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'Fleabag' & 'Pennyworth' Star Ben Aldridge Comes Out on Instagram
"I love the LGBTQ+ community and am incredibly proud and thankful to be a part of it."
Whew! What a day for celebrity coming out stories! First Hairspray icon Nikki Blonsky, then Orange Is the New Black's Taylor Schilling, and now British actor Ben Aldridge!
The 34-year-old heartthrob, who had a recurring role in Phoebe Waller-Bridge's critically-acclaimed comedy Fleabag as "Arsehole Guy" and who played Batman/Bruce Wayne's father Thomas Wayne in the Pennyworth TV series, publicly opened up about his sexuality in a recent post commemorating Pride weekend on his Instagram account.
"The journey to pride was a long one for me," Aldridge wrote in the caption of an Insta pic depicting an LGBTQ+ rights protest from yesteryear. Though he didn't specifically label himself, he did mention his love for the queer community—and claimed himself as a part of it.
"I love the LGBTQ+ community and am incredibly proud and thankful to be a part of it," he continued. "So much won. So much more to fight for."
Congratulations on speaking your truth, Ben! Welcome to the family!
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Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.
Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.
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