Tommy Dorfman reveals she is engaged to a woman

Speaking to Rachel Bilson on the 'Broad Ideas' podcast, she revealed she started to explore her attraction to women following the split.

She said: "I knew I was interested in women in a way that I hadn't really been aware of since high school.

"I had this unresolved, unexplored thing. I was like, 'This is the year that I'm gonna go on some dates with girls and feel that out again, and not feel ashamed about it.'"

The 30-year-old star described her partner as "the person I'm going to spend the rest of my life with", and admitted she's the first woman she's been with "in a long time", which is "very affirming".

She added: "It's safe. Also not safe and like being in love is so scary.

So uncomfortable, so painful.

"All the universal feelings of being in love that are probably the same.