Carson Kressley

In spite of being extremely talented, handsome, popular, and successful with an impressive net worth, Carson Kressley remains modest and humble.

He is a self-proclaimed gay and is very active on Twitter, where he has thousands of followers.

In one of his recent interviews to journalist Steve Price, he spoke about his parents and said that they were the last to know about his sexuality. He hadn’t revealed the truth to them until a few days before ‘Queer Eye for the Straight Guy’ was premiered on TV.

Carson was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on November 11, 1969. He and his sister Diana were raised by their parents, Barbara, and Willard Kressley. Since Carson’s family was in the business of raising ponies, he became familiar with horses at a very young age. He began competing at various equestrian events from a young age.

In 1987, he graduated from the famous ‘Northwestern Lehigh High School.’ In 1991, he graduated from ‘Gettysburg College’ with a bachelor’s degree. During his college days, he was elected to the ‘Phi Beta Kappa Society’ and became a member of the largest US collegiate fraternity ‘Alpha Phi Omega.’ In 1999, he became one of the members of the ‘U.S. World Cup Saddle Seat Equitation Team’ and in 2009, he won the world championship.

Carson Kressley began his career as an independent stylist. In 1994, he joined ‘Ralph Lauren Corporation,’ where he worked in several departments, including corporate advertising and menswear. He continued working for Ralph Lauren till 2002.

In 2003, he made his television debut when he started working as a fashion expert for the show ‘Queer Eye,’ which was aired on ‘Bravo Cable Television Network.’ Carson continues to appear as a fashion critic and commentator on various TV shows. Some of the famous TV shows in which he often appears include ‘Good Morning America’ and ‘How to Look Good Naked’ (US version).

He has also reviewed various red carpet fashions at events, such as ‘Golden Globes,’ ‘The Academy Awards,’ etc. In 2005, he was one of the judges for the ‘Miss Universe pageant,’ which was aired live from Bangkok. In 2006, he worked as a commentator for two major beauty pageants, ‘Miss Universe’ and ‘Miss USA.’

In May 2007, he appeared as a judge in the reality TV series ‘Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants.’ In the show, mother-daughter duos compete in a beauty contest. The show was first aired in ‘The CW Television Network’ on December 12, 2007.

In January 2008, he was seen as the host of a makeover show called ‘How to Look Good Naked.’ The show’s first episode drew record viewership and was ‘Lifetime’ network’s highest-rated program. Later in the year, he appeared as the MC in Cyndi Lauper’s ‘True Colors Tour 2008.’ Thereafter, he was seen along with Beth Stern and Vanessa Minnillo as co-host for the series ‘True Beauty,’ which was aired on ‘ABC.’

Carson Kressley has written several books after being inspired by his life experiences. In 2004, his book, ‘Off The Cuff,’ was published. In 2005, he authored ‘You’re Different and That’s Super,’ a children’s story which derives inspiration from Hans Christian Andersen’s classic, ‘The Ugly Duckling.’ ‘You’re Different and That’s Super’ has been illustrated by the famous cartoonist Jared Lee. Carson Kressley is also the co-author of ‘Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.’