We spoke to the Instagram sensation about his catwalking skills, his childhood, and his message for the LGBT community around the world. Sure, some people might look at him a little funny for walking down the beach in a Speedo in ten-inch heels, but compared to the adversity he's overcome in his life, Loresca is hardly bothered by the leers of strangers. Earlier this year, a show called Magpakailanman even featured a story on Loresca's life, which he says helped catapult him to a new level of fame.ĭespite Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte's apparent turnaround on his campaign promises to consider legalizing gay marriage in the Philippines, Loresca says life for gay people in his home country has improved immensely since his childhood.
But after his first catwalking video went viral in 2016 (posted in support of the Miss Universe pageant, which is held in the Philippines), he's frequently gone back to his home country for TV appearances. Since 2010, Loresca (who is tanned and chiseled enough to earn his own Ken Doll), has lived in London part-time with his husband. (More than 250,000 Instagram followers agree.) He calls himself "The King of Catwalk," and his Instagram videos leave little room for doubt that he is in fact the most talented man on the Internet when it comes to strutting in high heels through streets, beaches, and even the airport. But today, ten years later, Loresca isn't just back on his feet-he's using them to become a sensation. A few weeks later, he was living in what he calls a "garbage mountain" in Manila. His mother had thrown his high school diploma in the garbage after learning her son was gay.
Twenty-eight-year-old Sinon Loresca left his home in the Philippines.