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" Since I have psoriasis, I buy anything that feels good against my skin. I tend to wear really, really soft hoodies by the brand Velvet. Even if I don't have a flare-up, I'm still like: Oh. My. God. This nice thing feels so good. "

Jonathan Van Ness

Brand

Nice

God

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" From the extreme political polarization that is everywhere - there's so much suffering going on - so many people are really thirsty to feel good about something. "

" If my energy was fake, then I would feel pressured, because I gotta, like, keep this up. I thank God it's just how I am. But I find myself wanting to work on being more comfortable in the silence with people. "

" I went from being pretty fit to 230 lbs., which isn't, like, the biggest for being 6-feet-tall, but I had been 165 lbs. just three months prior. That taught me a lot about how people treat you differently when you're fit and when you're bigger. "

Jonathan Van Ness

Three

Pretty

" A song like 'Tears Dry on Their Own' is really sad, but it's hopeful, too - that was my theme song for the first boy who broke my heart. "

" How you take care of yourself is how the world sees you. "

" I wish I had more of a game plan of how I'm going to, like, take down toxic masculinity. But I think that game plan is just going to reveal itself if we keep going. I think I need to keep plugging along, and it'll happen. "

" For keeping hair long and healthy, I like to use silk pillowcases; they conduct less heat and keep your ends less frayed. Also, I sleep with my hair in a very loose top bun to keep my ends away from my body heat. This also keeps your hair from getting tangled at the nape of your neck. "

" I'm always learning new things about myself. "

" If you have body hair, I'm like, 'Have your body hair. Have it sticking up the top of your shirt.' I'm really about body positivity and self-love. "

" As a kid growing up, I really hated being alone. I was always that kid that was like, 'Do you want to hang out? Let's go to the mall. Let's go to the movies. Let's go to the park.' I would call people and call people and call people. If I was alone when I wasn't at school, then there was something wrong. "

" One of my closest friends is a trans man who is incredible. And a lot of my clients are trans women. "

" It's nice to have a safe place to have a conversation going; whether it's a friend or family member, you can use 'Queer Eye' as an entry point to have a conversation that's meaningful. "

" If you're feeling a little down, you're never fully dressed without a strong heel. But only if you're depressed - if you need a pick-me-up. "

" I wanted long hair my whole life. When I was a little kid, my mom would be like, 'We get our hair cut once a month.' So I just always got my hair cut. "

" I want people to fall in love with themselves and to be really proud and full of joy for the space they take up. If someone else appreciates the space you take up, then that's icing on the cake. "

" I've worn a 100% polyester cheerleading outfit in stadiums full of people - it is pretty hard to embarrass me. "

" If I read something on the news that really irritates me, I get my rageful venting out on Twitter. I'm more of my light side on Instagram. "

Jonathan Van Ness

Side

News

" I'm obsessed with gymnastics. It's like my football. And I like to watch women's gymnastics a little bit more than men's because I live for balance beam. "

" Leaving your hair down to sleep causes friction on your ends between your body heat and the pillow case. Securing the ends away from your body helps preserve your ends. "

" I'm really about body positivity and self-love, and I will definitely push the boundary with a pink midriff-baring top. "

" In service industries, we can be so people-pleaser-y that you don't know how to set your own boundaries. "

" I used to be pretty hard on myself, like, if I didn't like a haircut I did on someone, I would think about it a lot and second-guess myself. But after therapy and a lot of work, I know how to dust myself off a lot faster, and those things don't knock me down as much as they used to. "

Jonathan Van Ness

Know

Myself

" I think that because I struggled and did get very bullied, that definitely made me learn how to be funny and let things roll off and be able to laugh, and I think that has definitely helped me when it comes to being in the public eye with 'Gay of Thrones' and 'Queer Eye.' "

" You want to be more hairy, that's beautiful. You want to be more clean-shaven, that's great. "

Jonathan Van Ness

Hairy

You

" Gorgeous exfoliants are expensive. "

Jonathan Van Ness

Gorgeous

Expensive

" I had to fight, a lot of years, to be really proud of the person I see in the mirror and really love this person. "

" We're all just trying to do the best we can with what we know! "