Kristen Stewart told to stop holding her girlfriend's hand in public if she wanted to land a Marvel role

Kristen Stewart told Harper's Bazaar UK she didn't want to work with people who told her to hide her sexuality. Photo / Getty Images

Kristen Stewart was told she would ruin her chances of landing a role in a Marvel movie if she was seen holding her girlfriend's hand in public.

The Twilight star — who is currently dating Stella Maxwell and has previously romanced the likes of St. Vincent and Robert Pattinson — decided to reevaluate the types of people she works with in the film industry after someone told her that her sexuality would impact the likelihood of her securing a big part in a superhero blockbuster.

Speaking in the October issue of Harper's Bazaar UK, she said: "I have fully been told: 'If you just like do yourself a favour, and don't go out holding your girlfriend's hand in public, you might get a Marvel movie.' I don't want to work with people like that."

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We are proud to present the October subscribers’ edition of @BazaarUK starring Kristen Stewart. After being catapulted into global stardom as a teenager in The Twilight Saga, Kristen Stewart moved on to more challenging roles, winning acclaim for her performances in thought-provoking independent films. Now, as she returns to the mainstream with Charlie’s Angels, she opens up about her fluid sexuality, directorial debut and finding the freedom to be herself. The October issue is available to buy on newsstands from Thursday 5 September. Interview by Sophie Elmhirst Kristen Stewart wears @chanelofficial Haute Couture top and Chanel sunglasses. Styled by @MirandaAlmond Photographed by @AlexiLubomirski Hair by @hairbyadir Make up by @JillianDempsey Manicure by Christina Conrad Stylist’s assistant @TillyWheating With thanks to @iamhannahridley @tommacklin @brookemace11 @avrilmair @jogoodby @tommacklinstudio and @justinepicardie @kiaanorange #kristenstewart #harpersbazaar #Chanel

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And that's not the first time someone has commented on her fluid sexuality.

She explained: "Well, I think I just wanted to enjoy my life. And that took precedence over protecting my life, because in protecting it, I was ruining it. Like what, you can't go outside with who you're with? You can't talk about it in an interview?

Stella Maxwell and Kristen Stewart at Charles-de-Gaulle airport in Paris, France. Stewart says someone told her that holding her girlfriend's had in public would negatively impact her career. Photo / Getty Images

"I was informed by an old-school mentality, which is — you want to preserve your career and your success and your productivity, and there are people in the world who don't like you, and they don't like that you date girls, and they don't like that you don't identify as a quote unquote 'lesbian', but you also don't identify as a quote unquote 'hetero-sexual'. And people like to know stuff, so what the f**k are you?'

"I just think we're all kind of getting to a place where — I don't know, evolution's a weird thing — we're all becoming incredibly ambiguous. And it's this really gorgeous thing."