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#LGBTQ: Kim K’s Makeup Artist Comes Out as Gay Onstage –& Gets a BIG Surprise Backstage. Watch

By Trey Speegle on November 22, 2019 5:16 am

Kim Kardashian West’s longtime makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic just come out onstage at the American Influencer Awards show.

Dedivanovic, 37, is best known by his Instagram handle @makeupbymario. He was presented with an Artist Achievement Award by Kim K, who said in presenting it to him,

“He is honestly one of my best friends and is so deserving of this award.

He really has respectfully worked his way up the makeup artist ladder. Just, we’ve been through so much together. We’ve worked together for 11 years. 11 years of fights – you guys, we fight like you don’t even understand. We fight like brother and sister. But he’s created some of my most magical memories and, really, I believe [he] made me who I am today.”

Dedivanovic was emotional as he accepted the award and after giving thanks, he said to the audience, explaining how his Albanian family background had prevented him from being open about his sexuality,

“[I have] to be honest with you guys and tell you all something.”

“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.

I knew that I was born different. I was traumatized to be me. I had been living in fear my entire life. I had been ashamed. She said,

‘Mario, from this day forward you are never again to live in shame or fear.’”

Little boys and girls around the world are growing up with pain and fear like I did, thinking of killing themselves every single day like I did. Because they are different and they are scared to be themselves, because their culture or their family judged them.

I stand here for the first time in my life a proud 37-year-old gay man…

I finally feel 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.”

And afterward he got a BIG SURPRISE backstage.

Watch.

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I didn’t even see the end of this video because I haven’t had a moment to myself. My sisters told me my mom was overseas but I felt her heart beat that entire day and repeatedly said “I can feel mommy. She is here” I waited 37 years for her to give me the OK to be free so that i would not break her heart. One day, I will share the dark places I went to numb my own heart & pain, but when I’m ready. It’s my story. I’m going to take some time to process all of this and to take a moment for myself now with my family. And maybe work on a new @YouTube channel. I’ve been trying to launch one for a while now but I kept feeling blocked. I’ll try a different Strategy now. My own. Thank you to my friend and incredible artist @huxch for this video. I’m about to close a chapter now and begin a new era. I can see clearly ♥️ No blended blocks & strings. Just For me, my way. ;) MakeupByMario

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Happy birthday to my everything. The only human who understands my heart because we have the same soul ♥️🙏🏻 every night before I fall asleep I get a text from her “good night i love you” and every morning i wake to a text from her no matter where in the world I am. This morning I forgot it was her birthday and when I saw the date I called to sing her happy birthday and she asked if she could come do my laundry & help me pack for my trip. I would be lost without you mom. I love you so much jeta ime. Happy 73rd birthday 😘😘😘

A post shared by MAKEUP BY MARIO (@makeupbymario) on Nov 15, 2019 at 5:48am PST

(Photo, screen grab; via Pink News)

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