READ: Angelina King opens up about being a transwoman in Tim Yap's exclusive interview
Days after revealing her true identity, Angelina King, born Ian Angelo King and husband of model-host Joey Mead King, opens up about her long-hidden secret and new found freedom.
Ever since she was seven or eight years old, Angelina identified herself as a girl. Her friends knew about her being a transwoman since 2009. Joey learned about it early in their relationship, but it was only on July 3 that she disclosed it to the public.
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According to her exclusive interview with friend and columnist Tim Yap, a series of events led her to finally take claim and pride of her true self. This included a conversation with her supportive stepmom, when her father fell ill in Germany and finally, when she and Joey had mustered enough courage to face the society.
Contrary to what the others fear or insinuate, Joey remained by her partner’s side and continues to shower her with unconditional love.
Angelina said, “I broke her because she lost face where her knight in shining armor wanted to be a princess…That was the hard part for us but we picked up the pieces, we figured out what our relationship was—we love each other and this is not [going to] break us.”
“Rock and roll, let’s try, are you [going to] give up before you try, this is what we are trying. Joey is super pumped also because there is so much support for her, too; she’s more awesome than awesome,” she continued.
In the same interview, Angelina clarified that she still prefers women, and thus has the same love for her partner. She revealed how her family responded towards her revelation, her plans about her transformation, her continued passion for cars and the opinions of her family, friends, and the society.
She also took to Instagram her message for Tim for helping her further express herself.
She said, “Thank you Tim Yap for sharing my secret to the world. I love you Joey Mead King. Five days into coming out I am still euphoric with how much support I have been getting from the public and I am really bursting with happiness.”
For the full story of Angelina’s exclusive interview, read Tim’s Supremo column on The Philippine Star today, July 6 in www.philstar.com
Special thanks to Mr. Tim Yap.
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