Carson Kressley
Carson Kressley
Carson Lee Kressley is a television personality, actor and designer. He was the fashion expert on the American television program Queer Eye, where he was one of the show's "Fab Five". He was also the motivational host of the TV show How to Look Good Naked and OWN's Carson Nation, as well as a contestant on season 13 of Dancing with the Stars...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth11 November 1969
CityAllentown, PA
CountryUnited States of America
Carson Kressley quotes about
When I was growing up, I was obviously gay, and I got heckled every day of my life. The only way I knew how to survive was to make people laugh. If I could make them laugh, I wouldn't get hung in a locker for two hours. That's a blessing.
I love fashion, but it's always been my job, whereas horseriding is my hobby.
If you live your life only following the path you think is approved or acceptable, or the one you think is expected of you, you’ll be making a huge mistake. Not a single successful person… has ever done great things because they played it safe. You’ve got to be true to yourself.
Show's going well. New season starting, we're on the road.
I hoped I could make people smile and laugh and have a good time.
People are much deeper than stereotypes. That's the first place our minds go. Then you get to know them and you hear their stories, and you say, 'I'd have never guessed.
Humour ended up being a really useful skill when it came time to be an international television celebrity.
I am not much about rules, I like to break 'em and don't like to make 'em.
On our show, I've only reached out and touched about 55 guys. I think there's still about 40 million.
Challenge yourself, jump off the deep end and learn to swim.
We came, we saw, we bedazzled! You know, and it's hard to be serious and thoughtful when you're dressed like a Skittle.
Compare yourself to yourself and say, 'How can I be better? How can I be the real me?
One of my co-workers at Ralph Lauren heard about the show, and when she got back to the office, said; Carson, you have to call Bravo. They're doing a show. You're perfect for it.
We did a whole fraternity house. We made them over.