Born name

Austin Chaprell Armacost

nickname

Austin

Sun sign

Aries

Place of birth

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Residence

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

nationality

Americans and British

training

Austin graduated from Franklin Community High School , Johnson County, Indiana in 2006.

Austin stated that he made a lot of money (possibly through modeling) from the age of 16, which his father invested appropriately to ensure Austin’s future.

In a 2011 interview, Austin expressed an interest in getting a college education to learn how to manage his wealth and investment properties without relying too much on his father and business partner. He did not mention again whether he ever seriously pursued this intention.

occupation

Model, Reality TV Personality, Travel/Food Writer

family

• Father – James Scott Armacost (businessman)
• Mother – Karen Armacost, née Goen (Former Accountant)
• Siblings – Brandon Armacost (older brother) (engineer), Tyler Armacost (older brother) (served in US military, deceased)
• Other – Courtney Lynn (Sister-in-law), James Armacost (Paternal Grandfather), Betty Armacost (Paternal Grandmother), Jack Goen (Maternal Grandfather), Pat Goen (Maternal Grandmother)

Manager

Craig Johnson-Pass, entfesselte PR, South Woodford, London

Build

Athletic

Height

185,5 cm

weight

79 kg or 174 lbs

friend/spouse

1. Marc Jacobs (2008–2009) – Austin started dating world famous fashion designer Marc Jacobs at the height of his modeling career in his late teens. He moved into his house but Marc had very strict rules about letting Austin live there. One of his orders was not to bring friends back to his house. One day, Austin broke this rule and, after a few cocktails, brought his friends to Marc’s house. This angered Marc enough to abruptly end his relationship with Austin, evicting him from his home forever.
2. Jake Lees (2009–2016) – Austin stated that he met Jake Lees when he was 20 years old. As a former host, Jake visited Indianapolis for a year as part of an internship. The two men fell in love and Austin eventually flew back to his hometown of Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England with Jake. He lived briefly at Jake’s parents’ home on Bolster Moor before the couple married and got their own place. Over the years, Austin went to great lengths to get the American government to give legal status to his same-sex marriage so that he could sponsor his husband for American citizenship. Austin found success and throughout the process Jake also appeared as his partner in a few episodes of the American reality showThe A-List: New York (2010–2011). After 8 years of marriage, the couple announced their amicable divorce as they broke up for unknown reasons. While Austin decided to continue his stay in England, Jake decided to stay back in the US. Alongside his hospitality work, Jake works as a racing assistant for Freddy Niblack, an LGBT racer.
3. Anthony James Hill (2015) – During his stay in the Celebrity Big Brother house in 2015, Austin became close friends with fellow reality TV personality James Hill. The two men shared a bed on the show and their conversations often turned flirty, leading many viewers to embrace a budding romance. However, when the show ended, Austin vehemently denied cheating on Jake with James. During the former Apprentice contestant, James stated that he is absolutely sincere. He remains good friends with Austin and has confirmed that he never crossed the line of friendship.
4. Darren Banks (2016 – Present) – Three months after his split from Jake Lees, Austin began dating Leeds-based NHS business architect Darren Banks aka Daz. He is very vocal about his love for him. Austin told Gay Star News in February 2018 that marriage between the two is inevitable, though he ruled out adopting or having children. Both Darren and Austin are content to care for their parents by indulging their nieces and nephews.

race/ethnicity

White

hair colour

dark brown

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Cheerful

distinguishing features

• muscle building
• Usually sports a light-colored beard and mustache
• Large tattoos on both thighs and either side of his chest

brand promotion

• Print modeling for drifters , a gay lifestyle store (2016).
• One of the celebrity endorsers of REVIV Health Clinic (2017).
• Underwent a physical transformation to promote and support Forza weight loss supplements (2018).

Religion

His religious beliefs are not confirmed.

Known for

• Being a member of Logo TV’s reality show based on the lives of gay and bisexual men The A-List: New York from 2010 to 2011.
• Also achieved great fame as one of the housemates in 2015’s Celebrity Big Brother season 16, coming in second place.

first movie

He has no theatrical role to his credit.

First TV show

From 2010 to 2011, Austin starred on the reality show The A-List: New York .

