Transgender woman, 17, spent £15,000 in TWO YEARS to look like Kim Kardashian - including wearing a waist trainer for 20 HOURS a day
- Kairah Kelly, 17, from Middlesborough, North Yorkshire, was born male but felt there was 'something missing' and came out as transgender two years ago
- Teen has since spent a staggering £15,000 on Kardashian-inspired makeover
- She even wears a waist trainer for 20 hours a day despite it being 'suffocating'
- She is not set to start hormone blockers before gender reassignment surgery
A transgender teenager who modelled herself on Kim Kardashian has spent a staggering £15,000 on transforming herself into the reality star.
Kairah Kelly, 17, from Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, was born male but felt there was 'something missing' until she came out in 2015 and began imitating her favourite celebrity.
Now, after spending thousands on lip fillers, hair extensions, make-up and designer shoes - and wearing a 'suffocating' steel-boned waist trainer for 20 hours a day - Kairah says she finally feels 'free'.
She explained: 'It's shocking how much I have spent on my new look, but it is so worth it. I feel like the person I was always meant to be.'
![Kairah Kelly, 17, from Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, aged 12](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/08/13/08/4F0F58CA00000578-6054403-image-m-34_1534145707476.jpg)
![Kairah Kelly now](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/08/13/08/4F0F591A00000578-6054403-image-a-35_1534145716577.jpg)
Kairah Kelly, 17, from Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, aged 12 (left) and now (right). She has undergone a Kim Kardashian-inspired makeover in two years, spending £15,000
![Transgender teen Kairah Kelly, pictured, has spent thousands on her dramatic makeover including lip fillers, hair extensions and makeup - but insists she hasn't had breast implants](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/08/13/08/4F0F6E9800000578-6054403-image-m-36_1534145771901.jpg)
Transgender teen Kairah Kelly, pictured, has spent thousands on her dramatic makeover including lip fillers, hair extensions and makeup - but insists she hasn't had breast implants
![Kairah's bruised lips after having lip fillers. The teen has spent a total of £3,840 on fillers to boost her pout, in addition to thousands on hair extensions, makeup and designer shoes](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/08/13/08/4F0F593200000578-6054403-image-a-12_1534145485265.jpg)
Kairah's bruised lips after having lip fillers. The teen has spent a total of £3,840 on fillers to boost her pout, in addition to thousands on hair extensions, makeup and designer shoes
![Inspiration: Kairah Kelly's idol, Kim Kardashian (pictured in June this year). The transgender teen has spent thousands on hair, makeup and designer shoes to look like the star](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/08/13/08/4F0F2EC800000578-6054403-image-a-51_1534147108418.jpg)
Inspiration: Kairah Kelly's idol, Kim Kardashian (pictured in June this year). The transgender teen has spent thousands on hair, makeup and designer shoes to look like the star
Until September 2015, Kairah was known to friends and family as Tyler, despite spending most of her life struggling with her identity.
Despite living as a boy, she would enjoy wearing makeup, nail varnish and heels in the privacy of her family home and her closest friends were girls.
Aged 11, she came out as bisexual before revealing he was gay to family and friends two years later.
But after watching a video about a transgender woman, Tyler realised she was trapped in the wrong body.
She then confided in a friend who helped Tyler break the news to her mum trainee nurse, Angela Kelly, now 32.
