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.'

'" He debuted a new womens collection for Shop NBC in April 2012. Kressley proved to be a fan favorite but was voted off week five of the competition. The show's premiere episode on January 4 2008 drew record numbers for Lifetime—1.

Carson Lee Kressley (born November 11 1969) was the fashion expert on the American television program Queer Eye where he was one of the show's "Fab Five". He was also the motivational host of the TV show How to Look Good Naked and OWN's Carson Nation.