Shay Mitchell Opens Up About Her Attraction to Women

Television star Shay Mitchell is opening up about her love for and attraction to women. 

In a recent video posted to her YouTube channel over the holiday break, the 33-year-old actor(and star of some of our fave TV show like Pretty Little Liars, YOU, and Dollface) sat down with friend and former PLL co-star Ian Harding and built gingerbread houses, drank some holiday-themed cocktails, and answered some burning questions. The two spilled tea about their greatest fears, played a round of Marry, F**k, Kill, and at one point, the topic of being attracted to women came up.

"When was the last time you were attracted to a woman?" Ian asked Shay. 

"Wow. Every day." Shay replied. 

"For me, it's never been 'I need to find a boyfriend, I need to find this,'" she continued. "I truly feel like I do fall in love with a person." 

"I liked the fact that I played Emily and I liked the fact that I played Peach," Shay said about the iconic queer character she played in both Pretty Little Liars and YOU respectively. "I'm honestly more intrigued by women than I am by men." 

This isn't the first time Shay has talked about her sexuality, and how she prefers not to restrict or label herself. During a 2017 interview with Maxim, when asked about how she personally identifies after years of playing LGBTQ+ characters on screen, Shay said, "People always ask me, 'You play a gay character? Are you gay? Are you straight? Are you this? Are you that?' Look, Emily doesn't label herself, and I don't label myself either. I fall in love with the spirit of somebody. Love is love, and that's something that I'll keep saying."

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Watch Shay talk to Ian about her love for women in her full vlog below!