Kim Kardashian’s Makeup Artist Mario Dedivanovic Came Out

Mario Dedivanovic bravely came out on stage at the American Influencer Awards. ‘Gay Times’ reports.

“I stand here for the first time in my life a proud 37-year-old gay man,” he said.

The artist was presented with the Artist Achievement Award by his client Kim Kardashian West after 19 years in the industry.

“He really has respectfully worked his way up the makeup artist ladder. We’ve worked together for 11 years, so 11 years of fights. We fight like you don’t even understand, like brother and sister,” Kardashian told the crowd.

“But he’s created some of my most magical memories and really I believe made me who I am today. He also really helped with my KKW Beauty Brand. He’s always there no matter what. And I love him,” she added.

Visibly emotional, Dedivanovic accepted the honor and said to the crowd: “A couple of days ago on my mother’s 73rd birthday, I walked home after a day of stressful meetings at work and she was there doing my laundry and I broke down to her crying.

“I told her finally that I had spent my entire life and childhood suppressing my thoughts, suppressing my dreams, my feelings, my creativity and trying to be invisible so that no one would know how I’m feeling inside.”

“Little boys and girls around the world are growing up with pain and fear like I did, thinking of killing themselves like I did,” he continued.

“Because they are different and they are scared to be themselves, because their culture or family judged them.

“I stand here for the first time in my life a proud 37-year-old gay man. That bright light that I’ve been dreaming of my whole life is pouring from my soul around my body and it’s mine.

“I can now live the life that I deserve and right now I feel true happiness.”

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