'So I used to date men. Now I date her': Ex-What Not To Wear host Stacy London reveals that she's in her first serious relationship with a woman
- Stacy London has revealed that she's in her first serious relationship with woman
- The 50-year-old former What Not to Wear star said her new love is Cat Yezbak
- London's Instagram post was prompted by a Twitter user who wondered why they had no idea she was dating a woman
- 'NOT THAT IT’S ANY OF YOUR BUSINESS BUT,' the host wrote in Instagram post
- The host went on to say that she 'fell in love, truly in love, with this beautiful, sexy, kind soul and I won’t apologize for that...'
- She rose to fame on TLC show What Not to Wear in 2003 and hosted until 2013
Former What Not to Wear host, Stacy London has revealed that she is in her first serious relationship with a woman.
In a lengthy Instagram post, London addressed social media head-on about her relationship with Cat Yezbak after a Twitter user wondered why they had no idea she was dating a woman.
'So no one was gonna tell me that stacy from what not to wear is gay and has a hot butch girlfriend????' the user tweeted.
That tweet and other comments on Twitter prompted London to publicly respond.
'NOT THAT IT’S ANY OF YOUR BUSINESS BUT... I may as well address all the stuff I hear floating around out there,' London wrote.
![Stacy London was prompted to publicly open up about her relationship with Cat Yezbak after a Twitter user tweeted (pictured) about them](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/31/20/22851916-7841163-image-m-4_1577823300113.jpg)
Stacy London was prompted to publicly open up about her relationship with Cat Yezbak after a Twitter user tweeted (pictured) about them
!['NOT THAT IT’S ANY OF YOUR BUSINESS BUT... I may as well address all the stuff I hear floating around out there,' London (right) wrote. She revealed that she and Yezbak (left) have been happily dating for a year](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/31/20/22851920-7841163-image-a-13_1577823356345.jpg)
'NOT THAT IT’S ANY OF YOUR BUSINESS BUT... I may as well address all the stuff I hear floating around out there,' London (right) wrote. She revealed that she and Yezbak (left) have been happily dating for a year
![Lovebirds: London shared several sweet snaps of her with Yezbak in her Instagram post on Tuesday](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/31/20/22851934-7841163-image-m-14_1577823361641.jpg)
Lovebirds: London shared several sweet snaps of her with Yezbak in her Instagram post on Tuesday
'2019 has been a crazy year for lots of reasons. This 1st year of coping with grief and a lot of unforeseen health issues was, at times, such a truly dark place to be. But as with most of life, there has been such incredible joy as well and the person most responsible for that is @catyezbak, who is my girlfriend and has been for over a year,' London added.
The fashionista continued: 'Some of you may have guessed that already. All my friends and family know her well. I haven’t paraded her around on social media for several reasons: 1) I’ve had public relationships before and I don’t love that.
'But I want to be clear here that with Cat I felt I owed us the chance to be private since this is my first serious relationship with a woman and I’m sure there will be some hoo ha about that. But I would never hide her out of shame.
'2.) It’s really easy for me, a privileged white woman who is 50, to suddenly say "I’m dating a woman" with very few repercussions and I am well aware of that. Unlike me, there are countless people in the LGBTQIAP community who have had no choice in who they are, no love from family on which to lean, no support from anyone anywhere,' London said.
The host went on to say that she 'fell in love, truly in love, with this beautiful, sexy, kind soul and I won’t apologize for that but I stand on the shoulders of a community that fought like hell for me to be able to do that openly and proudly and EASILY'.
'It’s one thing to SAY Love is Love. It’s another thing to say Love is Passion and Devotion and Sex and mean it without shame or prejudice when talking about the same sex. So I used to date men. Now I date her. That’s it. That’s all I have to say,' she concluded.
London rose to fame on the popular TLC show What Not to Wear in 2003. She hosted the popular show until 2013.
For years, London has publicly talked about the challenges she's faced with body dysmorphia and skin malady psoriasis, which she was diagnosed with at a very young age.
![The host went on to say that she 'fell in love, truly in love, with this beautiful, sexy, kind soul and I won’t apologize for that but I stand on the shoulders of a community that fought like hell for me to be able to do that openly and proudly and EASILY'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/31/20/22851918-7841163-image-a-17_1577824565135.jpg)
The host went on to say that she 'fell in love, truly in love, with this beautiful, sexy, kind soul and I won’t apologize for that but I stand on the shoulders of a community that fought like hell for me to be able to do that openly and proudly and EASILY'
![London, rose to fame on the popular TLC show What Not to Wear in 2003, is pictured with Yezbak on one of their many adventures](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/31/20/22851922-7841163-image-a-20_1577824622275.jpg)
London, rose to fame on the popular TLC show What Not to Wear in 2003, is pictured with Yezbak on one of their many adventures
![London, who also spoke about several challenges that she has faced throughout her life in her recent Instagram post, hosted the popular show until 2013. She's pictured with Clinton Kelly (center) in 2007](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/31/20/22852440-7841163-image-a-21_1577824659646.jpg)
London, who also spoke about several challenges that she has faced throughout her life in her recent Instagram post, hosted the popular show until 2013. She's pictured with Clinton Kelly (center) in 2007
In 2015, during a Love, Lust or Run: Stacy Revealed special, London said: 'I can see and envision what somebody should be wearing the minute I meet them. I can't do the same thing with myself, and that's because I've had body dysmorphia my whole life.'
London also described how psoriasis was a constant source of anxiety and bullying.
'I was kind of covered in scales, and we all know how mean kids can be at 11. [Kids were] leaving notes in my locker and telling me that I looked like the Elephant Man, that I was contagious and I should leave school,' she said at the time.
London also spoke openly about her body image issues in 2012 when she recounted in her book The Truth About Style how she overcame both anorexia and compulsive overeating, but still battles with worrying about her weight.
'Every time something super stressful comes up, it does affect my eating,' she says.
'There's always that fear I'll get caught up in eating disorders again. Counterbalancing that with positive thought is what I try to concentrate on now,' she said.
Luckily for London, she managed to find a topical medicine that cured her psoriasis and she says her weight eventually stabilized as she became more comfortable in her career.
Her renewed confidence led to her interest and success in the fashion industry.
'Fashion magazines and the industry seemed so perfect and sparkly and glittery and shiny, and I just decided that that's where I wanted to be,' she said.
The famous TLC stylist ended up co-hosting her show What Not To Wear for over 10 seasons.
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