Cara Delevinge, who stars in the upcoming film "Paper Towns," says her sexual orientation is not a phase.
This is to set the record straight following a controversial cover article that came out, appearing to suggest that her bisexuality is some kind of a stage she can outgrow.
"It took me a long time to accept the idea, until I first fell in love with a girl at 20 and recognized that I had to accept it," the actress revealed in an interview, according to People.
Delevinge's Vogue cover interview was the first time she talked about being bisexual in public. She admitted that being in love with her girlfriend, St. Vincent, was the reason why she's so happy with whom she is.
Meanwhile, her mother, who was a British socialite in the 1980s, and father, who was a real-estate developer, believed that her attraction to women is just a phase.
"My sexuality is not a phase," the 22-year-old model stated. "I am who I am."
Born in London, Delevingne's upbringing was described by Time as classical British. Jane Sheffield, her maternal grandmother, was married to Sir Jocelyn Stevens, owner of a high-society magazine called Queen.
Delevingne, who described herself as a tomboy when she was a child, started modeling to pay for drama school.
Five years following Vogue's acknowledgement that actresses were replacing models as cover girls in 2009, Kendall Jenner's bff, Jan Smalls and Karlie Kloss made it to the magazine's cover. They were featured in the September issue (American edition), with a cover line, "The Instagirls."
Despite coming from a fashion-oriented family, she said that acting was something that she wanted to do ever since. Her new film "Paper Towns," slated for release on July 24, is one of the most highly anticipated films of this season.
She may have started her career with modeling, but she hopes to give more movies to people, E! News reported. She candidly said that she would win an Oscar.
