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    Gottmik: 17 facts about the RuPaul's Drag Race star you need to know

    Here's everything you need to know about Gottmik

    1. Who is Gottmik? facts

      1. Who is Gottmik? Everything you need to know about the RuPaul's Drag Race star.

      Meet Gottmik: makeup artist, fierce drag queen and RuPaul's Drag Race's first transmasculine contestant. Gottmik made herstory when they walked into the werkroom on January 1 for the season 13 premiere. Here's everything you need to know about Gottmik. [@gottmik via Instagram]

    2. Gottmik age: How old birthday

      2. How old is Gottmik?

      Gottmik is 26 years old. They were born on 19 August 1996, which makes them a Leo. [Araya Diaz/Getty Images]

    3. Gottmik height

      3. How tall is Gottmik?

      Gottmik is around 5 feet 7 inches tall (1.7m). Gottmik confirmed her height on Twitter, noting that people are always surprised than she seems on TV. She tweeted: "I’m 5’7... perhaps a generous 5’6 1/2 but just let me have this one LOL." [@gottmik via Instagram]

    4. Gottmik nationality

      4. Where is Gottmik from?

      Gottmik is American. Gottmik grew up in Arizona but currently lives in Los Angeles, California. Gottmik moved to LA to attend fashion school and has been living there ever since. [@gottmik via Instagram]

    5. Gottmik meaning

      5. What does Gottmik mean?

      Gottmik's name is a play on the famous "Got Milk?" slogan used in an American advertising campaign to encourage milk consumption. "Gott" is also the first part of their surname, Gottlieb. [@gottmik via Instagram]

    6. Is Gottmik transgender? transmasculine gender man

      6. Is Gottmik transgender?

      Gottmik is a proud transgender man. Speaking to Gay Times about his trans identity, he said: "I’ve known my whole life that something felt different. When I was a child, I only wanted the Happy Meal with the boy toy, and I only wanted to wear the boy uniform to school. Society told me I was just a tom-boy, but it wasn’t until I was 18 when I finally got the right group of friends around me that allowed me be myself and come to terms with the fact that I was transgender." [@gottmik via Instagram]

    7. Gottmik real name kade gottlieb

      7. What is Gottmik's real name?

      Gottmik's real name is Kade Gottlieb. [@gottmik via Instagram]

    8. gottmik net worth

      8. What is Gottmik's net worth?

      Net worths are notoriously tricky to work out, so details on Gottmik's net worth aren't available right now. [@gottmik via Instagram]

    9. Gottmik pronouns he him

      9. What are Gottmik's pronouns?

      Gottmik uses he/him pronouns out of drag and she/her in drag. During episode 2 of Drag Race, Gottmik said that when people use he/him pronouns while he's in drag, he feels "clocked" and like he's different to the other queens. [@gottmik via Instagram]

    10. Gottmik dating boyfriend girlfriend

      10. Who is Gottmik dating? Do they have a boyfriend or girlfriend?

      Gottmik doesn't appear to be publicly dating anyone right now. But they could be dating someone in private…

    11. Gottmik is a contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race Seas

      11. Gottmik was a contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 13.

      Gottmik was a contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 13. Gottmik was the first first transmasculine contestant on the show, and she reached the final, but ultimately lost to Symone. In their Meet The Queens, Gottmik said: "I need to be the first trans winner of RuPaul's Drag Race, period […] I love to play with gender sometimes. The more I got comfortable with my gender identity, the more I got to play with my Gottmik side." [@RuPaulsDragRace via Twitter]

    12. Gottmik celebrity makeup artist

      12. Gottmik is a successful celebrity makeup artist.

      Gottmik was already well known in the makeup world prior to Drag Race, where he paints faces under his professional name Kade Gottlieb. Gottmik has worked with Kaia Gerber, Heidi Klum, Gigi Gorgeous, Lil Nas X and more. He's also worked with notable Drag Race alum Detox, Courtney Act and Gia Gunn. [@beatbykade via Instagram]

    13. Gottmik friends YouTuber Gigi Gorgeous

      13. Gottmik is close friends with YouTuber Gigi Gorgeous.

      Gottmik is close friends with YouTuber Gigi Gorgeous. The two appeared on the July front cover of Out magazine and appear to have a tight bond. They met back in 2018 when Gottmik did a drag makeover on Gigi for her YouTube channel. Gigi helped Gottmik through their transition and she loves seeing Gottmik "putting on makeup and doing unconventional drag". [Presley Ann/Getty Images]

    14. Gottmik auditioned to play Pinhead in the Hellraiser

      14. Gottmik auditioned to play Pinhead in the Hellraiser reboot

      Gottmik auditioned to play Pinhead in the upcoming Hellraiser reboot on Hulu. Gottmik paid tribute to the character in the finale of Drag Race and after seeing her interpretation, the filmmakers behind the film reached out to her. Gottmik didn't get the part, though. She told EW: "I wasn’t menacing enough! I had to read a bunch, I was in my apartment, against the wall, full-on trying to be Pinhead, pretending to pull needles out of my head, just going in! It was so funny!" [World of Wonder]

    15. Gottmik out of drag

      15. What does Gottmik look like out of drag?

      Gottmik is just as gorge out of drag as they are in drag. [Presley Ann/Getty Images for GLAAD/The Hollywood Roosevelt]

    16. gottmik Instagram

      16. Is Gottmik on Instagram and TikTok?

      Yes! Gottmik is on Instagram and TikTok. You can find them on @gottmik. Gottmik also has a makeup Instagram account to showcase their artistry under the handle @beatbykade. [@gottmik via Instagram]

    17. Gottmik and Violet Chachki

      17. Gottmik and Violet Chachki host a podcast together called No Gorge

      Since, September 2021, Gottmik has hosted the YouTube and Podcast series No Gorge with fellow drag race alum Violet Chachki. Following the success of the podcast, the pair toured together in 2022.

    18. Gottmik All Stars

      18. Will Gottmik be on All Stars?

      Almost as soon as season 13 finished, fans started calling for Gottmik to appear on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. According to rumours, Gottmik won't be appearing on All Stars 8, so we might have wait a little longer to see Gottmik hit the runway away. [Getty]

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