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Over the Top

Over the Top

by Jonathan Van Ness

Television personalitiesGay men, biographynyt:combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction=2019-10-13New York Times bestsellerBiography
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About this book

Who gave Jonathan Van Ness permission to be the radiant human he is today? No one, honey. The truth is, it hasn't always been gorgeous for this beacon of positivity and joy. Before he stole our hearts as the grooming and self-care expert on Netflix's hit show Queer Eye, Jonathan was growing up in a small Midwestern town that didn't understand why he was so... over the top. From choreographed carpet figure skating routines to the unavoidable fact that he was Just. So. Gay., Jonathan was an easy target and endured years of judgement, ridicule and trauma-- yet none of it crushed his uniquely effervescent spirit. Over the Top uncovers the pain and passion it took to end up becoming the model of self-love and acceptance that Jonathan is today. In this revelatory, raw, and rambunctious memoir, Jonathan shares never-before-told secrets and reveals sides of himself that the public has never seen. JVN fans may think they know the man behind the stiletto heels, the crop tops, and the iconic sayings, but there's much more to him than meets the Queer Eye.

Themes & subjects

Television personalitiesGay men, biographynyt:combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction=2019-10-13New York Times bestsellerBiographyGay men

Author

Jonathan Van Ness

Pages

288

Read time

≈ 7h

Editions

8

Language

English

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers Limited

ISBN

9780062985095

Where to buy

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