I’m a Celebrity Australia 2025′s Geraldine Hickey has opened up about coming out as lesbian and confided in her campmate Samantha Moitzi that she initially felt out of place in the gay community.
During the January 23 episode of I’m a Celebrity, Geraldine told Samantha that she expected to be welcomed with open arms the first time she went to a lesbian bar.
“I walked into that bar thinking at least someone would be like, ‘Oh hey, welcome!'” she explained.
“I walked in, and I’m in a lesbian bar, and people just looked you up and down and ignored you. And I just felt horrible.”
Geraldine told Samantha that the experience had her originally questioning her own sexuality.
“I was just like, ‘Oh, if I feel shit in here, that means I don’t belong. If I don’t belong in a lesbian bar, then I’m not a lesbian. I really felt like I didn’t belong.”
She tearfully added, “All anyone wants to do is belong.”
Geraldine Hickey’s experience led her to pretend she was straight
Geraldine explained that the poignant experience made her retreat and ignore her sexuality.
“Mum and Dad are quite conservative, and we grew up Catholic, so I just went back in the closet and was just like, ‘No, I love men’.”
The Australian comedian eventually came out publicly as a lesbian in 2012 but reflected that her first experience at the gay bar caused a delay in her accepting her sexuality.
“I was young, and it really made me question everything about myself,” she said during the episode.
While it’s heartbreaking to hear about Geraldine’s challenging journey, it’s heartwarming to see her now confidently embracing her true self.
I’m a Celebrity Australia… Get Me Out Of Here Australia 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Thursdays at 7:30pm on Channel 10 and 10Play.
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