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Actress Alia Shawkat publicly came out as bisexual in a new interview with Out in promotion for her upcoming film, “Paint It Black.”

Shawkat, 28, revealed she was unsure of her sexuality when she was younger but now has come to terms with her bisexuality.

“I was a tomboy growing up, and I remember my mom asking me when I was 10, ‘Are you attracted to boys or girls?’ I said I don’t know. Now I consider myself bisexual, and I think balancing my male and female energies has been a big part of me growing as an actor,” Shawkat told Out.

Shawkat is best known for starring as Maeby Fünke in “Arrested Development” alongside Portia de Rossi. While Shawkat says de Rossi didn’t influence her discovering her sexuality, she remembers when de Rossi and DeGeneres first started dating.

“Portia started dating Ellen DeGeneres during the show’s first three seasons, and I’d met her previous girlfriend, but I think my influences are more from growing up in Los Angeles and being exposed to lots of gay artists,” Shawkat says.

The actress announced she will be starring as one-half of a lesbian couple in her new film, “Duck Butter.” She says that now under the current political climate, she has learned to use her voice more.

“I used to be less outspoken. But as a woman, an Arab-American, and a member of the LGBTQ community, I have to use whatever voice I have. There’s no more delicacy in being quiet,” Shawkat says.