"Exploring my feminine side": Jack Vidgen's new look
Jack Vidgen has shared the reasoning behind his new look, as he explores his "feminine side" with a radical new style.
The former Australia’s Got Talent star has been turning heads with his last few red carpet appearances, stepping out with a full face of perfectly crafted makeup, a selection of hyper-feminine outfits, and towering high heels.
In a recent post on Instagram, Vidgen explained that he still uses he/him pronouns, and is "just having fun" breaking down the gender binary rules of fashion.
“Just wanted to say a major thank you to everyone who’s been hyping me up/cheering me on while I’ve been glamming it up lately and exploring my feminine side,” he began.
“For everyone wondering I still identify as He/Him. I’m literally just having fun. We as a society have gendered fashion and the more I’m dressing like this, the more I’m uncovering and releasing myself of my own internalised homophobia as a gay man.”
While most of his fans have been supportive of his fashion journey, Vidgen admitted he has also copped a lot of negativity online – mostly via his TikTok account – and posted a screenshot showing a selection of the vile comments.
“You’re a bloke … stop kidding yourself,” reads one. “FFS this is what’s wrong with this world,” said another.
But the singer, who shot to fame at the age of 14 after winning Australia’s Got Talent and appeared on other reality singing shows, said comments about his looks “really don’t phase me at all anymore.”
“The media were so vicious about how I looked when I was on The Voice a few years ago, I’ve become almost completely desensitised to it but I think of all the young queer people who see it and that makes me sad.”
Vidgen told his followers he would “continue to push the boundaries and break the mould” with how he dresses, not bothering about his public perception.
“No one should have to tone themselves down to make the rest feel comfortable. We don’t belong in their boxes!”
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