Sasheer Zamata Comes Out As A ‘Late-In-Life’ Lesbian

Coincidentally, Zamata has often played a lesbian in many of her acting roles.

“I kept getting cast as queer women,” Zamata said. “I played a lesbian on Home Economics. I played a lesbian on Woke. I played a lesbian on Tuca & Bertie. A lesbian on Last O.G. I kept getting these roles. And this is before I myself was figuring out my identity. I was like, ’Whoa, what are these casting directors seeing that I’m not seeing?’”

She added, “I guess it felt like if I didn’t say anything, I’d be ignoring a part of me, and that doesn’t feel very good. But yeah, I’ve definitely had thoughts of, not necessarily keeping it a secret, but [that] there’s no need to say anything about it.”

During the interview, Zamata showed gratitude to her podcast co-host and “soulmate” Nicole Byer.

“I feel very, very lucky that I have a person in my life who fully understands everything,” the actress said.

Zamata said she went through a dramatic change when she recently stopped taking birth control for the first time since her teen years.

“It really did kind of change everything,” she said. “I cut all my hair off. And I was always attracted to women, but I think [that] really boosted it. Even my friends and people around me were like, ‘Something is different about you. We can’t put our finger on it, but something’s happening.’”

Even though Zamata is now out and proud, she still plans to remain private.

Zamata can be seen soon in Disney+’s Marvel series, Agatha All Along, which premieres on Sept. 18.