big discussion about it,” she explained.
“Naively, perhaps, I was surprised at the hate I received for it. It was quite a reality check.”
However, it seems that the actor of My Police does not regret anything.
“Especially when it comes to conversations about gender and other issues, it helps a lot of people to see someone living in the world as non-binary.”
“I know how much other people’s accounts helped me, that’s my motivation to keep my social media going right now.”
Being able to live her true truth, the actor continued, has brought her a lot of “joy,” especially compared to feeling “so restricted” in the past.
Until now, Corrin has played mostly female roles, such as Princess Diana and Marion in My Police, but she hopes to expand her repertoire.
“There aren’t many non-binary parts out there,” they explained. “We have to support queer writers and develop projects and embrace these narratives in the creative space.”
“For me, being non-binary is a very fluid space where femininity or masculinity is not rejected, but rather embraced. My experience in this world has been feminine until recently, and I still love all of those parts of myself. .
“It’s interesting that I don’t get offered male roles, but I would still be attracted to it! I guess it also depends on how the industry sees you, and I think hopefully that’s changing.”
Corrin has also had to deal with how she is perceived when it comes to award nominations, joining calls to consider gender-neutral categories after she was listed in the female category in her award nomination. the Emmys.
In an interview he said: “When it comes to the categories, do you have to specify if you are nominated for a female or male role?
You can talk about awards and representation, but really the conversation has to be about more representation in the material itself, in the content that we see for non-binary people, for queer people, for trans people. because then I think that will change a lot.”
“When those roles emerge, I mean when more people and more actors play those roles, then I think there will be more urgency to address these issues.”
As for future plans, Emma Corrin is booky and busy with the recent announcement that she’s joining the MCU as the main villain in Deadpool 3 alongside Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.
