Joanna Johnson of “The Bold and the Beautiful” comes out as her soap character is about to do the same

Just as it is about to be revealed that her character on the CBS soap The Bold and the Beautiful is a lesbian, actress Joanna Johnson confirmed in an interview published Monday that it is a case of art imitating life: she is a lesbian too.

‘It feels weird and wrong to play this revelation about Karen’s life and not talk about my own,’ she tells TV Guide. ‘I used to hang out with Ellen Degeneres, k.d. lang and Melissa Etheridge back in the day and thought it was so beautiful they were out, even though I didn’t have the nerve. When I realized I was gay in my early twenties we didn’t have role models like Ellen. I’m not anywhere near as famous as those ladies, but I guess it’s my turn to do my little part. It’s time to live a fully authentic life.’

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