Sonya Deville recently spoke with The Messenger about her experience coming out as a lesbian, how she has grown as a person and more.
You can see the highlights from the interview below:
On her unintentionally coming out on Tough Enough: “One of the questions from the higher ups in the audition process was, ‘Are you in a relationship?,’ which is a pretty straightforward question to most, I was not really out and open about my sexuality at the time, but I did have a girlfriend. I got nervous, but I told the truth and I was like, ‘Oh, yeah, I have a girlfriend.’ That’s how it happened. It was something that was super unintentional.”
On how she’s grown since joining WWE: “Over the last almost decade, I’ve been able to be more proud of who I am and learn to love myself more, which in turn has allowed me to embrace this entire community of people online, on social media, and hear their stories — and just find a whole other community that I belong to and am proud to be a part of. It’s been really cool.”
On her upcoming wedding: “I’m very particular, and I have an aesthetic that we’re going to go for. So, when it comes to the actual planning of the wedding, I feel like I’m going to be meticulous. But the day of, I just want to relax and enjoy and just be laid back. I don’t think I’ll be a bridezilla.”
On whether they will be to their family: “We really love things the way they are, but at the same time, we’re not ruling it out. So, I guess we’re just going to see how the next few years go with Toni competing and all the other factors. We’re just going to play it by ear. We’re just rolling with it right now.”
