The queer icon said she was “really happy” with the Rolling Stone photos in a recent press conference
BY ELLA GAUCI, IMAGE BY DREAMSTIME
Last week, KStew sent fans into a frenzy by posing in a jockstrap for the cover of Rolling Stone. Naturally, the world went wild. However, not everyone was a huge fan of the cover. Guess what? Kristen Stewart doesn’t care.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Kristen addressed the cover at the Berlin Film Festival during a press conference for her latest movie, Love Lies Bleeding. The queer icon said: “The existence of a female body thrusting any type of sexuality at you that’s not designed for exclusively straight males is something people are not super comfy with and so I’m really happy with it.”
“It’s OK to take different pictures and mix them up in a way that people aren’t used to and want to go and that’s OK, too,” she added.
The photo shoot in question saw Kristen in various stages of undressing, working out, and eventually in that infamous jockstrap. Queer fans everywhere were quick to state how much they adored the cover, but opinion was divided across social media.
Kristen continued: “In fact, it’s pervasive and it’s everywhere and it’s being denied and it’s crazy that there aren’t more pictures like that. I loved the opportunity.”
Kristen Stewart, Rolling Stone’s March cover star, just wants to “do the gayest thing you’ve ever seen in your life.”
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) February 14, 2024
After more than two decades in the spotlight, she knows who she is — and what she wants.
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LGBTQIA audiences cannot wait to see the Twilight star in her new film Love Lies Bleeding. Kristen plays reclusive gym manager Lou who falls head over heels with a bodybuilder (Katy O’Brian). Things go south, however, when they get involved with Lou’s criminal family.
Speaking on the new film, Kristen said at the press conference: “We can’t keep doing that thing where we tell everyone how to feel, and where we sort of pat each other on the back and receive brownie points for providing space for marginalised voices and only in the capacity that they are allowed to speak about that alone.”
“The era of queer films, being so pointedly only that, is over. It’s done. Maybe they’ll happen, but I think things develop and move on. It’s just so inherent to how we’re all moving forward.”
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