Jay Manuel. Personal life and creative path

Jay Manuel - TV host and showman, stylist and make-up artist, fashion designer and photographer. He is known all over the world. Many American stars need his services. His creativity is simply amazing, and trust in choosing his image to him - it means always to look original and exclusive. Bright, extraordinary, charming and energetic - that's what Jay Manuel. The personal life of this man interests American society no less than his professional skills.

Biography of Jay Manuel: childhood and adolescence

In the veins of Jay Manuel, a lot of blood flows: Italian, Malay, Arab, Dutch, Czech. Probably, this peculiar cocktail also contributed to the development of an outstanding personality. The boy was born in 1972, on August 14, in the USA, in the state of Illinois. His father was from South Africa. When he was two years old, Jay's family moved to Toronto, Canada. Here he went to primary school, and then studied at the prestigious high school Dr Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute. Since childhood, Jay had a good voice and wanted to become an opera singer. Together with this he was very attracted by the world of fashion. Jay helped in choosing outfits for his sister, sometimes even trying to create something on his own, and then used the little sister as a model for his photo shoots. Then he did not even imagine that someday the time would come, and his name would become famous all over the world: Mr. Jay Manuel! Personal life of the young man did not bother anyone, but today about him, about his amorous adventures, about addictions, etc., they want to know all the details.

Disease and choice of profession of make-up artist

By the end of high school, Jay began to attract the profession of a doctor, or rather, his father, a doctor by profession, dreamed that his son also followed in his footsteps. However, a misfortune happened to the young man: because of joint illnesses, the dream of the career of an opera singer, and even a doctor, remained only a dream. He was chained to a wheelchair for three years. Being in such a helpless position, Jay began to get involved in the art of make-up. His new hobby helped with interest for himself to spend infinitely long days in the chair. Fortunately, Jay was able to cope with the disease, and in 3 years he was entrusted to work with the great Pavarotti for the filming of the video clip. With this task the young man coped well. This was 2001. He brought Jay great popularity, and many celebrities also wished to entrust him with creating his own image. Among them were such show business stars as Jennifer Lopez, Naomi Campbell, Tony Braxton, Tyra Banks, Kim Kardashian, Alicia Silverstone , etc. Each time and with each new name, Jay's popularity grew. It was then that he fell under the sights of cameras, all the paparazzi became interested in the original young man, Jay Manuel. The personal life of the ascending visagiste and stylist also began to occupy many admirers of his talent, and gossips began to be published in the yellow press.

Jay and television

Today, the 40-year-old stylist participates in many TV shows: in various programs about fashion and style, reality shows and others - they all have a great rating. Especially popular is the "Top Model in American Way", where the author and presenter invited him, as well as his regular client, the charming Tyra Banks. Many girls, and even the guys watching these programs, want to know more about new designs, fashion trends, novelties, authored by Jay Manuel. His personal life is almost in sight. After all, most of his time he spends on the set. Nevertheless, about his amorous adventures add up the legends. However, professionals Jay Manuel is more interested in being a high-class specialist, an expert in his business. In Canada, there was also an analogue of the "American top model", and in order to make it more popular, the organizers invited Manuel. Admittedly, after this transfer acquired a new life and was at the highest levels of the rating. In addition, Jay is the presenter of such programs as "Fashion police", "Make a celebrity", etc.

Jay Manuel and Jay Alexander

Jay has an unconventional orientation, and he does not hesitate to call himself gay. In addition, everyone knows the name of his lover, Jay Alexander, an American pop singer and musician. The generation of the 90's and 2000's remember him as a member of the Backstreet Boys. People call a sweet couple "Mr. and Miss Jay." By the way, the nickname "Miss Jay" Alexander received from the light hand of one of the participants of the reality show. She was very excited, and on the air she called the musician Miss Jay. This treatment then aroused violent laughter and emotion. Probably many viewers liked this nickname, especially in view of the unconventional nature of the singer's sexual orientation, and after this incident everyone started calling him that. And now, when Jay Alexander and Jay Manuel often participate in the same TV show, the title "Miss and Mr. Jay" has become firmly attached to them.

Media and Jay

Many newspapers, Internet sites and glossy magazines often choose the famous stylist-make-up artist as their target. And all thanks to the interest that the public is attracted by Jay Manuel. The personal life of a celebrity is also often discussed in the pages of glossy magazines and the yellow press. However, he was already accustomed to the close attention of the paparazzi. It's not for nothing that they say that you quickly get used to publicity.