Jacqueline Wilson has weighed in on her status as a 'gay icon' and admitted she never saw it coming in her seventies. The British author, 79, who was previously married to a man, opened up on her sexuality and didn't see herself with a same-sex partner.
![[The 79-year-old celebrated British novelist came out as gay in 2020, when she announced she was in a relationship with her partner Trish Beswick]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/13/93227079-14201001-The_79_year_old_celebrated_British_novelist_came_out_as_gay_in_2-a-47_1734443419273.jpg)
Jacqueline came out as gay when she announced she was in a relationship with her partner Trish Beswick in 2020, despite living together for 18 years. The timing of her announcement coincided with the publication of her novel Love Frankie, a book about a lesbian love affair.
![[Wilson has often been asked why she hasn't written more about gay characters, although she previously wrote about same-sex relationships in her 1988 book, This Girl]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/13/93227089-14201001-Wilson_has_often_been_asked_why_she_hasn_t_written_more_about_ga-a-46_1734443419272.jpg)
Jacqueline has often been asked why she hasn't written more gay characters, but previously wrote about a same-sex relationship in her 1988 book, This Girl. The story featured a young nanny who fell for another girl, though the writer admits she left the ending ambiguous.
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Jacqueline Wilson has opened up on her sexuality as she admitted she 'never thought' she'd end up dating a same-sex partner. The 79-year-old celebrated British novelist came out as gay in 2020, when she announced she was in a relationship with her partner Trish Beswick.
Reflecting on this, she told The Telegraph: 'They did end up together but I was a little artful because I didn't think the time was right to put female queer characters in a book. At the time I had no Idea that I would have a same-sex partner.'. Jacqueline met her partner Trish at a party and the couple have lived together for almost two decades since.
