This week on Duke’s Download, I sit down with the one and only Perez Hilton — and we go way deeper than celebrity gossip.

Perez opens up about his recent life-threatening health crisis: three weeks hospitalized with severe sepsis after an ulcer and perforation caused by taking NSAIDs on an empty stomach — followed by a terrifying deep vein thrombosis scare.

It was serious. It was humbling. And it changed everything.

Perez shares a profound spiritual experience he had in the hospital — one that brought him back to faith.

We talk about:

  • Reading the Bible on his own terms
  • Visiting an Episcopalian church
  • Navigating Christianity as a proudly gay man
  • Why he believes God made him exactly as he is

It’s honest. It’s nuanced. And yes — we talk about the backlash.

This conversation is about survival — physically, spiritually, and publicly.

And trust me, you’ve never heard Perez like this before.



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