Karamo Brown
👤 PersonAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Exactly.
Exactly.
And we're going to fight. Someone's turning red over there, by the way.
And we're going to fight. Someone's turning red over there, by the way.
Oh, my gosh. I mean, well, she was just a poor little girl from, you know. No, seriously. I was just I grew up like super poor and like super like tough life. You know, like, you know, like my parents are not from this country. We had no money. I mean, like my father was abusive. It was like a lot of that. I told the world I was gay at 15.
Oh, my gosh. I mean, well, she was just a poor little girl from, you know. No, seriously. I was just I grew up like super poor and like super like tough life. You know, like, you know, like my parents are not from this country. We had no money. I mean, like my father was abusive. It was like a lot of that. I told the world I was gay at 15.
And then it just made my life chaotic then because like having family not from this country, they did not like it. I'm the only boy. And it was just like, oh my gosh, what's going on? But within that, I just kept believing that something had to be better. And that has always been the core crutch of my life is that something has to be better. I would tell myself two things every day, which is,
And then it just made my life chaotic then because like having family not from this country, they did not like it. I'm the only boy. And it was just like, oh my gosh, what's going on? But within that, I just kept believing that something had to be better. And that has always been the core crutch of my life is that something has to be better. I would tell myself two things every day, which is,
Something has to be better. And if this Yahoo can do it, then so can I. I've been saying that through those things forever. So to this day, when I see something I want, I'm like, well, if that Yahoo can do it, then I can. And so, you know, just all those things led me to be like, I want to be able to be there for myself, but I also want to be there for other people.
Something has to be better. And if this Yahoo can do it, then so can I. I've been saying that through those things forever. So to this day, when I see something I want, I'm like, well, if that Yahoo can do it, then I can. And so, you know, just all those things led me to be like, I want to be able to be there for myself, but I also want to be there for other people.
And it led me to a career in social services, which then one day I wanted to be in TV. And my family said TV is not a real job. And I was like, I'll show you what a real job is.
And it led me to a career in social services, which then one day I wanted to be in TV. And my family said TV is not a real job. And I was like, I'll show you what a real job is.
You know what I mean? And then it led me to getting my first job with Oprah hosting a show.
You know what I mean? And then it led me to getting my first job with Oprah hosting a show.
Which, by the way, they fired me from. And the EP of that show told me that I was not a good host and I would never host ever again. She kept on the two other girls.
Which, by the way, they fired me from. And the EP of that show told me that I was not a good host and I would never host ever again. She kept on the two other girls.
I've actually seen them, and I'm like, thanks for the encouragement, girl.
I've actually seen them, and I'm like, thanks for the encouragement, girl.
Thank you for making me who I am, because I was like, oh, really? And then, you know, got Queer Eye, changed my category around, and then got a talk show, going in season three right now, and that's just where I'm at.
Thank you for making me who I am, because I was like, oh, really? And then, you know, got Queer Eye, changed my category around, and then got a talk show, going in season three right now, and that's just where I'm at.