Elvira Shares & Teresa “T” Wierson

Elvira, the fabled “Mistress of the Dark,” Cassandra Peterson, came out as a lesbian in her biography, “Yours Cruelly, Elvira,” released in September 2021. She had previously felt obligated to keep hidden. Peterson was previously married for 22 years to film producer Mark Pierson, who collaborated on a handful of her films and had a daughter in 1994.

Peterson had been in a 19-year relationship with female trainer Teresa Wierson since their divorce in 2003. They met at Wierson’s gym, where she worked as a personal trainer for Peterson. Peterson also admitted that she was terrified of criticism from her followers if she came out as same-gender attracted.