Alanis Morissette (52) is having a fantastic November. Last Thursday, the singer started a concert residency in Los Angeles and, according to critics, her show is "sincere," "exciting" and full of talent. However, this weekend, the Canadian has made headlines for another reason unrelated to her profession.
The performer appeared on the podcastHandsome - hosted by comedians Tig Notaro, Fortune Feimster, and Mae Martin - and made an impressive revelation about her sexual orientation after one of the hosts asked her if she had ever thought about having romances with women.
"I'm really sorry that some men have hurt you, but I don't regret the songs that came from that. They're amazing. But... did that hurt make you want to be a lesbian at some point?" Feimster jokingly asked. And what did Morissette respond? "I'm pansexual, so yes. I encompass everything," she stated.
However, the hosts thought it was a joke and asked the celeb again. "Wait, you're not really pansexual, are you?" Notaro mentioned. But Alanis stood firm in her convictions. "Yes, I am," she asserted.
Following that, Feimster asked why she hadn't said it before or why she hadn't chosen to confess it at the beginning of the podcast, and although the insistence of the hosts annoyed some of her fans, Morissette responded with ease. "Because I like to leave those things for the epilogue. I like to confuse people when I say goodbye," she noted with laughter.
Despite that, Alanis hasn't confused anyone. On the contrary, her statement has clarified that being pansexual does not mean being attracted to everyone, but rather being able to feel attraction to a person regardless of their gender.
On another note, it is worth remembering that Morissette - who was engaged to Ryan Reynolds between 2004 and 2007 - is married and that her declaration of being pansexual does not imply that she is looking for another partner. In fact, in June 2025, she confessed to The Guardian that she is madly in love with her husband, because he understands her and accepts her personality.
"To him, I'm not strange. I'm not weird or eccentric," she indicated. And who is the star married to? To rapper Mario Treadway (46), better known as Souleye. According to various media, the couple met at a meditation gathering in 2009 and the spark - at least for Alanis - was immediate. "I saw him and thought 'he's incredibly sexy," Morissette said on Chelsea Lately in 2010.
Alanis and Souleye got married 16 years ago in an intimate ceremony held in Los Angeles and, according to what she has revealed, they both live in harmony. In fact, they have three children - named Ever Imre, Onyx Solace, and Winter Mercy - and, according to what the artist has shared, being a mother has transformed her existence.