From evangelical pastor to LGBT hater: Karen Kardasha creator reveals his story

From evangelical pastor to LGBT hater: Karen Kardasha creator reveals his story


Renato Shippee, the creator of the iconic Karen Kardasha, opens up about his life and the attacks he received from the LGBT community

Renato Shippeethe creator of the iconic Karen Kardashaparticipated in thePut it on the Cast Wheel‘ and talked about his personal life before fame. In a revealing episode of ‘Põe Na Roda Cast’, Renato, the son of a day laborer and born in the hinterland of São Paulo, highlighted that his move to the United States, in search of opportunities, was the point where his journey began.




There he rediscovered himself as a professional, which culminated in the creation of the character Karen Kardasha. Singer, model, pedagogue and gay man, Renato was also an evangelical pastor, and says being part of the LGBT community attracted an audience to the church.

I began to realize that my story, the fact of having been so strong psychologically in my adolescence was very important for me to be able to bring an eye to mothers, especially young people.“, he said.

Despite this, I hate it Renato received in his life came from the community itself, which, through social media, sent several attacking messages. “Obviously it’s not for everyone, obviously it’s not for everyone, but you feel it very strongly in the LGBT community. You get the feeling that the noise is much louder than in other communities“, points out.

Despite this, the creator of Karen Kardasha he turned around and faced all the challenges. She is now successful on social media, has more than 6 million followers in Brazil and is one of the biggest drag queens on the Internet.

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A post shared by Karen Kardasha (@karenkardasha)

Source: Terra

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