I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for ANNA CAMP

Queer people don’t just have one life story; we have two. There’s the usual fare that everyone swaps during small talk: where we grew up, how many siblings we have, what we studied in school … And then there’s the spicy part: how we came out, the family fallout, our first gay bar, first hookup, first love (all usually in the same night).

Being a member of the LGBTQ+ community is a daily dose of dazzling duality, and nobody carries that balance more brilliantly than Anna Camp.

She is Veronica Lake meets Veronica Mars. Her swoop of platinum hair conveys glamor and mystique while framing a face that delivers comic flair, sinister intrigue, and a ravishing range of every genre imaginable.

“I like pushing myself and challenging myself,” Camp declares.

And her screen credits concur. Camp has vamped it up in True Blood, mixed it up with Oscar winners in The Help, and cranked it up in projects as varied as Bride Hard, The Good Wife and The Office. But her recent stint on the Netflix series You delivers double the drama for scores of Anna fans (we are legion).

“It’s literally been a dream of mine,” beams Camp. Depicting treacherous twins in You gives her the chance to be bloodthirsty and beleaguered, often simultaneously. As the Lockwood ladies, Camp battles herself for control of the family business, and it’s a war of wits, will, and well-coiffed looks. “Not every actor gets the opportunity to tackle two roles like that. It’s such a wonderful exercise for me mentally and physically to get to embody two characters at the exact same time who, yes, look the same. But it’s like a puzzle piece, like a game, to me to see how different I can make them.”

No matter how deep she dives into her character work, audiences will inevitably identify Camp as Aubrey, the oh so uptight singer and judger from Pitch Perfect. “It really holds up. It’s crazy.” Camp is aca-amazing in the trilogy, and she holds its harmonious humor in her heart forever more. “It still blows me away how many younger people, older people, all races, all genders, really responded to that movie. I mean, that movie changed my life in such a dramatic way. It really, really put me on the map and I got so many things from Pitch Perfect. It’s so interesting because I don’t think any of us knew it was ever going to be as big as it got. So, I always see some people trying to shy away from the roles that got them where they are or don’t want to talk about them, but I’m like, I am so grateful, and so thankful for the Bellas, and Aubrey Posen, and just getting someone at an airport yelling, ‘Aca-scuse me’ at me. You know what I mean? Because that’s why I’m an actor, right? It is to make someone laugh, make someone feel something. To connect with people. I’ve never been in it to be famous. I’ve never been in it to really make money. I just love acting.”

And we love her right back! The gays have always been cuckoo for Camp, and our admiration for her kicked into overdrive when she recently unveiled her bisexuality to the media at large. “It’s been a really rewarding time of my life, to be honest.”

Understatement is just one of the many art forms that Camp has mastered. ‘Rewarding’ doesn’t begin to describe the triumphant trajectory her career continues to take. This year’s highest grossing horror film features Camp in a stab-tastic role, but before we continue, we must issue a warning…

SPOILERS AHEAD!

“Doing Scream 7, my character Jessica Bowden, who ends up obviously being Ghostface at the end of the film, it was not necessarily written that she was queer or in love with Sidney Prescott.”

She’s dishing. We’re dying for it. Pass the popcorn, please!

“I definitely built that into the character because it gave me an obsession, right? And it gave me this sort of undying love for this other woman. I really kind of layered that in on my own and was happy to do that in a really exciting way.”

Camp intimately understands the delicate dance between marginalization and monster-hood. As LGBTQ+ people, we are often made to feel deviant or wrong. It can destroy us or liberate us. Not only does Camp choose to celebrate her inner misfit, she brings us all into her journey and speaks to a longing that is both romantic and maddening. In short, she turns alienation on its head by breaking barriers and inviting her queer family along for the ride.

“If someone else had played that character, they might not have added that layer, right? So it was cool that I got to play it like that. When they cast me, they didn’t cast me knowing I was going to do that. So as the artist, you get to come in with all of your life experience. That’s what I bring of myself – it’s everything.”

And the results shriek for themselves. Scream 7 quickly became the biggest moneymaker in the 6th largest horror franchise of all time. But aside from the epic success of the film, Camp gained some powerful personal insights as well.

“Being queer, I can now bring that into every role that I play and at least have that perspective. It’s just an exciting perspective that I can now share with the world. I’m just so very thrilled to be a part of the community in a way that I, I just feel very accepted, so it’s been wonderful.”

On the topic of future projects, Camp drops a juggernaut joy bomb: the possibility of another Pitch Perfect film. “I literally get asked about it all the time and I know that we would all do it if Universal Pictures came to us, so fingers crossed.”

