She got the world talking when she suggested she ‘chose’ to be gay, but now ex Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon has clarified, confirming what many of us suspected – she’s actually bi.

And being bisexual ain’t a choice.

The actress, who is in a long-term same-sex relationship, prompted concern last week when she told the New York Times: “I understand that for many people it’s not, but for me it’s a choice, and you don’t get to define my gayness for me.”

This rattled many LGBTI equality group who promote the fact that being gay is not a ‘choice’ we make, but an orientation which is natural and innate to us which were should explore without prejudice.

Reacting to the concern, Nixon now clarifies to The Advocate magazine: “While I don’t often use the word, the technically precise term for my orientation is bisexual.

“I believe bisexuality is not a choice, it is a fact. What I have ‘chosen’ is to be in a gay relationship.

“As I said in the Times, I do believe that most members of our community – as well as the majority of heterosexuals – cannot and do not choose the gender of the persons with whom they seek to have intimate relationships because, unlike me, they are only attracted to one sex.

“Our community is not a monolith, thank goodness, any more than America itself is. I look forward to and will continue to work toward the day when America recognises all of us as full and equal citizens.”

Well that clears that up.

On a distantly-related note, see the reaction when Sex and the City’s Samantha explores her sexuality below…