Personal trainer

• Austin regularly trains under the supervision of Mubeen Khan at Virgo Active Health Club in Leeds.
• He used to admit his tendency to get 8-10kg / 20lbs overweight, but he would rather embrace it than resort to extreme dieting or steroids to look exceptionally fit.
• After his divorce, Austin gained weight because he felt comfortable eating, which also resulted in a prominent beer belly.
• Under the guidance of his personal trainer, he undertook a sponsored physical transformation that included Forza supplements in his daily diet and lost about 12 kg in body weight (from 91 kg to 79 kg) and 5 inches from his waist (from 36 inches to 31 inches ) in less than 3 months.
• To lose weight and build muscle, Austin has committed to strength training in the mornings and cardio in the afternoons.
• Diet-wise, Austin gave up alcohol completely and started drinking 2 liters of water every day.

The following list shows a difference between Austin’s typical daily diet BEFORE he started his weight loss workout with his REVISED healthy eating plan.

BEFORE

• Breakfast – Egg & Bacon, white bread sandwich with ketchup
• Lunch – Cheese on Toast & Chips
• Dinner – Macaroni Cheese with Garlic Bread
• Drinks – diet cola, coffee with milk, orange juice

AFTER THIS

• Breakfast – Avocado on toasted brown bread with 2 poached eggs
• Snack – blueberries and Greek yogurt
• Lunch – Sliced ​​chicken breasts with tomato pesto salad, plus 1/2 cup of cooked pasta.
• Pre-Workout – Shake 2 Peanut Butter Rice Cakes & Forza Shake It Slim.
• Post workout – Pork tenderloin with baked potato with 2 tablespoons cream cheese and asparagus.
• Beverages – fruit teas, water or fruit water.

The difference between his macros was as follows:

Austin Armacost favorite things

• Junk Food – Macaroni and Cheese
• NYC Hotels – Cooper Square Hotel, Hotel Gansevoort
• NYC Restaurant – Elmo in Chelsea
• NYC Bars – Therapie bei Hell’s Kitchen, Boxers Gay Sports Bar
• NYC Place for Sights / Action – Soho in Manhattan
• Country – Great Britain
• About his hometown of Franklin – Austin loves the local community and reliability
• Essstil – Koreanisches BBQ
• Pride Experience/Location – Chicago
• Resort – Pattaya, Thailand
• Place in Thailand – The Woodlands Resort
• Getaway Destination – Palm Springs, California
• Gay Club – Abbey, West Hollywood
• Dining Delight – Pizza and Strongbow Dark Fruit Cider

Austin Armacost Facts

1. Austin started his modeling career in Chicago because, unlike New York City, which is very competitive and unfriendly, he finds the people of Chicago much more considerate.
2. He is also grateful for modelling, which is why he has been traveling internationally since he was 18, visiting different countries of different cultures.
3. He is very cautious when visiting conservative countries where drugs and homosexuality are strictly illegal and immoral.
4. Not only does he love to travel, but he also claims to be a very selfless travel companion. He feels lucky to be able to give up his comfort for whoever he is traveling with. He especially doesn’t mind giving up his window seat on an airplane to sit in the middle for someone else’s convenience.
5. He is very comfortable getting on camera in reality shows because he has no regrets saying things that shouldn’t be said on camera in the name of entertainment. He is also confident in dealing with hate from viewers.
6. Austin describes his temperament as emotional and creative.
7. After his divorce, Austin considered himself “asexual,” which was blown out of proportion. He clarified that he didn’t care if he was interested in non-committal hookups or acquiring casual matches through dating apps.
8. He has a reputation as an exhibitionist. His main intention behind near-nude photoshoots is to shock people.
9. In July 2012, Austin did a nude photoshoot on a staged runway for PETA’s anti-fur campaign.
10. The hardest part of Austin’s life was when he lost one of his brothers, Tyler, in a car accident and soon after, his mother was sentenced to 6 years in prison for embezzling money from her previous employer.
11. He is a very enthusiastic LGBTQ activist and often donates his time to fundraising for HIV/AIDS.
12. In December 2016, Austin shared his traumatic teenage experience with drugs and the rape of another HIV-positive man in Chicago. He took an HIV test but never followed it up to find out the results. The fear and panic of this incident steered him toward alcohol and drug abuse. Years later, a friend convinced him to take the test again, which confirmed he was clean. His thanks went to him for promoting AIDS awareness.
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