“The reason I said no wasn’t because I wasn’t proud of who I was.”
But when she was offered the opportunity for her character to be depicted as a lesbian, she declined.
“I was asked a question, ‘Would you like Raven Baxter to be a lesbian?’
Raven-Symoné.Leon Bennett/WireImage
And I said no,” Raven-Symone revealed on the latest episode ofthe podcastPride.
A Disney Channel representative didn’t immediately respond to EW’s request for comment on Raven-Symone’s remarks.
Let her have her moment," she said.
The actress continued: “But yeah, I didn’t want to change who she was.
Like, I’m stereotyped for the rest of my lifelet’s just keep it 100.
And I think the one thing that differentiates me from her is now a lot more.”
But it feels good to be able to do it now."
Listen to Raven-Symone onPrideabove.
