Out and proud Stranger Things actress Shannon Purser glams up for MTV Movie & TV Awards after revealing she's bisexual

Stranger Things favorite Shannon Purser looked a picture of glamor at the 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards in LA on Sunday.

The 19-year-old Stranger Things star made her debut at the awards show, after last month revealing she's bisexual.

'Getting comfortable with your sexuality is a process,' she tweeted on April 11. 'It's going to be ok. I wish I'd known that sooner.'

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Out and about: Shannon Purser made her public debut at the MTV Movie & TV Awards in LA on Sunday, after last month revealing she's bisexual

Out and about: Shannon Purser made her public debut at the MTV Movie & TV Awards in LA on Sunday, after last month revealing she's bisexual

Shannon - who's better known as Barb in the hit Netflix series - wore a colorful mini-dress to the awards show.

The high-neck outfit was fitted through the bodice and featured a flare skirt.

The long-sleeve dress was printed with black, white, aqua, pink and orange patterns. 

She wore her shoulder-length red hair in loose curls for the event, and sported aqua eyeshadow.

Be bold: Shannon - who's better known as Barb in the hit Netflix series Stranger Things - wore a colorful mini-dress to the awards show

Be bold: Shannon - who's better known as Barb in the hit Netflix series Stranger Things - wore a colorful mini-dress to the awards show

Alter-ego: The 19-year-old actress found fame playing fan favorite Barb in the cult Netflix series

Alter-ego: The 19-year-old actress found fame playing fan favorite Barb in the cult Netflix series

Shannon completed her look with a pair of strappy platform silver stilettos. 

'Picked out my outfit for the @MTV Movie & TV Awards and it is DOPE. Can't wait to show it off!!' she tweeted just two days earlier. 

Joining the teen actress at the awards show were her younger Stranger Things co-stars, Gaten Matarazzo, 14, Caleb McLaughlin, 15, Finn Wolfhard, 14, and Noah Schnapp, 12.  

Gang's all here... Joining the teen actress at the awards show were her younger Stranger Things co-stars (L-R) Gaten Matarazzo, Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin and Noah Schnapp

Gang's all here... Joining the teen actress at the awards show were her younger Stranger Things co-stars (L-R) Gaten Matarazzo, Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin and Noah Schnapp

Speaking about her sexuality, Shannon confessed it had been a difficult realization.

'Either way, I know what it's like to have anxiety about it,' she tweeted last month. 'Especially trying to come to terms with it and my faith. It can be really scary.' 

'But it's gonna be ok. You're going to be ok. No, you're going to be great,' she added. 

Adjusting: 'Getting comfortable with your sexuality is a process,' she tweeted on April 11. 'It's going to be ok. I wish I'd known that sooner.'

Adjusting: 'Getting comfortable with your sexuality is a process,' she tweeted on April 11. 'It's going to be ok. I wish I'd known that sooner.'

MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS: 2017 WINNERS

 GENERATION AWARD

Fast and Furious franchise

 

MOVIE OF THE YEAR

Beauty and the Beast - WINNER

Get Out

Logan

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

The Edge of Seventeen

 

BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE

Daniel Kaluuya – Get Out

Emma Watson – Beauty and the Beast - WINNER

Hailee Steinfeld – The Edge of Seventeen

Hugh Jackman – Logan

James McAvoy – Split

Taraji P. Henson – Hidden Figures

 

SHOW OF THE YEAR

Atlanta

Game of Thrones

Insecure

Pretty Little Liars

Stranger Things - WINNER

This Is Us

 

BEST ACTOR IN A SHOW

Donald Glover – Atlanta

Emilia Clarke – Game of Thrones

Gina Rodriguez – Jane the Virgin

Jeffrey Dean Morgan – The Walking Dead

Mandy Moore – This Is Us

Millie Bobby Brown – Stranger Things - WINNER

 

BEST KISS

Ashton Sanders and Jharrel Jerome – Moonlight - WINNER

Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling – La La Land

Emma Watson and Dan Stevens – Beauty and the Beast

Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard – Empire

Zac Efron and Anna Kendrick – Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

