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Cara Delevingne has opened up about how coming to terms with being genderfluid changed her life.

The model and actress is open about her gender identity – but that wasn’t always the case, as she has now revealed.

Delevingne, who has been involved in high-profile relationships with other famous women, has also defined her sexuality as “fluid”.

The 25-year-old told Vogue that one of the most important experiences she’s had was when she came to terms who she was.

“When I first realised that gender is so much more fluid than ‘masculine’ or ‘feminine’ it was a breakthrough moment for me,” she said, before providing her audience with some sage advice.

“Here’s a secret for you,” said Delevingne. “You know those fairytales and romantic comedies we are brought up watching? They’re not real.”

She explained that milestones, like your identity and choices, should be shaped by individuals, not by society.

The Suicide Squad star said: “The thing about milestones is they’re not really set in stone.

“You can mould them, you can change them – you can create anything you want to. Everyone’s milestones are different. You don’t have to get married, you don’t have to have kids.”

Delevingne added: “As a child and a teenager, all I wanted was to make people happy, but it took me so long to figure out what made me happy.

“These are my milestones; times in my life and lessons I’ve learnt that have made me who I am.”

She encouraged fans not to default to the norm, but instead to show their true selves off with pride.

“The cracks and flaws are the things that people try and hide away,” said the star.

“But those are the things that make us who we are.”

Last year, Delevingne alleged that film producer Harvey Weinstein sexually harassed her.

Weinstein, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by more than 50 women, then told her that if she came out, she wouldn’t make it in Hollywood, Delevingne said.

She said telling her story about Weinstein was “completely” cathartic and encouraged others to speak out if they had been abused.

The Paper Towns star explained that it her story had affected other people.

“The other day, on Instagram, a young person said to me that their boss called them a ‘faggot,’ she recalled.

“And she asked, ‘Should I report them? Everyone at work said I shouldn’t.’

“I was like, ‘Absolutely, you definitely should.’

“This was just someone on Instagram, but it speaks to what I’d like to see in 2018, which is people speaking up and talking about things, no matter how painful they may be,” she added.

Watch Delevingne talk about being genderfluid here:

