American Tv star Meredith Baxter yesterday revealed that she is a lesbian.
The actress, best known for playing the hippie mother in hit 80s sitcom Family Ties, made the announcement on live television.
Meredith, 62, declared: "I am a lesbian and it was a later-in-life recognition.
"Some people would say, 'Well, you're living a lie'. And, you know, the truth is - not at all. This has only been for the past seven years."
Three-times divorced Baxter said she went public after magazines began speculating about her sexuality. She told The Today Show: "I've always lived a very private life. To come out and disclose stuff is antithetical to who I am. I don't want to be worried all the time."
Baxter has been with her girlfriend, a contractor called Nancy, for four years.
She said: "I got involved with someone I never expected to get involved with, and it was that kind of awakening."
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