Anitta addresses ‘pretend bisexual’ jabs on Cosmopolitan UK digital
Anitta addressed ‘pretend bisexual’ accusations as Cosmopolitan UK’s newest digital cowl star, saying: ‘People need to dictate how you could behave as a bisexual.’
The Brazilian singer-songwriter, 30, got here out as bisexual during her 2018 Netflix docuseries Go Anitta. She opened as much as Cosmopolitan UK in regards to the criticism she receives from the general public.
Anitta stated: ‘People need to dictate how you could behave as a bisexual. I’ve by no means dated a lady long run. I had a factor with an individual my buddies simply know, nevertheless it wasn’t severe.
‘I’m the identical with males! People prefer to say, “Oh, she says she’s bisexual, but she’s never had a girlfriend.’ Does that make me a “pretend bisexual”? No!’
The first Brazilian to win Best Latin Act, Anitta is ceaselessly referenced as the largest star from the South American nation.
Anitta, 30, addressed ‘fake bisexual’ accusations as Cosmopolitan UK’s latest digital cover star, saying: ‘People want to dictate how you need to behave as a bisexual’
The Brazilian singer-songwriter came out as bisexual during her 2018 Netflix docuseries Go Anitta. She opened up to Cosmopolitan UK about the criticism she receives from the public
On her huge fanbase, Anitta said: ‘I realised how dangerous it is when you get visibility and you don’t know what to do with it. There’s a lot of teenagers listening to me. I felt the pressure.’
In 2023, she opened up about abuse she suffered as a teenager. Recalling that time, Anitta said: ‘I took control of my narrative before someone else could.’
She continued: ‘I realised how much it helped people. I listened to a lot of women talking about their experiences [of abuse] and I felt like I wasn’t alone.
The first Brazilian to win Best Latin Act, Anitta is frequently referenced as the biggest star from the South American country
Anitta told Harper’s Bazaar at the time that a journalist insinuated that he was going to leak the story of her sexual abuse at 14.
She said: ‘I felt so mad that this guy felt that he knew something about me that could hurt me.
‘I don’t like when people try to threaten me or say, ‘Oh, I know this and that about you.’ Oh really? Go there. Say it. If I don’t say it before you, I really don’t care.’
She added: ‘When I created my character, Anitta, I just wanted this woman that nobody could f**k with. Because in the moment, you still blame yourself; you think that if you behaved differently, that wouldn’t happen to you.’
The star, born Larissa de Macedo Machado, grew up in poverty in Rio de Janeiro, surrounded by crime. Her family warned her from a young age that her goal of becoming a famous singer was not achievable.
Anitta admitted to Cosmo that she has flirted with the idea of releasing music under her real name.
She said: ‘It would be such a different thing. I have this whole other world. I don’t know if people would even recognise me.
Anitta, real name Larissa de Macedo Machado, grew up in poverty in Rio de Janeiro, surrounded by crime and her family warned her that a career as a singer was unfeasible
‘I have a project I’m designing with a friend, but it takes a lot of Larissa time. I’ll make it happen.’
From 2016 to 2018, Anitta was married to Thiago Malgahaes. She has also been linked to Maluma and Murda Beatz.
Anitta said: ‘It takes time for my partner to understand that I’m different from the person on stage… I think that’s my biggest challenge: to make my partners see me, and not that persona.’
She is at the moment relationship Italian actor Simone Susinna, with the 2 confirming their relationship in July 2023.
