Posted on Oct 22, 2026 UTC

If you've ever wondered what happened to the child stars you grew up watching in your favorite movies and TV shows, you might be surprised to learn that quite a few have since come out later in life. So, here are 19 former child stars you might not have known are part of the LGBTQ+ community:

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Before becoming the singer behind songs like "Rush" and "One of Your Girls," Troye Sivan played a young Wolverine in the 2009 movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine when he was just 13 years old. He also starred in the Spud movies and became a popular YouTuber, which is where he came out as gay in August 2013, shortly after turning 18.

In his coming out video , Troye revealed that he'd already told his family when he was 15 but had kept his sexuality private from his followers for three years.…