Motivational fitness media personality Susan Powter known for her catchphrase Stop the insanity! called herself a total lesbian in a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, though its not the first time she has come out.The now 67-year-old Australian-born influencer gained fame in the 1990s with her weight-loss story of growing to 260 pounds after a divorce from a cheating husband and eventually slimming down to 114 pounds through dieting and fitness. Through infomercials and TV appearances, she sold motivational audiotapes, fitness videos, low-fat recipes, plus-size exercise clothing, and her memoir, Stop the Insanity!, as well as six other books throughout her career. Related Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, protests Elon Musk with her Tesla car & a chainsaw Though she amassed a $300 million fortune, she went bankrupt in 1995 because of poor money management and business-related lawsuits, Advocate reported. She now lives in Las Vegas, delivering food through Uber Eats.Now Im a huge lesbian. Total lesbian, great love affairs, many girlfriends, big fun best fun ever!, she told Entertainment Weekly in an interview promoting her upcoming documentary, Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter (produced by LGBTQ+ ally Jamie Lee Curtis, the mother of a trans child). Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today In the documentary, Powter is confronted by an episode of her 1994 talk show, The Susan Powter Show, entitled, How to Meet a Man. When her videographers ask if shed like to see it, she responds, Id never do a segment like that [now]. Id never talk about that. I dont care if you meet a man, and I dont think most women should meet a man.When asked about it by Entertainment Weekly, she responded, You want my opinion on it now? Lesbian, all the way! Though this is Powters first mainstream media re-appearance in some time, it doesnt mark the first time she has ever declared her lesbianism. She first came out as alesbian in a 2004 interview withCurvemagazine. Everybodys surprised? What the f**k? Im a gay woman, you know. Duh, she told the magazine. I was never in any closet. If anybody asked me directly, I would have told them. In the interview, she also called herself apolitical but said, I think this whole gay marriage thing is absurd, noting that women shouldnt settle for the few crumbs that the state gives them when we worked so hard to get divorce.Marriage doesnt work, she added.That same year as that 2004 interview, she datedAnimal Prufrock, a queercore musical duo known for their debut album,Whats That Smell, which included tracks such as Drag King Bar and P**sy Manifesto. Powter also dated comedianJessica Kirsonin 2008. As for romance now, Powter told the aforementioned publication that she has no interest in ever getting married again.I never want to live with anyone [again]. Im a very isolated person. Im a hermitI dont date anymore, because thats annoying as crap, she said. I like very large groups. I dont socialize, I dont have friend groups, I dont socialize with anyone.She said she spends time with her adult male children. Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.