Disney Star Alyson Stoner Pens Emotional Essay About Her Sexuality: ‘I Fell in Love with a Woman’
Former Disney Channel and Step Up actress Alyson Stoner shared her struggle to embrace her sexuality in a powerful and moving essay about how she fell in love with a woman for the first time in her life.
The actress, 24, who has appeared in films such as Cheaper by the Dozen and on Disney shows like The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, wrote about her, at times, tough journey for Teen Vogue in an essay published on Friday.
In the essay, the star does not label her sexuality but instead said she now realizes she is attracted to men, women and those who do not define themselves in those terms.
Stoner described in detail about how she realized she was not attracted to just men after she became “mesmerized and intimidated” when she attended a dance workshop and met her female instructor.
“After I dizzied myself from doing knee spins, she walked toward me to correct my form,” she wrote. “My heart raced wildly and my body grew hot. Was I nervous to fail in front of an expert? Was I breathing heavily from being out of shape? Her smile was the most electrifying thing I’d ever seen.”
After her class, Stoner texted her mother and her best friend, writing, “I met a woman today, I’m not sure who she is or what I’m feeling, but I think she’s going to be in my life for a very long time.”
As Stoner began to get to know the dance instructor, she also struggled with her feelings that weren’t “quite sisterly or platonic.”
“After I dizzied myself from doing knee spins, she walked toward me to correct my form,” she wrote. “My heart raced wildly and my body grew hot. Was I nervous to fail in front of an expert? Was I breathing heavily from being out of shape? Her smile was the most electrifying thing I’d ever seen.”
After her class, Stoner texted her mother and her best friend, writing, “I met a woman today, I’m not sure who she is or what I’m feeling, but I think she’s going to be in my life for a very long time.”
As Stoner began to get to know the dance instructor, she also struggled with her feelings that weren’t “quite sisterly or platonic.”