Emily Hampshire's Partner: The Pansexual Actress Previously Married a Man and Was Engaged to a Woman

TV star Emily Hampshire considers herself a pansexual and has been romantically involved with both males and females. Some of those include Hollywood stars.

Emily Hampshire is an actress born and raised in Montreal, Canada. She quickly made strides in the Canadian film and television industry, and the Canadian Academy of Cinema and Television recognized her work.

The actress was nominated for three Genie Awards between 2004 and 2007 and two Gemini Awards in 2001 and 2011. She won the 2013 Canadian Comedy Awards for Best Performance by a Female - Film for her role in "An Awkward Sexual Adventure."

Since beginning her career, Hampshire was won over ten awards, including the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards for Best Supporting Actress, Comedy, for her role in "Schitt's Creek."

In addition to her acting career, the "Schitt's Creek" alum is also a producer and a writer and has been linked to other famous stars in the entertainment industry.

Emily Hampshire Was Married to Former Soccer Star, Matthew Smith

Hampshire was married to former soccer player-turned-agent-in-training Matthew Smith at William Morris talent agency. In an October interview that year, she revealed this about her spouse, "He always wanted to be a sports agent like 'Jerry Maguire.'"

The pair had known each other since 1999 when they starred in the drama film, "The Life Before This." She got more personal during the interview and divulged she wore his clothes when at home. "I wear my husband's clothes because I don't want to mess up my own stuff," Hampshire explained at the time.

The couple wed in 2006, but their marriage ended when Smith filed for divorce on January 21, 2015. He filed a Family Marriage Dissolution/Divorce lawsuit against Hampshire in Los Angeles County Superior Court, but the case was dismissed.

In a January 2017 interview, Hampshire talked about life after the divorce and shared it was a time before she landed a role on the popular show, "Schitt's Creek." She revealed:

"Before I got 'Schitt's,' I had just gotten divorced. I was moving my stuff into storage. I had no money, and I was moving into my friend’s closet. […] I auditioned for 'Schitt’s' and got it."

Emily Hampshire Comes Out as Pansexual

Several years after her divorce from Smith, Emily Hampshire came out as pansexual in a May 2019 Instagram post. She posted a clip from the sitcom "Schitt's Creek" wherein she played Stevie Budd alongside Dan Levy, who portrayed David Rose.

In the video, the two were discussing different types of wine, and her character told Rose she prefers red wine, adding the day before, she thought he, too, liked red wine because she realized that was not the case.

He responded, "I see where you're going with this. Um... I do drink red wine, but I also drink white wine. And I've been known to sample the occasional rose."

Her character interjected and stated that meant he was into all wines, to which Rose replied, "I like the wine and not the label. Does that make sense?" And she said, "Yes, it does."

In her caption, Hampshire explained that years before shooting this particular scene, she had no idea what pansexuality was, adding:

"CUT TO: 5 years later, I find myself regularly explaining my own pansexuality to people with, It's like, I'm into the wine, not the label."

Hampshire opened up more about her sexuality in a June 2021 interview, saying she was happy to be a role model for the LGBTQ+ community but does not label herself not keen on being considered an icon:

"I could never. I'm Canadian, I could never see myself [that way], or say that I am an icon within this space."

Emily Hampshire Was Engaged to Singer Teddy Geiger

Following her failed marriage and her journey after coming out as a pansexual, Emily Hampshire started dating singer-songwriter Teddy Geiger in 2018. Geiger, who publicly came out as transgender in October 2017, wrote about her girlfriend on Instagram on August 30, 2018:

"I am so happy this woman is alive...with the sound of music. She is a song I will sing for a thousand years."

Hampshire also posted cozy pictures of the couple on her social media. On August 30, 2018, she shared a selfie of her and Geiger and captioned it: "Just me & my girlfriend. @teddygeiger."

The lovebirds got engaged in November 2018, and Geiger announced the news on her Instagram. She proclaimed her love for Hampshire, who proposed to her after only a few months of dating.

Despite the initial excitement, Geiger and Hampshire called off their engagement the following year in June 2019. An insider confirmed the news stating: "They are over."

According to the source, there is no future for the duo who stopped following each other on Instagram. Amid the heartbreak, Hampshire revealed in a June 2021 interview that she went to therapy, which helped mend her broken heart, and expressed no intentions of dating again.

Demi Lovato Asked Emily Hampshire Out on a Date

Despite the actress not wanting a relationship again, she was flattered to learn singer Demi Lovato was interested in her. In September 2021, Hampshire appeared the actress's "4D with Demi Lovato" and revealed she asked her to go out on a date.

According to her, the singer slid into her DMs and told her she liked her character on "Schitt's Creek," adding they "should kick it sometime." Lovato explained that she wanted to go on a date with her and told her she found her "attractive."

Meanwhile, Hampshire said she appreciated the singer's clarity but remarked they would not share the same humor because of their age difference.

However, Lovato was adamant that they would and brought up their age gap while making examples of other couples whose relationships have been successful despite the age difference.

Still, the two women did not end up dating but became friends. In her Instagram post alongside the clip, the singer thanked Hampshire for coming to her podcast.

Meanwhile, the actress remains private about her dating life; she only shares images of herself on set and other projects on her Instagram account with over 800 thousand followers.