Actress and reality TV superstar Chrishell Stause won over fans with her charisma, sense of humor, sincerity, fashion looks, and inspiring life story. The queer Kentucky native references “the year that almost took me out — public divorce, losing both parents to cancer,” as her largest obstacle. Given that it was all chronicled on Selling Sunset, “it took a lot of therapy and finding an inner strength to get out of that darkness.”
Over time, the star of The Traitors didn’t just land on her feet — she soared. “When I came out, I didn’t fit people’s idea of what queer looked like,” she recalls, fearing that she wouldn’t be accepted in the LGBTQ+ community. “Now I see it as a gift,” Stause adds. “So many people come up to me saying that they feel seen, because their story is now represented in modern-day media.”
Stause, who married fellow Out100 honoree G Flip in 2022, is excited for the new season of Selling Sunset and to return to scripted TV. Her proudest moment of 2025? “Not going to lie, making this list is a huge honor to me!” @chrishell.stause
