Model and Influencer Steven Epprecht has also come out of the closet
And once again, the world is richer by a courageous outing. This time, model and influencer Steven Epprecht has dared to share his "Yes, I'm gay!" with the world. Even if he found other words for this: The message was brave, confident and brimming with personal happiness.
It is particularly interesting in this context that the model directly emphasizes that it is more important for him to be himself than what his followers think of him. An important statement that should inspire one or the other.
Who is Steven Epprecht?
Steven Epprecht is particularly successful in Switzerland, but has also made a name for himself in this country. He has more than 328,000 subscribers on Instagram and regularly posts content on a wide variety of topics... Especially a lot of information on lifestyle and nutrition.
However, the post that was published on his channel in the last few days can definitely be considered a kind of "caesura". Because: this time it was less about general topics, but rather about himself.
Since then, "the whole world" knows that he is gay. Excitingly, however, this was not a "big secret" for everyone. Because: his closest loved ones already knew... And that for several years.
However, he always shied away from a public outing because he was worried that his job could suffer from his sexual orientation or his open approach to it.
After outing: followers unsubscribe from the page
What is particularly shocking is that Steven Epprecht actually loses about 1,000 followers after his decision to come out publicly. For whatever reason, they could no longer identify with the influencer and obviously felt it was "inappropriate" to continue following him. However, the influencer has now reached a point where he no longer cares that his outing could potentially have negative consequences for him.
His statement is correspondingly open and direct: He does not care whether his sexual orientation could cost him contracts and whether cooperation partners would now decide to turn away from him. What is important to him is to be free and happy, he explained in a statement to the online presence of 20 Minuten.
Steven Epprecht wants to expand his content
It is possible that Steven Epprecht underestimated the significance of his decision. And perhaps it was also the experience of standing by himself, even if a thousand followers turn away in parallel, that contributed to the model now wanting to give his channel an additional direction.
Even though there are no plans to turn away from the previous topics, he plans to talk more with his followers about the LGBTQI+ topic in the future. And just because of his courage and decision to stand by himself, many more people are sure to find their way to his Instagram page in the future.
Currently, it seems to be an important concern for the influencer to clearly position himself in relation to the upcoming referendum on marriage for all in Switzerland. His statement: "To all my Swiss people: Please go and vote YES for same sex marriage on September 26th. It's about time! There's enough marriage for everyone. Thank you!"
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