STARS WHO’VE SWITCHED

Top Gun actress Kelly McGillis, left, married her first husband in 1979 and her second in 1989. Divorced with two children, she came out as a lesbian in 2009 aged 51. She said, ‘Life is a journey and it’s about growing and changing and coming to terms with who and what you are and loving who and what you are.’ She entered into a civil union with Melanie Leis, above left, but they have since split. Singer Alison Goldfrapp, far left, with partner Lisa Gunning, was outed as a lesbian in 2009, aged 43. She later said, ‘I don’t like to be defined by my sexuality, which swings wherever I like to swing. I’ve had lovely, long relationships with men as well. I just happen to be in a relationship with a lady at the moment.’ Eilish O’Carroll, 66, pictured far left, with partner Marian O’Sullivan, is best known for playing Winnie McGoogan, the next door neighbour in TV sitcom Mrs Brown’s Boys. She came out as a lesbian at the age of 50. Married twice with grown-up children, she says, ‘I suppose I discovered I was a lesbian at 40. I fell in love with a woman and my life changed completely.’ Eilish ‘postponed that conversation for about ten years. I thought I hid it well, but kids are extremely perceptive. They were so supportive – after telling me they were very angry.’ I was expecting them not to be happy with me being gay. But it was the fact I robbed them of the chance to support me that angered them.’