"Singer Jessie J has addressed her 2014 comments about her bisexuality being a " phase," a statement that was heavily criticised at the time. The 37-year-old singer-songwriter, whose real name is Jessica Cornish, revealed that she was bisexual in 2011. However, three years later, after a break-up with a woman, she labelled her queerness "a phase". In a new interview with The Guardian, Jessie J said her wording at the time was clumsy."
"The interviewer asked the pop star if she was still in touch with her ex, to which she said "No, not any more," and when asked if she was upset when she read that she said her bisexuality was 'a phase' she said "Yeah, I'm sure it hurt her because our relationship was amazing and we were really serious. We lived together for a long time; around three years.""
Jessie J revealed bisexuality in 2011 and later described her queerness as "a phase" after a breakup in 2014. She now calls that wording clumsy and acknowledges that the comment hurt her former partner. She says she is no longer in contact with the ex-partner and believes their long, serious relationship made her remark damaging. Jessie J states she expects to remain attracted to women but resists being defined by a single label such as "Jessie J the bisexual singer." She emphasizes honesty and openness about her attractions while declining restrictive labels.
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