Is jillian michaels gay

Long elusive about her sexual identity, Jillian went public as gay around She recently got engaged to longtime partner Heidi Rhoades, with whom she shares two kids: Heidi's.

Jillian Michaels may not be as comfortable with her association with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender LGBT community as you might expect. The former "Biggest Loser" trainer recently sat down with Health magazine to discuss her life after the show, how she stays fit now and her identity as a queer woman. While she may be in a relationship with a woman, the "gay thing," as she puts it, is still something that she struggles to talk openly about.

When I was a teenager in the '90s, being gay meant living with shame, not pride. It meant keeping your truth under wraps to avoid being bullied, rejected, or worse.

Gay is not a choice. If I was ashamed of who I am, I would be in the closet. Ah, yes.

Long elusive about her sexual identity, Jillian went public as gay around She recently got engaged to longtime partner Heidi Rhoades, with whom she shares two kids: Heidi's.

Jillian Michaels dished to ET about her home life and how a pop icon helped her come to terms with her sexuality. The hard-nosed drillmaster is open about her long-term relationship with partner Heidi Rhoades today, but there was a time when she was conflicted about her sexuality. It wasn't until Madonna's "Justify My Love" video, which contains imagery of bisexuality and girls kissing, that she started to be more accepting of homosexuality.

When I was a teenager in the '90s, being gay meant living with shame, not pride. It meant keeping your truth under wraps to avoid being bullied, rejected, or worse.

As a mom of two, Jillian Michaels can wish for the occasional parenting redo. The fitness trainer and multimedia personality recalled one of those moments for a new People interview. I really wish I had handled it differently in the moment.