The Uncut Gems star wrote a powerful essay about finding love after darkness
BY BETHIA WYBORN, IMAGE VIA YOUTUBE
Actress, model, and author, Julia Fox has written an emotional essay on finding her chosen family just weeks after coming out as a lesbian.
In the essay published in Elle entitled Julia Fox: The Family That Chose Me, Julia describes how she felt like an “orphan” as a child and was often “scapegoated, emotionally neglected, and severely misunderstood”.
The Down The Drain author and self-proclaimed muse for the film Uncut Gems, details how after a “particularly difficult” Christmas period, she felt alone as she didn’t have a “traditional” family to spend the holiday with.
“I was too proud to seek companionship and too ashamed to admit I had nobody,” the star wrote.
Julia details how difficult this period of her life was. She added: “Due to some unforeseen and devastating circumstances, I was left alone with an infant. By that point, I had moved out of the home I had shared with them for over a decade and into a small apartment with a man who would leave me shortly after giving birth.”
When Julia was at her lowest, she went to her friends for support.
“It didn’t take long for my chosen family to hear the things I wasn’t saying. They felt my pain and sprung into action.”
Three years on from discovering her chosen family, she revealed they are “all living together under one roof” and “co-parenting a happy little boy”.
In a closing statement, Julia wrote: “The people I surround myself with represent a beautiful tapestry of unique human relationships woven together by love, choice, and mutual support. We embrace each other’s flaws and we hold each other tighter during the difficult moments. We embody the essence of family beyond biological boundaries, offering a sanctuary of acceptance and belonging.”
“As society continues to evolve, embracing the concept of chosen family enriches our collective understanding of human connection and the levels of love that we need to sustain us. For some, it may be the difference between life or death.”
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