Hayden also shared she has dated women in her private life, but that her celebrity status made things more challenging.

“It was scary,” she said, “because there were paparazzi always waiting for me outside, to follow me everywhere. I had very little privacy. I have dated women. I was much more into women even as a child than I was men.”

It’s partly why the Nashville star—who is mom to daughter Kaya Evdokia Klitschko, 11, with ex Wladimir Klitschko—hasn’t felt ready to fully commit herself to a woman in the past.

“I have explored it, but because I hadn’t shared this with anybody, I didn’t really have the courage to throw myself fully emotionally into it,” she said. “Because then if I did fall in love, that wasn’t something that I wanted to ever have to hide.”

And while the Scream alum has been candid about her struggles within her personal life, including her past addiction and subsequent sobriety journey, the thought of putting the ups and downs of her life into a book still made her hesitate.

“I was terrified,” Hayden admitted. “The first thought that went through my head is, ‘Am I ready to write a book about my life?’ Then I started thinking through my life and going, ‘Gosh, truth is stranger than fiction. I have so many stories already to share.’”

And it was that thought that encouraged her to put pen to paper. “I hope that by sharing them in this book,” she said, “that it helps people to overcome the obstacles they’re going through.”

For more stars who have come out publicly, read on.