Ep. 276: Heated Rivalry Lookalike Felix Eller on Coming Out, Family & His Hit the Town App

In this episode of Everything & Anything…and a Bit Gay, Zach talks with Felix Eller — the Richmond, Virginia native who unexpectedly went viral for winning a Heated Rivalry-themed lookalike contest. In this episode: Felix's coming out story — being told he was gay before he'd considered it himself Middle school bullying, a death threat, and a year of homeschooling A first relationship ended by a conversion therapy threat Full-circle acceptance from parents, siblings, and even his great-grandmother How the lookalike contest led to a real date — and a viral jumbotron kiss at TD Garden in Boston Setting boundaries with press to make sure his full story got told, not just the viral moment Handling trolls and online hate with perspective Building Hit the Town, his app spotlighting queer-, Black-, and woman-owned businesses Plans for modeling, Rocky Horror Picture Show, and a move to New York City Follow Felix and check out Hit the Town  https://www.instagram.com/felix.eller/ https://chirp.me/felixeller Hit the Town Crowdfunding https://www.freefunder.com/campaign/hit-the-town If you enjoyed this conversation, subscribe, rate, and share it with someone who needs to hear it. Podcast song by SIXFOOT 5: https://www.sixfoot5prod.com Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/sixfoot-5/1551774977 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5rHMzoU0G0fLhaBsrQiOOY?si=laSZ5hiKTYubJJyhrzf2JQ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.