Queer Eye Star Opens Up About Hitting Rock Bottom: Jonathan Van Ness

Published: June 19, 2023, 5 a.m.

b'In this new episode Steven sits down with hairdresser, television personality, and \\u2018Queer Eye\\u2019s\\u2019 grooming expert, Jonathan Van Ness.\\nJonathan began his career as a hairdresser, however in 2013 while giving a haircut he captured the attention of a creator for the comedy video website, \\u2018Funny Or Die\\u2019. This was the start of Jonathan\\u2019s hit \\u2018Gay of Thrones\\u2019\\xa0web series which was nominated three times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series. In 2018, Jonathan was catapulted into fame as the grooming expert in the Netflix series \\u2018Queer Eye\\u2019. Since 2015, he has hosted a weekly podcast,\\xa0\\u2019Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness\\u2019, and in 2019 he released his New York Times best-selling memoir, \\u2018Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love\\u2019. In 2021, Jonathan launched \\u2018JVN Hair\\u2019, a gender inclusive, sustainable, cruelty-free haircare brand.\\nIn this conversation Jonathan and Steven discuss topics, such as:\\n\\nJonathan\\u2019s intense childhood\\n\\nHis drug and sex addiction\\n\\nHis journey into sex work and how he lost control of his life\\n\\nThe challenges he has faced with rapid fame\\n\\nThe increasing transphobia and attack on trans people in the US\\n\\nYou can purchase all of Jonathan\\u2019s \\u2018JVN\\u2019 hair products, here:\\xa0https://bit.ly/3CyBBdK\\nFollow Jonathan:\\nInstagram:\\xa0https://bit.ly/3CzC6UG\\nYouTube:\\xa0https://bit.ly/3pcXdZR\\nTikTok:\\xa0https://bit.ly/3JhaOX9\\nFollow me:\\nhttps://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'