Richard Armitage has recently gone viral because of his steamy scenes in Netflix’s new erotic thriller, ‘Obsession,’ which is now available for streaming on the platform.
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That being said, Twitter has been all over the 51-year-old English actor and author, who is currently not single for any of those who are wondering. In a previous interview with Evening Standard, it was confirmed that he has a male partner whom he reassured about his erotic scenes in ‘Obsession.’
Moreover, Armitage revealed in an interview with Radio Times that him coming out “happened when I was 19 – to anybody who mattered.” He further shared,
“I was always waiting for that question to punch me in the face, and it never did. I thought, ‘Are people being polite, or is it that they don’t want to know?’”
“I don’t know that I ever wanted to put myself in front of the work I was doing, anything about my family or personal life. I just thought, ‘Let the work speak for itself,’” he added.
The actor also also touched on the topic of gender and sexuality, expressing:
“I love the conversation with the younger generation. I love the idea that whatever gender, sexuality, the fluidity of who you love, how you identify, is not fixed.”
“That was always a thing: if I declare who I am and my sexuality, then I’m saying it’s fixed and I don’t know that, or if I might feel something for somebody further down the line. I doubt it, but I don’t know,” he further stated.
Armitage also expressed a thought to ponder on, concluding:
“It’s more relaxed now. As a writer and producer, I do wonder if anybody has to be defined by who they’re in love with.”
Sources: attitude.co.uk, radiotimes.com