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Podcasts are hard! I mean, you gotta get the microphones and all these things... there's a lot going on there. I never really realized how much goes into producing things till I did 'Gay of Thrones.'
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I was someone who wore bright purple sweatsuits with tall Doc Martens boots. I would iron Hanson decals on my sweatshirt. I was extremely flamboyant as a child.
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I started growing my hair out when I was, like, 22, 23. I just stopped cutting it.
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My biggest secret is that I don't over-wash my hair. I wash it twice a week at the most, unless I'm on set every day.
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I vividly remember D'Angelo's 'How Does it Feel?' as a song I listened to around the time I came out.
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I went from being pretty fit to 230 lbs., which isn't, like, the biggest for being 6-feet-tall, but I had been 165 lbs. just three months prior. That taught me a lot about how people treat you differently when you're fit and when you're bigger.
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To me, self-care isn't really shallow. Showing up for yourself, putting on a little moisturizer, can inspire so many different parts of your life.
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There are times when you should listen to what people say about you, but also a lot of times you just don't need to listen so much. Don't worry so much and just go. Unless you're, like, in danger, and then don't. And then run, girl.
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Loneliness is, like, when you wish someone else was there, and solitude is when you enjoy being alone. I don't always wanna be alone, but I definitely like pockets of solitude to recharge and come back to myself. I think that's so important for everyone.
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Please don't compare the nature and authenticity of 'Queer Eye' to 'The Bachelor.'
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How you take care of yourself is how the world sees you.
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I'm just waiting for the first #MeToo moment to happen from a salon because the culture of how assistants are treated, especially in salons in L.A. and New York, is, like, truly unbelievable. You're expected to clock out for lunch and never get paid. You're expected to be there an hour early, stay two hours late.
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I wish I was a gorgeous mixologist, but that was not my god-given strength.
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I love a company that puts their money where their mouth is when it comes to LGBTQIA visibility.
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Kristi Yamaguchi stole my heart in 1992, and I've never been the same since.
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I'm from a really little town called Quincy, five hours southwest of Chicago.
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People think because they sweat, their hair is dirty. False. It's just salt and your natural oil.
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I want to show straight men and gay men alike that self-care and grooming isn't mutually exclusive with, like, femininity or masculinity.
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I remember saying I wanted to be a cosmetologist when I was really young.
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My podcast 'Getting Curious' keeps me really busy, which I love.
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I just - I come from a very little town where the militarization of the police force is a very real issue.
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I think I've been in a lot of really uncomfortable situations, and I think when you're in uncomfortable situations, it kind of polishes you up a little. It shines you up.
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It's nice to have a safe place to have a conversation going; whether it's a friend or family member, you can use 'Queer Eye' as an entry point to have a conversation that's meaningful.
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I wish I had more of a game plan of how I'm going to, like, take down toxic masculinity. But I think that game plan is just going to reveal itself if we keep going. I think I need to keep plugging along, and it'll happen.
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