Troye Sivan
Troye Sivan
Troye Sivan Mellet, better known as Troye Sivan, is a South African-born Australian singer, songwriter, actor, and YouTuber. As an actor, he played young James Howlett in the X-Men film X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and most recently has starred as the title character in the Spud film trilogy. Sivan also used to regularly make YouTube videos and, as of 2 April 2016, has over 4 million subscribers and over 241 million total views...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionYouTube Star
Date of Birth5 June 1995
CityJohannesburg, South Africa
CountryAustralia
I was definitely scared of fashion growing up just because I didn't want people to think I was gay. But now that I'm out, I feel like it's such a personal journey for me that I'm going on every single day where I feel more and more confident and comfortable to wear the clothes that I want to wear, and to have the interest that I have, and to paint my nails if I want to.
I think that there is a lot of power in a gay guy having a really (hopefully) successful music career while just being completely openly gay and honest and happy.
I think I realize now I was really, really scared to express myself through fashion or certain music or certain TV shows. I was petrified that anyone would ever think I was gay god forbid, and so, once I got over that I kind of could just let myself be.
I watched pretty much every coming out video on YouTube that has ever been posted; I watched it in between 14 and a half and 15. Those coming out videos, and those people on YouTube, those brave, brave, brave people on YouTube, without them, I don't know where I'd be.
I think that the beauty of 'Spud' is that everyone can connect to the character of Spud in so many ways. It's about real experiences that happen to kids all the time.
I have a majority girl audience on YouTube.
People think I must have pushy parents, but that's not the case.
Right after something happens to me, the first thing I'll do is go write when those feelings are really, really fresh. I'll hum a tune into my phone sometimes.
I feel like I have just been really, really lucky to meet some of the most successful and great actors alive today.
I've definitely always had a passion for entertaining.
I think pop music is in such an exciting place right now, and I do kind of credit that to Lorde with 'Royals.' I think that song changed everything in the pop scene. All of the sudden, alternative pop music became pop music.
I'm on the path to being someone I'm equally terrified by and obsessed with. My true self.
I feel like part of getting better at writing is knowing where to find that inspiration. Right after something happens to me, the first thing I'll do is go write when those feelings are really, really fresh.
When I was born, I always knew something was a little bit different about me.