Jena Malone attends the Los Angeles premiere ofAdopting Audreyon Aug. 22, 2022.Photo:Michael Tullberg/Getty
Michael Tullberg/Getty
Jena Maloneis branching out.
“I’ve been in bucket list mode and stand up comedy has been my number one fear for a good long time. I wasn’t gonna tell any one yet,” Malone wrote. “But here I go 730pm at the federal bar in north Hollywood tonight. My first real show ❤️❤️.”
Fans left various notes of support in the actress’s replies, includingone who encouraged her, “You got this, Jena!!”
“Good luck Jena. I’msure you will do great,” another fan said.
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Malone’s new artistic venture comes just under a year after she said on Instagram that she has been “finding words that feel more right to explore” her sexuality, going onto write the words “pansexuality,““sapiosexuality” and “polyamory.”
In August 2022, Malone toldThe Hollywood Reportershe had been thinking about her sexuality “for a while,” while sharing that it “felt so nice” to share the post with her followers.
“The sexual journey is so beautiful,” said theDonnie Darkoactress. “I mean, all of the identity journeys are so cool. I feel like I’m a little bit late to the game in being able to have less shame. I’ve been loving the process of learning more about myself and others through different terms that open windows, those windows then turns into doors, and then I arrive at a place to find all this cool stuff out there.”
“It’s a part of humanity now to have all these ceremonies of exclamation around coming out and renouncing [an identity] andcelebrating that space for yourself,” she added. “It’s a really sweet, human experience. I love getting to learn more about myself no matter the age or my experience.”
Jena Malone at theVanity FairOscar Party in Los Angeles on Feb. 24, 2019.George Pimentel/Getty
George Pimentel/Getty
“Just this. Deep hugs. Cuddle piles in a puppy den. The deep intelligence of a child knowing how to get their needs met,” Malonewrote in her caption. “How to unabashedly love what they love. I still reach for this ancient want to remedy life’s aches.”
“But now my cuddle pile is filled with our two cats and a 6 year old,” added the actress. “Sometimes it’s my with my besties and sometimes it’s just my own body, limbs outstretched and tender. Blankets forming a border of what I allow and what I end.”
source: people.com
