Is marissa gay in the oc

Neighbours star Mischa Barton has revealed that she wished she had been able to do more with the bisexuality storyline her character had in The OC. In that teen drama, Marissa engaged in a same-sex relationship during the second season with Olivia Wilde's Alex Kelly.

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While the storyline was highly publicised and debated, the show never explicitly referred to Marissa as bisexual. This upset some fans who, in recent years, have called Marissa a bisexual icon. In an interview with Gay TimesBarton agreed that Marissa is bisexual.

I mean, [her bisexuality] was touched on but not really properly looked into. I definitely see that for Marissa," Barton said. Related: Kylie Minogue explains why she was "baffled" over Neighbours' return. Earlier this year, Barton, who previously said she left The OC because she felt "unprotected," spoke about Marissa's death scene.

In particular, she revealed the one request she made for the scene. It was going to border on being, like, a TV death and I really wanted it to be super dramatic and as realistic as you can get for The OC so that she went out with a bang Network 10 will retain first-run rights in Australia for the new series.

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