Binge The Tyler Oakley Book

MATHEW

Tyler Oakley Isn't my real name. Ahh! See? This book is full of surprises! Right off the bat, Bam! You've got an exclusive! Truth be told, my real name is Mathew Tyler Oakley, but it feels like I've always gone by Tyler. Back in kindergarten, anther Mathew was in my class, and that simply would not do. I was not there to leave it u to my classmates to label the two Mathew with adjectives-because Lord knows I would have been "chubby Mathew" which was not the branding I was going for at age fine (or ever). So, I came home one day and told my parents that I'd be going by Tyler. I needed to be one of a kind at school if I wanted to make any impression. I mean, imagine two celebrities sharing a name! How confusing and ridiculous would that be? Well, just look at Michelle William. No, not the one who was in Brokeback Mountain or Blue Valentine or My Week with Marilyn... the one who used to  be in Destiny's child with Beyonce. See?! This kind of confusion was not something I wanted to deal with down in line. So here I am, a what ha almost became two separate people, Mathew Tyler Oakley and Tyler Oakley. As time has gone on, Mathew has became my more private identity-someone who I vary much protect. Tyler i who I generously offer, at school, in life and on YouTube. Mathew is what my parents, and siblings call me, and the name I sign my binding contracts with, and Tyler is who makes embarrassing challenge videos and meets guys on Grindr. I've always been both, and to some people I'm more one than the other. And now you know. But for me give you Mathew right off the bat... that's me trusting you. It's me saying hi, welcome to my life, not everything is pretty of perfect or edited with jump cute. That's Tyler. You know Tyler. It's time for me to tell you all of Mathew's storied. But still call me Tyler because, honestly do I look like a Mathew at this point? Yeah, no.