Get ready to learn more about this The L Word fan favourite
BY DIVA STAFF, IMAGE BY SHOWTIME
Leisha Hailey is a certified fan favourite among The L Word audiences. She brought much-needed bisexual visibility to the show – this was even more focused on when she reprised the role of Alice Pieszecki in the sequel spin-off show The L Word: Generation Q.
But are you ready to learn more about the actor? Then look no further…
Leisha was the only out member of The L Word cast during season one
“At the time, It was so exciting to be on the show. Kate [Moennig], who plays Shane, was gay but she wasn’t out publicly, but I knew she was in that first season,” Leisha said in a recent interview for Coveteur. “I didn’t feel alone because all the women in charge were gay, like Ilene [Chaiken], Rose Troche, and all the producers. There was a lot of focus on me in the cast because I was the only out one. It was a constant question in every interview like, ‘What’s it like to be the only out one?’ and they would try to get me to spill that Kate was gay, and I was never going to do it. It was really awful how the press was back then.”
She co-hosts a podcast with her The L Word co-star
While Leisha and Kate play besties onscreen, they’re also totally BFFs IRL too. This is evidenced by all the laughs they share together on their Pants podcast.
Growing up gay in Nebraska was not easy for the actor
In our 2020 cover story with the actor, she opened up to DIVA about the realities of being gay when she was growing up. “I honestly felt like a monster. If I’d had a show like The L Word, my past probably would have been a lot different.”
Happy Cancer Season to Leisha Hailey
Yep, that’s right. She was born on 11 July which makes her zodiac sign a Cancer.
She’s also a musician
As well as being an actor and podcast host, she’s also a musician. She’s been a part of bands and groups such as The Murmurs and Uh Huh Her.
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