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“This Is Everything”: Here’s How YouTube Star Gigi Gorgeous Inspired Trans People!

“This Is Everything”: Here’s How YouTube Star Gigi Gorgeous Inspired Trans People!

Elsa Quartet
March 28 2017 - 11:06am

Gigi Gorgeous is one of the most well-known YouTube stars today. We’ve witnessed her whole transition process day by day with the videos she has uploaded on Youtube. Now we’ll have a chance to get to know her better. Last month, the documentary film This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous premiered on YouTube.

She was born in Canada in 1992 as “Gregory Allan Lazzarato.”

She was born in Canada in 1992 as “Gregory Allan Lazzarato.”
She was born in Canada in 1992 as “Gregory Allan Lazzarato.”
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Her family consists of Italian, Lebanese, and French heritage and she was raised in the Roman Catholic faith.

As a young adult, Lazzarato was a nationally ranked diving champion.

She started her YouTube channel in 2008 when she was 16.

She started her YouTube channel in 2008 when she was 16.
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She operated it as a makeup tutorial channel. At the time, she identified as a gay male. Although later she attended George Brown College to study fashion, she dropped out to pursue her career as a YouTuber.

She announced that she was a transgender woman in December 2013.

She announced that she was a transgender woman in December 2013.
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Her mother, Judith, died of leukemia on February 3, 2012. And starting in 2013, Gigi appeared in her videos with a more feminine look.

She has undergone several surgeries.

She has undergone several surgeries.
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… Including electrolysis, tracheal shave, hormone replacement therapy, facial feminization surgery, rhinoplasty, and breast augmentation.

She legally had her name changed to Gigi Loren Lazzarato on March 8, 2014.

She legally had her name changed to Gigi Loren Lazzarato on March 8, 2014.
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She now has over 2.5M followers on Youtube!

And she became a star…

And she became a star…
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She recorded a video with Kylie Jenner, for example, and appeared on TV several times.

It seems everything is fine on her side!

It seems everything is fine on her side!
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Despite all the challenges she has had to overcome in the past, she’s now in a relationship and it’s going great too, as far as we know, at least.

She’s been dating the billionaire oil heiress Natalia Williams.

She’s been dating the billionaire oil heiress Natalia Williams.
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She uses the name 'Nats Getty,' and her great-grandfather Jean Paul Getty was one of the richest people in the US.

“I never thought I'd fall for a girl,” Gigi says. And now she identifies as a lesbian.

“I never thought I'd fall for a girl,” Gigi says. And now she identifies as a lesbian.
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She admits that the change is constant in her life.

Now everyone’s talking about her documentary…

Now everyone’s talking about her documentary…
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This Is Everything premiered as an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival. “I didn’t know I’d be sharing my transition with the world as a documentary in film festivals,” Gigi said during an interview. “I thought it would just be something I’d keep for my entire life, for myself.”

You can watch the trailer here!

Stay gorgeous Gigi!

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