Hunter Schafer Drops Infidelity Bombshell Regarding Her Ex

After discovering her former accomplice’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.

Trying 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 mentioned on a latest episode of the “Name Her Daddy” podcast. “It’s a part of my reality, however that basically modified me as an individual.”

She later revealed that she had speculated that he was dishonest, and he or she ended up going by way of his telephone. “You all the time know,” she mentioned. “As a result of I knew, I went to the telephone—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 mother and father as a homosexual boy, but it surely wasn’t till eighth grade that she started grappling with gender dysphoria.

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

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

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

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

The “Euphoria” star expressed her need for her id to not be the only focus of dialog about her and has sometimes prevented utilizing the time period “trans” in interviews as a method to make sure that her profession is acknowledged for extra than simply her gender id.

“It has not simply occurred naturally by any means. If I let it occur, it could nonetheless be giving ‘Transsexual Actress’ earlier than each article ever,” Schafer mentioned. “As quickly as I say [trans], it will get blastoff. It took some time to study that and it additionally took some time to study 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 arduous to get to the place I’m, previous these actually arduous factors in my transition, and now I simply wish to be a lady and eventually transfer on.”

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

“I do know for a undeniable fact that I’m probably the most well-known trans individuals in media proper now, and I do really feel a way of accountability, and possibly a little bit little bit of guilt, for not being extra of a spokesperson,” Schafer added. “However in the end, I actually do consider 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,’ might be far more useful than speaking about it on a regular basis.”