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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.

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Carson Kressley
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: November 11
Actor
Fashion Designer
Film Actor
Host
Personal Stylist
Presenter
Television Actor
Writer
Allentown
Pennsylvania
Carson Lee Kressley
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