"Honey, she's an onion with all sorts of layers."
Beyond being one of TV's most fabulous hairstylists, "Queer Eye"'s Jonathan Van Ness is real about his struggles and his joys. This is his story.
Beyond being one of TV's most fabulous hairstylists, "Queer Eye"'s Jonathan Van Ness is real about his struggles and his joys. This is his story.
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00:00A lot of times people think that like if you have been through some hard times like you can't be
00:05seen as positive or gregarious or happy anymore and I just wanted to
00:08show that honey she's an onion with all sorts of layers.
00:30No matter how much of a severe detour you've taken, it is possible with a lot of hard work
00:37and intensive therapy to make your way back onto a course.
00:55Cheerleading was one of like the only things that really got me through some of like my
00:58darkest times. You know for 17 years as like trapped and sad as I was, I did have so many
01:04little pockets of joy where I was performing and having so much fun.
01:07Once a Blue Devil cheerleader, always a Blue Devil cheerleader.
01:28Okay so now I'm back to here.
01:47The first person and most important person to come to a place of acceptance with is yourself.
02:28Oh my god Tiffany, did you see Game of Thrones this week?
02:37Yes I did. Did that queen lose her damn mind or what?
02:53Remember what we've talked about today. So you want to keep an open mind,
02:57get pride in and like you want to be prepared. That's the third thing. What was the second thing?
03:02I really can't but whatever. Who you surround yourself with, your squad,
03:07your people is very important and then backup plans and being prepared. It's good right?
03:28It's okay to have confidence with yourself. Oh yes balance, yes symmetry. You're not being
03:38selfish for living your truth and I think that the people who you know love you and are close to you
03:43are really going to want to see you thrive.
03:57Solitude means that you enjoy your own company. That took me like all of my 20s,
04:08several compulsivities, several addictions, lots of trauma to like get on that journey
04:13and like learn how to enjoy it.
04:28It's about making democracy work for all of us. We have such an opportunity.
04:34Kind of restructure this power and like give us a little positive moment.
04:40Yes, yes, yes.
04:55We're in Texas everybody. Howdy y'all.
05:10I still can't believe that dragonflies have two penises and I've got a lot to learn.