ɪn mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn, klˈoʊs tˈoʊld bɹæzˈɪliən tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən hˈoʊst ɡˈuːɡuː lˌɪbɚɹˈɑːɾoʊ ðæt ʃiː ɹˈiːsəntli ˌʌndɚwˈɛnt dʒɪnˈɛɾɪk tˈɛstɪŋ ðæt ɹᵻvˈiːld ʃiː ɪz ˌɪntɚsˈɛks.
In May 2015, Close told Brazilian television host Gugu Liberato that she recently underwent genetic testing that revealed she is intersex.