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Chris Olsen Came Out Of The Closet In High School And Briefly Dated Ian

Chris Olsen was GLAAD's inaugural Queer Advocate of the Year.

Chris Olsen, a social media influencer and creator of Flight Fuel Coffee, is in the limelight for his leaked intimate photo that he didn’t consent to posting.

The 27—year-old content creator requested fans to stop circulating his NSFW photos and videos. He was only 19 during that time.

Highlights

  • Chris Olsen is openly gay, and his first experience with a guy was during the summer between seventh and eighth grade.
  • He dated Ian Paget and appeared together in most of his videos. They broke up in 2022, and he started seeing Patrick Johnson in 2023.
  • Chris is an outspoken mental health advocate, and his videos have changed the lives of fans who couldn’t openly come out of the closet.

In 2020, Chris Olsen gained attention for his TikTok content. Soon after, he hired a manager and began selling merchandise.

He is best friends with singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor, and the pair began creating comedic TikToks. They will appear on The Timeless Tour in 2024.

In 2020, people named him the “Sexiest Guy on TikTok.” He also appeared on the 2024 Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the social media category.

Moreover, he was nominated for a 2024 Webby for Best Influencer.

Chris Olsen Was In A Relationship With Ian Paget

Chris Olsen is openly gay and told people he was bisexual when he was in high school. He had his first experience with a guy during the summer between seventh and eighth grade.

He moved to a boarding school for the arts in Massachusetts, where over half of the people were in the queer community.

Chris’s mother found his item and asked him if he was gay. He expressed that coming out relatively early helped him lay the foundation through TikTok.

He rose to the spotlight in August 2020 for comedy videos about quarantining with his then-boyfriend, Ian Paget.

Ian frequently appeared in his videos until their break-up in 2022. They had their YouTube Channel, Chris & Ian, where they posted about their split.

His videos have changed the lives of fans who couldn’t openly come out of the closet.

My identity will already be something that can be of controversy, depending on who the audience is. So one of my passive-active missions in having this platform is to try to break that down and bring normalcy to this identity.

Chris told E! News.

Chris signed with Creative Artists Agency and starred in the television series The Book of Queer on Discovery+.

He is an outspoken mental health advocate and a member of the AAPI and LGBTQ+ communities.

Similarly, Chris Olsen began dating Patrick Johnson in 2023 and appeared as Ken & Allan in a TikTok video. However, they fall apart as of 2024.

Additional Information

  • Chris Olsen was born in Los Angeles, California, on December 22, 1997. He is of Filipino heritage.
  • He grew up on the East Coast of the United States and has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in musical theatre from Boston Conservatory at Berklee.
  • Chris has amassed an estimated net worth of $490K. He struggled with a drinking problem during his teenage and has been sober since he was 19.
Ashish
Ashish
Ashish Maharjan, author at the bentfilmfest.org, has been covering entertainment news with a keen eye for detail and a knack for storytelling. An editor and writer with a passion for capturing the essence of athletic competition.
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