![Kairah Kelly, from Middlesbrough, aged 13 before transitioning into a woman. Since she started modelling herself on reality star Kim Kardashian two years ago, Kairah has spent an eye-watering £14,710 on her look](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/08/13/08/4F0F58CE00000578-6054403-image-m-13_1534145505428.jpg)
Kairah Kelly, from Middlesbrough, aged 13 before transitioning into a woman. Since she started modelling herself on reality star Kim Kardashian two years ago, Kairah has spent an eye-watering £14,710 on her look
![Kairah aged 14. She has since undergone a dramatic makeover funded through advertising and promoting beauty and fashion products on Facebook, and says she feels more confident that she ever has before](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/08/13/08/4F0F58E600000578-6054403-image-a-15_1534145548335.jpg)
Kairah aged 14. She has since undergone a dramatic makeover funded through advertising and promoting beauty and fashion products on Facebook, and says she feels more confident that she ever has before
![Kairah Kelly, from Middlesbrough, was born a boy but always felt she was in the wrong body. She has since splashed £800 on hair extensions since 2016, £3,840 on lip fillers, £4,800 on make-up and £5,250 on seven pairs of designer Christian Louboutin shoes](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/08/13/08/4F0F58D600000578-6054403-image-a-14_1534145544777.jpg)
Kairah Kelly, from Middlesbrough, was born a boy but always felt she was in the wrong body. She has since splashed £800 on hair extensions since 2016, £3,840 on lip fillers, £4,800 on make-up and £5,250 on seven pairs of designer Christian Louboutin shoes
![Kairah used to experiment with makeup and nail varnish before transitioning into a woman. Kairah has also worked hard on shrinking her waist from 28 inches down to 22 inches using a waist trainer](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/08/13/08/4F0F58D200000578-6054403-image-a-16_1534145553529.jpg)
Kairah used to experiment with makeup and nail varnish before transitioning into a woman. Kairah has also worked hard on shrinking her waist from 28 inches down to 22 inches using a waist trainer
![Kairah's lips before having fillers. Speaking about her dramatic makeover, she said: I don't care about the money, I finally feel like my true self. I get my fillers done every four months as my pout is what helps me feel like me'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/08/13/08/4F0F593A00000578-6054403-image-a-31_1534145672723.jpg)
Kairah's lips before having fillers. Speaking about her dramatic makeover, she said: I don't care about the money, I finally feel like my true self. I get my fillers done every four months as my pout is what helps me feel like me'
In September that year, Tyler published a post on Facebook announcing that she identified as transgender and was changing her name to Kairah, before returning to school the following year as a girl.
And from then, she wasted no time in emulating her female role model, swapping jumpers and tracksuits for skinny jeans, skimpy dresses and colourful tops.
After adding extensions to her long blonde hair and wearing a full face of make-up, she is a dead ringer for Kim.
And since she started modelling herself on the reality star just two years ago, Kairah has spent an eye-watering £14,710 on her look.
She funds her expensive habit through advertising and promoting beauty and fashion products on Facebook, and says she feels more confident that she ever has before.
![Kairah Kelly, from Middlesbrough, with her mother Angela. The teen admits wearing her corset-like top waist trainer 20 hours a day is not only painful but restrictive too](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/08/13/08/4F0F592200000578-6054403-image-a-24_1534145623064.jpg)
Kairah Kelly, from Middlesbrough, with her mother Angela. The teen admits wearing her corset-like top waist trainer 20 hours a day is not only painful but restrictive too
![Kairah and mum Angela pose for a selfie. Kairah said: 'I admit I do digitally enhance some of my photos, but they are 80 per cent really me'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/08/13/08/4F0F590200000578-6054403-image-a-25_1534145627359.jpg)
Kairah and mum Angela pose for a selfie. Kairah said: 'I admit I do digitally enhance some of my photos, but they are 80 per cent really me'
![Kairah on a night out with her mum Angela Kelly. After spending £15,000 on her makeover, she is currently in a relationship with a man she met online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/08/13/08/4F0F591E00000578-6054403-image-a-33_1534145692055.jpg)
Kairah on a night out with her mum Angela Kelly. After spending £15,000 on her makeover, she is currently in a relationship with a man she met online
![Kairah Kelly, from Middlesbrough, is now 17 years old and has spent £15,000 in just two years on her Kim Kardashian-inspired makeover](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/08/13/08/4F0F58EE00000578-6054403-Kairah_Kelly_from_Middlesbrough_is_now_17_years_old_and_has_spen-a-40_1534146292340.jpg)
![Kairah's expensive makeover includes designer shoes and makeup](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/08/13/08/4F0F592A00000578-6054403-Kairah_s_expensive_makeover_includes_designer_shoes_and_makeup-m-39_1534146280251.jpg)
Kairah Kelly, from Middlesbrough, is now 17 years old and has spent £15,000 in just two years on her Kim Kardashian-inspired makeover - including designer shoes and makeup
Despite splashing £800 on hair extensions since 2016, £3,840 on lip fillers, £4,800 on make-up and £5,250 on seven pairs of designer Christian Louboutin shoes as well as £20 on the waist trainer, she says it is all worth it.
