Ben Whishaw: ‘It’s hard to come out with dignity’

Ben Whishaw has admitted that he found it difficult to come out “with dignity”.

The 33-year-old actor confirmed last summer that he had entered into a civil partnership with his long-term partner, Australian composer Mark Bradshaw.

In a new interview, the Skyfall star recalled his struggle to find the perfect way to speak out about his sexuality.

“It was never a secret, everyone around me in my life knew,” Whishaw told Marie Claire. “It’s just very hard to know how to say it, in a way, with some sort of dignity and to remain private.”

“It was something that happened at that time and now I’m very happy it’s just a fact and I can get on with life,” he added.

During another recent interview, Whishaw spoke about the coming out process “taking courage” – read his full thoughts on coming out here.