You heard her, Uni Pics – get on the horn! But make it snappy because Anna Camp’s schedule is filling up fast. She just teased the release of her upcoming reality show, A Very Haunted Renovation on HGTV. “It is so, so fun” exclaims the host with the ghosty most. “So it’s these six designers from all over the country. They live in this actual haunted mansion. It’s Beale Manor, where all of these deaths happened. It was also an orphanage at one point. It was built in 1819. I mean, the footage that I saw of what was happening – it’s clearly incredibly haunted by some sort of paranormal entity. And the combination of that and these designers’ incredible work and skill, they have to honor the history of the home, but they have to also make it modern. It’s gonna be a great, fun, scary, such a joyful show to watch, so I can’t wait for people to see it, and that airs September 18th.”

Mark your calendars and set your goosebumps to max!

As Ms. Camp speaks, she touts the gleeful gore of her catalog while remaining earnest and warm. Being out is the ultimate glow up, adding an ease to her edge and depth to everything she delivers. With a deliciously sinister snicker, Camp dissects how the horror she brings to the screen serves as a stylish suit of armor that allows her authenticity to flourish from within.

“I really do feel like I’m genuinely myself and I’m just excited to express truthfully who I am and sort of take away these masks that I’ve built for myself.”

Ooh, masks – we see what you did there. Inhabiting Ghostface has been profound for Camp. Her exploration of self and empowerment of spirit are nothing short of inspirational. The Scream franchise has become richer and more poignant thanks to Camp’s considerable creative contributions. Her character is a survivor-turned stalker, an extreme scenario to be sure, but Camp mines relatable emotions from even the most out-there narratives.

“I think over the course of my life, I’ve been domesticated and trying to protect myself, but I wasn’t really being me. And in order to live a truthful life, you have to let go of all of those protection mechanisms. And Jade has really helped me embrace that. And it’s been just so beautiful.”

She’s referring to her partner Jade Whipkey, a stylist who has worked with such celebs as Lena Waithe, Destiny Rogers, and Keke Palmer. Whipkey is also an Insta-poet, heralding her relationship with Camp on social media in the most passionate way possible. Anna is seen gazing coyly off-camera as the following inscription flanks her classic features:

“Her smile is a poem

Her eyes are roses

Her laugh is music for dancing.”

Move over, Scream – it’s time to swoon.

Their relationship spools out on Instagram with the innocence of a schoolyard crush and the maturity of two seasoned souls. For example, when Anna announced the release of A Very Haunted Renovation, Jade immediately commented, “Haunt me next plz” followed by two ruby red heart emojis. These are major talents with massive projects on the horizon, yet their banter is pure play.

Camp and Whipkey represent the complex elation of queer love. Their situationship has been simmering behind closed doors for a year and a half, but they just shared their status with the rest of us in March of 2026. It’s the age-old story of girl meets girl, girl wants a li’l privacy, but girl understands the importance of being out and proud as a pop icon.

“I was definitely nervous a bit to share that part of myself with the world in some regard, but the majority of me felt like this should be normalized.”

What a perfect sentiment for Pride Month. Ever since the Stonewall uprising, our personal lives have been politicized, our sexuality has been scrutinized, and our LGBTQ+ family has been demonized. The only way to stay afloat in the current undercurrent of bigotry and fear is to swim ahead of the flow. Be brave yet loving. Listen out loud. Wrap yourself in every damn stripe on the rainbow flag.

In short: be PROUD.

“This is probably, I guess, my 2nd year that I’m going to be able to be a part of the Pride community in a way that I haven’t officially been before in my life.” Camp breathes in the weight of her reality and exhales a burst of community. “It’s just such a wonderful time to have a safe place to celebrate with people who are like-minded.”

It’s generous for Anna Camp to include us in her ‘like-minded’ realm, considering the fact that her brain is a wonderland of wicked whimsy. She can deliver a punchline with laser accuracy or elicit jump scares on tap. This is the vibrant variety of a queer force of nature, but she wields her power with an overwhelming air of inclusion.

“I always want to say also to younger people who are possibly afraid of coming out or they’re hesitant: there are so many people who will catch you. And support you. You’re never alone. I feel like I have this community now that I didn’t have before. And it’s, it’s hard to explain to people who aren’t queer, who don’t really get it, but it’s such a wonderful, warm community to be a part of. I just, I don’t feel alone. And I think that it’s great. I’m grateful for that.”

We have all waltzed with loneliness. It taught us grace. We have all worn masks. It gave our skin a chance to thicken. And we have all felt the scorn of a society that would rather fear us than understand us. It ironically gave us power. What we do with that power is up to each of us individually. Perhaps we should snarl at the night sky. Maybe we should make our haters laugh until they can’t breathe. Then there’s always the option to rise above it all and live a life so extraordinary that no amount of ignorance can tear you down.

Or if you’re Anna Camp, do all of the above. Thanks for your gorgeous guidance.