Teen Wolf star Tyler Posey first came out as sexually fluid in 2021. Now the actor is opening up about how his role in the queer-inclusive and queer-beloved series helped him shed any shame he had around his sexuality.
In an interview with Gay Times, Posey credits the show with helping him to continually come to terms with his sexual identity. “[Teen Wolf] definitely helped not let the subject die in my head. It was constantly there and it was constantly being accepted,” says Posey.
“For me, it was easier to not be ashamed about what I was going through. I was just instilled with this idea of acceptance for who I am.”
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He went on to explain that it was how the show presented sexuality in its universe that made all the difference, specifically that it handled it in a low-key way. “[Teen Wolf didn’t shove the subject down everyone’s throat. It was just natural and normal,” he explained.
“It was like what everyday life is like. You’re gay, you’re straight, whatever. These topics weren’t like, ‘Here’s gay! Here’s straight!’ It was all super normal. I think that’s what people really appreciated because we’re all normal,” says Posey. “We spotlighted it by taking the spotlight off, if that makes any sense. It was just normal and, for me, that’s what I loved about it.”
Posey is set to reprise his role in Teen Wolf: The Movie which arrives this week on Paramount+. The film picks up years after the series ended with Scott McCall (Posey) facing off with a new evil.
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Per the official synopsis: “In Teen Wolf: The Movie, a full moon rises in Beacon Hills, and with it a terrifying evil has emerged. The wolves are howling once again, calling for the return of Banshees, Werecoyotes, Hellhounds, Kitsunes, and every other shapeshifter in the night. But only a Werewolf like Scott McCall, no longer a teenager yet still an Alpha, can gather both new allies and reunite trusted friends to fight back against what could be the most powerful and deadliest enemy they’ve ever faced.”
Along with Posey, the returning cast includes Crystal Reed, Holland Roden, Shelley Hennig, JR Bourne, Orny Adams, Tyler Hoechlin, and Colton Haynes.
