Joey Mead's husband comes out as a trans woman

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<p>MANILA -- <strong>(UPDATE)</strong> The husband of model-host Joey Mead King, businessman and car enthusiast Ian King, surprised netizens with a special announcement on social media on Saturday.</p><p>On Instagram, Ian came out as a trans woman and is now using the name Angelina Mead King under the new Instagram handle @hailtothe_queen_. Her previous handle was @hailtothe_king_.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:60.3240740741% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BHYgG7vhMD1/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A photo posted by Ian King (@hailtothe_king)</a> on <time dateTime="2016-07-03T02:38:21+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jul 2, 2016 at 7:38pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="~//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>In her latest post on Sunday, she said: “So much love and support I can&#x27;t even believe how amazing everyone has been. It&#x27;s hard to keep denying yourself your own truth so now this is me. Thank you so much everyone!”</p><p>Angelina also shared a picture of her and Joey where she called the model her “rock and number one supporter.”</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:52.6679841897% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><div style="margin:8px 0 0 0;padding:0 4px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BHXgRPrDKf3/" style="color:#000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word" target="_blank">My rock and my number one supporter! @joeymeadking I Love You! ❤️😘 #loveislove #beproud #betruebeyou #lovewins #transgender #mtf</a></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap">A photo posted by Angelina Mead King (@hailtothe_queen_) on <time dateTime="2016-07-02T17:20:31+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jul 2, 2016 at 10:20am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="~//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>Angelina’s announcement was met with praise and support from his family and friends.</p><p>Among those who left a comment on his post were Joey herself, Bianca Gonzalez, Rajo Laurel, Mark Bumgarner, Iya Villania, Aubrey Miles, Cesca Litton, Alma Concepcion, and Bubbles Paraiso.</p><p>&quot;Love is love,&quot; said Joey.</p><p>The other celebrities, meanwhile, said they are inspired by Angelina’s courage to come out, as well as Joey’s love for her.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/lifestyle/7/3/comment-070316.jpg"/></figure></div><p>“Be free Angelina and @joeymeadking. Proof that love wins, love always wins,” said Litton.</p><p>“Words cannot express how inspiring this,” Gonzalez said as she tagged both Angelina and Joey.</p><p>“I’m sure you’re the happiest person on earth now. Keep on shining.. happy for you both.. proud of your wife.. she’s amazing,” said Concepcion.</p><p>Angelina&#x27;s brother Atticus, for his part, shared a photo of them where he introduced his &quot;new&quot; sister.</p><p>&quot;Here&#x27;s a pic with my former kuya who is now my ate. Meet my new sister Angie,&quot; he said.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:37.4074074074% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BHXohH2gQ9y/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A photo posted by @atticusking</a> on <time dateTime="2016-07-02T18:32:35+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jul 2, 2016 at 11:32am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="~//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>Meanwhile, Angelina thanked everyone for their love and support following her announcement.</p><p>“What&#x27;s a dream, I couldn&#x27;t sleep from being so happy! Thank you to everyone for the love and support. You can&#x27;t imagine what kind of weight has been lifted off my heart. I am excited to see you all soon,” she said.</p><p>They were married in November 2011.</p>

(UPDATED) The husband of model-host Joey Mead King, businessman and car enthusiast Ian King, surprised netizens with a special announcement on social media on Saturday.

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Joey Mead's husband comes out as a trans woman

Joey Mead's husband comes out as a trans woman

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Updated Jul 03, 2016 06:49 PM PHT

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