MrBeast’s Best Friend Kris Tyson Officially Comes Out as a Woman and Embraces Her New Name and Pronouns

Jul 22, 2023 | 8:30 AM EDT

MrBeast’s Best Friend Kris Tyson Officially Comes Out as a Woman and Embraces Her New Name and Pronouns

Jul 22, 2023 | 8:30 AM EDT

When MrBeast‘s close friend, Kris Tyson, and Smosh Founder Anthony Padilla announced a ‘Spent a Day’ podcast episode together, fans were prepared for a fun-filled video as both content creators are recognized for their outgoing personalities and lighthearted attitude to life. But they were completely blown away by Kris’ big news.

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The duo talked about a lot of personal topics for Tyson. She had recently started her transition journey and is still taking HRT. But now Tyson has fully embraced her true self and also declared it to the world.

Kris Tyson, the close friend of MrBeast, shares a big announcement with the world

During the episode with Anthony Padilla, Kris Tyson revealed her new pronouns and name, officially coming out as women. Although in the past she would have accepted any pronouns, she has now officially revealed her pronouns as ‘she/her’ along with her new name ‘Kris Tyson’. This reveal from Tyson has gained a lot of support from fans worldwide.

During the interview, Tyson revealed to the world how on the inside she has always felt like a woman. But she did not want to hurry the reveal and gradually eased her fans into the process. And the platform Padilla has made felt like a safe environment for Tyson to reveal her true self to her fans. She also thanked Padilla via a tweet saying, “Thanks so much Anthony Padilla for allowing me to tell my story.”

The reaction from her fans was heartwarming, to say the least. They have been flooding social media accounts of Tyson with love and support for her finally telling the world. Along with this, Tyson has also revamped her social media accounts. She has updated all her accounts with her new name along with changing her Twitter handle to @kristyson_. Furthermore, Tyson has also declared her pronouns to the world, finally accepting who she is.

MrBeast is yet to respond to this reveal from Tyson. However, being the true friends they are, MrBeast is surely supporting Tyson. What are your thoughts on MrBeast’s close friend Chris Tyson revealing her new name and pronouns to the world? Let us know in the comments section below.

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