Drea de Matteo, the former Sopranos actress now starring on the NBC sitcom Joey, has come out as bisexual in a new interview with UK newspaper Britain Sport Daily, revealing that she occasionally hooks up with her female friends.

"I love men and they're who I go out with," she said in the interview, "but every now and then - well I can't say I've never been with a woman."

De Matteo is currently in a relationship with actor Tim Giblin, and revealed in the interview that she also hopes to start a family soon, but doesn't plan on getting married. "I can't imagine ever spending more than seven years with someone," she told the British newspaper, adding that she is fine with being a single mother. "Look at Angelina Jolie. If she can do it, I can do it."

With this revelation, de Matteo joins a growing number of actresses who have publicly acknowledged being attracted to and sexually involved with women, while at the same time indicating a preference for dating men.

De Matteo won an Emmy last year for her role on The Sopranos; besides Joey, she can currently be seen in the movie Assault on Precinct 13. She also had a prominent role in the indie lesbian-themed film Prey for Rock 'n Roll.