Conservative MP Dehenna Davison said her sexuality is just 'part of who I am' as she came out publicly as bisexual today.
The Tory politician, 28, who was elected as MP for Bishop Auckland in 2019, said she had known for 'quiet a lot of years' about her sexuality but had not spoken publicly because she 'did not want being bi to be considered a big deal'.
Ms Davison is understood to be the first female Conservative MP to come out publicly as bisexual.
In an interview on GB News, set to be broadcast today, Ms Davison said: 'I've known that I'm bisexual for quite a lot of years. All my close friends and family know.
Conservative MP Dehenna Davison, 28, who was elected as MP for Bishop Auckland in 2019, came out publicly as bisexual today
'If anyone were to explicitly ask me, I certainly wouldn't try and hide it because I don't think it's anything to be ashamed of.
'The reason I haven't done a kind of, 'by the way, guys' is because I don't want being bi to be considered a big deal.
'If I did a very public kind of coming out parade, that would be me saying there's something really unusual about this and trying to make a big deal of it when to me it's not. It's just part of who I am.'
Ms Davison also revealed she would adopt a nickname on dating sites to ensure people were not be put off by the fact that she is an MP
She said: 'I don't feel like I need to be in a relationship, but ultimately you do want to settle down with someone. So I decided to get myself on a dating app.
'But having such an unusual name, I thought, maybe that's not the most incognito way - and the last thing you want is someone trying to match or chat to you because they know what you do.'
The Tory MP said she is in the process of divorcing her husband John Fareham and is in a relationship.
She added: 'I'm seeing someone at the moment. It's going really well, and I'm very excited