'I don't care about the money, I finally feel like my true self,' she said. 'I get my fillers done every four months as my pout is what helps me feel like me.
'Without them I worry I am going to get found out, that people will know I was born a man.'
Kairah has also worked hard on shrinking her waist from 28 inches down to 22 inches using a waist trainer.
But it has not been easy as Kairah admits wearing the corset-like top for 20 hours a day is not only painful but restrictive too.
![Kairah Kelly, from Middlesbrough, shows off her new look after spending £15,000 transitioning into a woman - including a waist trainer, lip fillers and hair extensions](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/08/13/08/4F0F592600000578-6054403-image-a-27_1534145639715.jpg)
Kairah Kelly, from Middlesbrough, shows off her new look after spending £15,000 transitioning into a woman - including a waist trainer, lip fillers and hair extensions
![Transgender teen Kairah Kelly wears a waist trainer for 20 hours a day. She explained: 'I feel like I am being suffocated, but I know it is worth it. I want to have a tiny waist, just like Kim Kardashian and am willing to go through pain to achieve that'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/08/13/08/4F0F590E00000578-6054403-image-a-26_1534145632862.jpg)
Transgender teen Kairah Kelly wears a waist trainer for 20 hours a day. She explained: 'I feel like I am being suffocated, but I know it is worth it. I want to have a tiny waist, just like Kim Kardashian and am willing to go through pain to achieve that'
![Kairah in a recent selfie. She says her breasts have grown from flat-chested to a 32FF because the weight from her middle is redistributed to her upper and lower body by the waist trainer](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/08/13/08/4F0F595400000578-6054403-image-a-32_1534145680532.jpg)
Kairah in a recent selfie. She says her breasts have grown from flat-chested to a 32FF because the weight from her middle is redistributed to her upper and lower body by the waist trainer
![Kairah recently dyed her hair blonde](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/08/13/08/4F0F593E00000578-6054403-Kairah_recently_dyed_her_hair_blonde-m-41_1534146431717.jpg)
![Two years after presenting at school as a girl, Kairah will start hormone blockers before preparing for gender reassignment surgery](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/08/13/08/4F0F594600000578-6054403-Two_years_after_presenting_at_school_as_a_girl_Kairah_will_start-m-43_1534146458180.jpg)
Kairah recently dyed her hair blonde (pictured) and two years after presenting at school as a girl, she will start hormone blockers before preparing for gender reassignment surgery
'I feel like I am being suffocated, but I know it is worth it,' she said. 'I want to have a tiny waist, just like Kim Kardashian and am willing to go through pain to achieve that.
'I admit I do digitally enhance some of my photos, but they are 80 per cent really me.'
Now, two years after presenting at school as a girl, Kairah will start hormone blockers next month before preparing for gender reassignment surgery in the next two years.
Kairah, who says her breasts have grown from flat-chested to a 32FF because the weight from her middle is redistributed to her upper and lower body by the waist trainer, is also in a relationship with a man she met online.
She said: 'We've only been together six weeks but it's going really well. I told him before we even met up that I am trans, but he was so supportive.
'I don't want to give away any more details about him as it is such early days, but I feel really happy. I am finally the true me.'
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