With clients including Kim Kardashian, chris appleton The world is at his feet. But this was not always the case. In fact, the celeb hairstylist recently revealed that he once committed suicide while trying to come to terms with his sexuality.
Chris Appleton struggled to come to terms with his sexuality
during an appearance on vial files podcast, Chris talked about his “worst” time when he struggled with his sexual identity. She spoke candidly about beginning her journey of self-acceptance after a suicide attempt.
He said on the January 14 episode: “I don’t remember a lot. I was in the hospital for a while. I remember thinking to myself, ‘Okay, I can’t hate myself anymore. I can’t try to run away from myself anymore. I can’t try to escape who I was.’ I was like, ‘What if I surrender?’ What if I accept it?’ It was quiet. It wasn’t a strong moment, but I think I let it go for the first time in my life.
Chris, who was previously married to actor Lucas Gage, said it took her a while to accept the fact that she was gay. He explained: “When I was having sex, I wasn’t thinking about boys. I wasn’t watching gay porn. I wasn’t secretly meeting men. I was happy. I was doing my thing.”
Chris also revealed that the hardest thing for him about coming out was worrying about how it would affect his children. He said: “Children can be really bad. So I felt like I was passing that pain on to them. It broke me. I was just saying, ‘It would be better if they had a gay father than if their father died.’ I really believed in him.”
If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, help is available. To reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, call or text 988, or visit 988lifeline.org.