Chyler Leigh says her Supergirl character's coming out journey had a personal impact on her

Entertainment Weekly

"When I was told that my character was to come out in season 2, a flurry of thoughts and emotions flew through and around me because of the responsibility I personally felt to authentically represent Alex’s journey," she wrote in an essay on her website Create Change, which has the goal of being "your go-to source for encouragement and inspiration to help you become the change you want to see in the world." Leigh adds: "What I didn’t realize was how the scene where she finally confessed her truth would leap off the pages of the script and genuinely become a variation of my own. IRL. My heart felt like it was going to beat out of my chest each take we filmed, every time presenting another opportunity to get those honest words out of my mouth. Though they don’t exactly match my personal dialogue, the heart behind it surely did."