Susan Sarandon says shes down for love with anybody
Susan Sarandon is looking for love anywhere she can find it.In a feature with The Times of London published over the weekend, Sarandon, 78, revealed that shes open to people from all walks of life, genders, and ages. Related Actress Susan Sarandon announces Im bi on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Her queer fans rejoiced, though her comment was partly a joke. They could be female or male or gender-fluid, Sarandon said. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today The comments come as the once-revered actress and liberal activist saw her career dry up in the aftermath of comments she made last November at a pro-Palestinian rally following the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel.Jews in the United States are getting a taste of how it feels to be Muslim in America,Sarandon told rally-goers.Sarandon was dropped by her Hollywood reps, the United Talent Agency, and her projects were shelved. She later apologized for the comment, calling it a terrible mistake. But the damage was done.In the interview promoting her new low-budget bowling movie, The Gutter which started before her cancellation Sarandon said she thought her politics would never harm her career. Now she thinks she may never act in a big-budget Hollywood movie again.I was dropped by my agency, my projects were pulled, she says. Ive been used as an example of what not to do if you want to continue to work.Her politics havent changed, though. I think theres a revolution happening among unions and among young people who are not born into a party, she says. Im feeling that both parties are owned corporately. I think theres a great difference culturally in what they talk about but not in policy, and so Im supporting humanity.Sarandon an ardent supporter of Bernie Sanders in the 2016 campaign and an outspoken critic of Hillary Clinton, whom she called dangerous didnt weigh in on Donald Trumps election, but shes never explicitly disavowed the former and future president.Some people feel that Donald Trump will bring the revolution immediately if he gets in. Things will really explode, she told MSNBCs Chris Hayes before Trump went on to win his first term.The Thelma and Louise star described her current relationship status as unattached.When asked about her ideal partner, Sarandon said shes open to everyone. There are different people who are, you know, younger but have lived a very full life that are more mature, more interesting, she explained.It has to be somebody who has curiosity, a sense of humor, intelligence, and appetite for life. So God bless you if you manage to find somebody who fulfills any of those things, whether theyre younger, whether theyre older, whether theyre female or male, whether theyre gender-fluid, whatever. Those are just details, Sarandon said.Its important to find someone with an open heart and open mind whos still curious, she added.Sarandon teased the possibility of a same-sex coupling in 2022 when she announced on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Im bi. The admission was partly in jest: She went on to explain she was fluid when it came to cats vs. dogs, although the Rocky Horror Picture Show actress did come out as sexually fluid in 2017.In 2021, Sarandon elaborated on her options on the Uncut & Uncensored podcast, saying of a potential love interest, They could be a school teacher, or they could be a writer, or they could be successful or not successful somebody who owns themselves and isnt gonna be intimated by people coming up to [me] on the street and saying, Oh my God, I love you.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.