Hunter Schafer Drops Infidelity Bombshell Regarding Her Ex

After discovering her former companion’s infidelity, the 25-year-old actress—who famous that Dominic was the primary cisgender, straight-identifying man she had ever dated—initially blamed herself for the breakup.

Wanting again, Hunter Schafer ultimately understood that the state of affairs with Dominic Fike had nothing to do along with her.

“A part of why the connection ended is as a result of I received cheated on for the primary time,” Hunter stated on a current episode of the “Name Her Daddy” podcast. “It’s a part of my fact, however that basically modified me as an individual.”

She later revealed that she had speculated that he was dishonest, and she or he ended up going by means of his cellphone. “You at all times know,” she stated. “As a result of I knew, I went to the cellphone—which I’m not happy with.”

Schafer beforehand opened up about her journey with gender expression, which started at a younger age. By seventh grade, she had come out to her dad and mom as a homosexual boy, however it wasn’t till eighth grade that she started grappling with gender dysphoria.

“As a trans girl, with a person who has by no means dated that [type of person] earlier than,” she stated, reflecting on her relationship with Dominic. “Due to the way in which I’ve been socialized as a trans girl, it’s been this crux in my lifetime of what life has been so exhausting generally, I used to be like, ‘Oh, god is that this it? Can I simply not?’”

Regardless of the alleged infidelity, Hunter stated, “It was one of many cleaner breakups I’ve had.”

“We each acknowledged that ‘This isn’t working and we will’t do that. We gotta go our personal separate methods.’ It was so exhausting. We beloved one another. He was a extremely particular particular person,” she added. “He noticed me precisely as who I used to be, which was wonderful.”

In a current GQ cover story, Hunter Schafer revealed her efforts to shift public consideration away from her transgender identification.

The “Euphoria” star expressed her want for her identification to not be the only focus of dialog about her and has often averted utilizing the time period “trans” in interviews as a means to make sure that her profession is acknowledged for extra than simply her gender identification.

“It has not simply occurred naturally by any means. If I let it occur, it might nonetheless be giving ‘Transsexual Actress’ earlier than each article ever,” Schafer stated. “As quickly as I say [trans], it will get blastoff. It took some time to be taught that and it additionally took some time to be taught that I don’t wish to be [reduced to] that, and I discover it in the end demeaning to me and what I wish to do.”

She added, “Particularly after highschool, I used to be sick of speaking about it. I labored so exhausting to get to the place I’m, previous these actually exhausting factors in my transition, and now I simply wish to be a lady and at last transfer on.”

Schafer later acknowledged “it’s a privilege” to shift the main focus past her gender identification. “It’s been very intentional. I’ve gotten supplied tons of trans roles, and I simply don’t wish to do it,” she stated. “I don’t wish to speak about it.”

“I do know for a incontrovertible fact that I’m some of the well-known trans individuals in media proper now, and I do really feel a way of accountability, and perhaps just a little little bit of guilt, for not being extra of a spokesperson,” Schafer added. “However in the end, I actually do imagine that not making it the centerpiece to what I’m doing will enable me to get additional. And I believe getting additional and doing superior shit, within the curiosity of ‘the motion,’ will probably be far more useful than speaking about it on a regular basis.”