It doesn’t take a genius to see that Raegan Revord is living their authentic self.
The Young Sheldon alum—who played Missy Cooper, the younger twin of Iain Armitage‘s titular character—confirmed that they identify as nonbinary, sharing how their personal journey has become a full circle.
“It’s so cool because growing up, whenever I would see a celebrity or whoever come out as nonbinary or queer, I was like, ‘Oh my god, this is so cool, I see myself in you,’” Raegan told Entertainment Tonight. ” It’s so crazy to have that experience where I’m now that person and there might be a kid somewhere who’s like, ‘Oh my god, I see myself in you.'”
The 17-year-old added, “And that’s such an insane thing ’cause I was in that kid’s shoes at some point in my life.”
Representation is also why Raegan wrote a queer love story as their debut novel. Released on Sept. 2, Rules of Fake Girlfriends follows a college student who gets mixed up in a fake dating scheme.
