OHMYGOSSIP — Kristen Stewart isn’t “ashamed or confused” about her sexuality. The 26-year-old actress – who recently sparked speculation she has split from long-term partner Alicia Cargile after being spotted out a number of times with Cara Delevingne’s ex-girlfriend St. Vincent – thinks society has changed for the better and people are now more accepting of others. She told America’s Elle magazine: “I’m not ashamed and I’m not confused. “Things have changed. And not just with me – we’re really allowed to encourage this new acceptance and be awesome.” Following months of speculation, the ‘Cafe Society’ actress – who previously dated her ‘Twilight’ co-star Robert Pattinson for five years – confirmed her relationship with Alicia in July. She said: “Right now I’m just really in love with my girlfriend. We’ve broken up a couple of times and gotten back together, and this time I was like, ‘Finally, I can feel again.’ ” The ‘Equals’ actress admitted she is more open about her personal life now she’s in a same-sex relationship and feels much happier that she is being less closed off to people. She said: “When I was dating a guy I was hiding everything that I did because everything personal felt like it was immediately trivialised, so I didn’t like it. “We were turned into these characters and placed into this ridiculous comic book, and I was like, ‘That’s mine. You’re making my relationship something that it’s not.’ I didn’t like that. “But then it changed when I started dating a girl. “I was like, ‘Actually, to hide this provides the implication that I’m not down with it or I’m ashamed of it, so I had to alter how I approached being in public. It opened my life up and I’m so much happier.”