Cara Delevingne: I was probably quite homophobic growing up

Cara Delevingne said she was “probably quite homophobic” growing up and she thought being with another women was “disgusting”.

The model and actress, who said last year she was pansexual, told Gwyneth Paltrow on The Goop Podcast that she grew up in an “old-fashioned household”, adding: “I didn’t know anyone who was gay.

“I didn’t know that was a thing and actually I think growing up I wasn’t knowledgeable of the fact that I was probably quite homophobic.”

On the idea of a same-sex relationship, Delevingne, 28, who has previously dated the musician St Vincent and actress Ashley Benson, said: “I was like, ‘Oh my God, I would never, that’s disgusting, ugh.’”

The Carnival Row star said struggling with her sexuality left her with suicidal thoughts.

She added: “I do correlate the massive depression and the suicidal moments of my life because I was so ashamed of ever being that. But, actually, that was the part of me that I love so much and accept.”

Delevingne said she is still coming to terms with her sexuality.

She added: “There is still a part of me where I’m like, ‘Oh, I wish I could just be straight.’ There is still that side to it. It is really complicated.”

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