TV host Justin Sylvester dishes on celeb run-ins, sugar daddies & making E! gayer than ever
Real Housewives fans will likely recognize him as an assistant, nanny, and friend to Beverly Hills mainstay Kyle Richards (lovingly dubbed her “ladysitter”), popping up regularly in earlier seasons.But with a smile that bright, Sylvester was destined to breakout beyond supporting player status, eventually co-starring on the ABC Family reality series, Beverly Hills Nannies.Since then, the pop culture aficionado has helmed E!’s daytime talk show Daily Pop, made regular appearances on The Today Show with his regular trending stories segment “The Scoop,” and more recently stepped into his biggest role yet: as co-host of the revived E!
News opposite Adrienne Bailon-Houghton.(You may have also caught him playing himself in movies like the J.Lo rom-com Marry Me, or queer comedy favorite The Other Two.)Yup, Sylvester’s living his best life, working at his dream job, and looking darn good while doing it.In between shoots, we welcomed Sylvester as the latest guest of our rapid-fire Q&A series, Dishin’ It.
The TV personality told us all about the show that inspired his “gay awakening,” shares what it means for him to rep for the community every weeknight on E!
News, and reveals which singer he’s “low-key beefing with” in his head.A post shared by Justin Sylvester (@justinasylvester)Is there a piece of media—whether a movie, TV series, book, album, games, etc…—that you consider a big part of your own coming-out journey, or that has played an important part in exploring your own queerness?
