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'Bridgerton' Star Reveals She's 'In Love With A Woman' In Joyful Pride Month Post

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Actor Jessica Madsen marked the beginning of Pride Month by making a personal proclamation about her sexuality on Instagram—and fans couldn't be happier for her.

Jessica Madsen had fans cheering after she took to Instagram to celebrate the start of Pride Month with a post revealing she's "in love with a woman."

The Bridgerton star made the proclamation on June 1, writing in her caption:


"In Love with a woman, loud about it and proud about it!"
"🌈#pride #pridemonth #loveislove #gaypride"

The heartfelt message accompanied a carousel of celebratory Pride photos and one video of the actor adorned with rainbow rhinestones.

To say fans were happy for Madsen is an understatement.

Even her costars joined in on the celebration.

Hannah Dodd, who plays Francesca Bridgerton in the show, commented:

“Love youuuuuu."

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Joanna Bobin, who stars as Lady Cowper, also expressed her love for Madsen, writing:

“Go baby girl! Love you ❤️❤️❤️."

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Jonathan Bailey marked the occasion with some emojis.

"❤️🙌❤️"

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And Nicola Coughlan shared her delight, as well.

"💖💖💖💖💖"

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And fans of Madsen followed suit, applauding the actor for her revelation and celebration, and wishing her a happy Pride Month, as well.

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Last year, Madsen marked the beginning of Pride Month with an Instagram post captioned:

"Bi the way…. Happy Pride month 🌈❤️"

She added the hashtags:

"#pridemonth #loveislove #bipride #queerpride"

Last year's carousel was full of celebratory images, as well, with one of the slides featuring text that read:

"bi af"

Happy Pride!

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