Eleanor is definitely bisexual – and could explore it on screen soon (Picture: Netlfix)

Fans have been shipping Tahani and Eleanor on The Good Place throughout the show’s run – and now one of the show’s stars has appeared to confirm it could happen.

William Jackson Harper, who plays Chidi Anagonye on the NBC/Netflix series, has made it officially canon that Eleanor is bisexual, and doesn’t rule out that she could pursue a romance with socialite Tahani in the future.

Ever since Eleanor (Kristen Bell) first arrived in The Good Place, she has made no secret that she could be ‘legit into Tahani’ (played by Jameela Jamil).

Fans have been backing a relationship between Tahani and Eleanor since the show started (Picture: NBC/Getty)

The compliments she’s given the British attention-seeker since meeting her include calling her a ‘sexy skyscraper’, ‘tall and glamorous with cappuccino skin and curves everywhere’ and ‘a rich, hot fraud with legs for days’.




In one of Michael’s numerous versions of The Good Place, they were even paired together briefly as soulmates.

Speaking to Metro.co.uk about the fans’ reactions to a potential Teleanor, William revealed: ‘There’s a million different possibilities and one of the things I think the show does well, and really kind of into, is the fact that Eleanor is super bisexual and it’s not something that we just focus on.

‘It’s not the reason for the show and it’s not a thing that is harped on, it’s just who she is. I think that’s great to not just completely focus on one aspect of a person’s character because it seems to be the most buzz worthy thing in the show, or potentially buzz worthy thing on the show.

William Jackson Harper has praised the show for not focusing on her sexuality and instead making it just part of who she is (Picture: Leon Bennett/Getty Images)

‘I think it’s great. It’s not something we don’t talk about, she talks about it, and we all kind of accept it instead of, you know, go “hey let’s unpack that, let’s talk about it”.

‘No one bats an eye at it, and that’s certainly true of people that I hang out with, if someone says they’re attracted to whatever person and it’s not something we have follow up questions on. It’s just how they are.’

Eleanor’s brazen openness with her sexuality has been embraced by fans even though she hasn’t outright said that she’s bisexual on the show.

Chidi is studying Eleanor and Tahani in a study on near death experiences (Picture: Justin Lubin/NBC/Getty Images)

Until now, it hadn’t been confirmed that Eleanor was anything other than straight, as her previous relationships have all been shown as men, and she’s had a potential relationship bloom with Chidi.

But Eleanor and Tahani’s relationship and chemistry has become a firm fan favourite, with theories that they should or could get together standing strong.

So now we know for sure she’s bi, is there a chance that the pair could actually get together on screen?

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‘I don’t know,’ William told us. ‘It would be interesting right? It would be an interesting thing to have on network television a same sex couple in a show that isn’t about same sex coupling, you know?’

‘It’s just part of the world. I think it would be kind of interesting.’

We live in hope, shippers!

The Good Place airs Thursdays on NBC in the US, released on Netflix in the UK on Friday.



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