 

BEST VILLAIN

Allison Williams – Get Out

Demogorgon – Stranger Things

Jared Leto – Suicide Squad

Jeffrey Dean Morgan – The Walking Dead - WINNER

Wes Bentley – American Horror Story

 

BEST HOST

Ellen DeGeneres – The Ellen DeGeneres Show

John Oliver – Last Week Tonight With John Oliver

RuPaul – RuPaul's Drag Race

Samantha Bee – Full Frontal With Samantha Bee

Trevor Noah – The Daily Show - WINNER

 

BEST DOCUMENTARY

13th - WINNER

I Am Not Your Negro

O.J.: Made in America

This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous

TIME: The Kalief Browder Story

 

BEST REALITY COMPETITION

America's Got Talent

MasterChef Junior

RuPaul's Drag Race - WINNER

The Bachelor

The Voice

 

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE

Adam Devine – Workaholics

Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson – Broad City

Lil Rel Howery – Get Out - WINNER

Seth MacFarlane – Family Guy

Seth Rogen – Sausage Party

Will Arnett – The LEGO Batman Movie 

 

 BEST HERO

Felicity Jones – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Grant Gustin – The Flash

Mike Colter – Luke Cage

Millie Bobby Brown – Stranger Things

Stephen Amell – Arrow

Taraji P. Henson – Hidden Figures - WINNER

 

TEARJERKER

Game of Thrones – Hodor's (Kristian Nairn) Death

Grey's Anatomy – Meredith tells her children about Derek's death (Ellen Pompeo)

Me Before You – Will (Sam Claflin) tells Louisa (Emilia Clarke) he can't stay with her

Moonlight – Paula (Naomie Harris) tells Chiron (Trevante Rhodes) that she loves him

This Is Us – Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) and Randall (Lonnie Chavis) at karate - WINNER

 

NEXT GENERATION

Chrissy Metz

Daniel Kaluuya - WINNER

Issa Rae

Riz Ahmed

Yara Shahidi

 

BEST DUO

Adam Levine and Blake Shelton – The Voice

Daniel Kaluuya and Lil Rel Howery – Get Out

Brian Tyree Henry and Lakeith Stanfield – Atlanta

Hugh Jackman and Dafne Keen – Logan - WINNER

Josh Gad and Luke Evans – Beauty and the Beast

Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg – Martha and Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

 

BEST AMERICAN STORY

Black-ish - WINNER

Fresh Off the Boat

Jane the Virgin

Moonlight

Transparent

 

BEST FIGHT AGAINST THE SYSTEM

Get Out

Hidden Figures - WINNER

Loving

Luke Cage

Mr. Robot

 

TRENDING (Presented by Time Inc.'s INSTANT)

'Sean Spicer Press Conference' feat. Melissa McCarthy - Saturday Night Live (NBC)

'Lady Gaga Carpool Karaoke' - The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)

'Cash Me Outside How Bout Dat' - Dr. Phil (CBS)

'Run The World (Girls)' Channing Tatum and Beyonce - Lip Sync Battle (SPIKE) - WINNER

'Wheel of Musical Impressions with Demi Lovato' - The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)

Winona Ryder's Winning SAG Awards Reaction - 23rd Annual SAG Awards (TNT)

 

BEST MUSICAL MOMENT (Powered by truth®)

'Beauty and the Beast' - Ariana Grande and John Legend - (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

'Can't Stop the Feeling' – Justin Timberlake - Trolls (20th Century Fox)

'How Far I'll Go' - Auli'i Cravalho – Moana (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

'City of Stars' - Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone - La La Land (Summit Entertainment)

'You Can't Stop' The Beat – Ensemble - Hairspray Live! (NBC)

'Be That As It May' - Herizen Guardiola - The Get Down (Netflix)

'You're the One That I Want' – Ensemble - Grease: Live (FOX) - WINNER

 


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