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
I was into Barbie and designer jeans.
Challenge yourself, jump off the deep end and learn to swim.
On our show, I've only reached out and touched about 55 guys. I think there's still about 40 million.
I am not much about rules, I like to break 'em and don't like to make 'em.
Humour ended up being a really useful skill when it came time to be an international television celebrity.
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.
I hoped I could make people smile and laugh and have a good time.
Show's going well. New season starting, we're on the road.
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.
I love fashion, but it's always been my job, whereas horseriding is my hobby.
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.
My method of helping someone is saying, 'Wow, you look amazing. Let me help you look even better.' I think tearing someone down is an awful thing to do. It has a lasting impression on people.
I've been doing makeovers on TV for years and years and years. It's something I really know how to do. I also know personally what it's like to not feel good about yourself.
I wasn't always this confident. Growing up as the awkward gay kid in a small town in Pennsylvania, you're constantly told, 'Don't be yourself, don't be proud of who you are.