Sara Gilbert comes out as lesbian

Sara Gilbert has come out of the closet as a lesbian.

The former Roseanne star, who has two children with producer Allison Adler, made the announcement during the Television Critics Association press conference on Wednesday, reports Entertainment Weekly.

"This is a whole new world for me," she said.

"I'm not an expert on this, or I don't analyse these things. I'm just sort of living my life."

She added that she is not nervous about her sexuality being known to the public.

"I don't think [being out] will be a problem... I don't ever really think of things as being out or in... I just think I am who I am, and when topics come up that are appropriate, I'll talk about them and share when it seems right."

Gilbert was recently announced as a panel member on the upcoming chatshow The Talk alongside Julie Chen, Sharon Osbourne, Holly Robinson Peete, Leah Remini and Marissa Jaret Winokur to air this fall on CBS.