The coincidences and themes that emerged in the book surprised Peterson but weren’t lost on her, especially the Elvira-related ones. Initially shocked and disappointed to learn that 11,000 people unfollowed her on one social media platform the day of her same-sex relationship reveal, she would later learn that 60,000 new followers joined her. “In the end, I came out, I said that, I told everyone and I have got nothing but support,” explained Peterson. And I'm not going to let me, Cassandra Peterson, color that.”īut she made the decision to tell all in her tell-all. She has her own things that she does and doesn't do. I thought my personal life should not leak over into Elvira's life. You know, so I kept that as secretive as I could. I have a baby.’ They didn't want to hear about you being at home washing dishes and changing diapers. “Even when I was married to my husband, I didn't want to tell everybody in interviews, ‘Oh, yeah, I'm married. And the reason and the only reason I was hiding it was because I was protecting Elvira,” said Peterson about the straight, seductive character. I talk about ‘Oh, how you should be who you are, and blah, blah, blah.’ And then here I am hiding it. I thought they're going to think I'm really hypocritical. “I was a little worried about all my gay fans. Was she nervous about how this revelation would affect her fan base, especially the LGBTQ+ community that had long embraced all things Elvira? Kids love it and can enjoy it as much as ever.’”Īlso revealed in the memoir was Peterson’s current 19-year romantic partnership with a woman, something she had kept predominately private, and something that she never predicted. I always try to say to people, ‘It’s a holiday for everyone. But you know, it didn't turn into an adult holiday. So…many many times over the years, in magazines and newspapers, people have said Elvira was responsible for turning Halloween into an adult holiday.

“I was dressed in the costume, working on this TV show and talking about Halloween as the biggest holiday there is to me, and people started getting into it and you know, dressing up. Often accused of turning Halloween into an adult holiday, Peterson takes only a bit of the blame, quickly reminding others that she didn’t change Halloween, only expanded it.

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