![]() ![]() Shut the f*k up, Nico, you’re 100 percent Italian. But my mom definitely isn’t having it when I try to correct her by saying we’re Italian American. Someone I used to date once told me I’m about as Italian as the Olive Garden. Well, I went to Milan once for fashion week, but that doesn’t really count. She wants to make sure everyone in the world knows we’re Italian, but my grandma is the only one in the family who’s actually set foot in Italy. Although my birth certificate says Louis, not Luigi, Mom’s always said my middle name is Luigi. My name is Nico Tortorella, short for Nicolo Luigi Tortorella-a real mouthful of prosciutto. Nico’s distinct and relatable prose tangos us past binaries, toward an intimacy beyond language.” -Alok Vaid-Menon Living is an art form that Nico does well, and this book is an argument for making meaning from the messiness that surrounds us rather than simply muting it. This is a book about addiction, familial trauma, and gender-yes-but more so it is about living. As with the best truth-telling, it gives language to a thirst we had forgotten, while also quenching it. “In an industry that thrives on artifice, Nico Tortorella’s candid soul-searching is precious and invigorating. Space Between is at once an education for readers, a manifesto for both the labeled and label-free generations, and a personal memoir of love, identity, and acceptance. Nico has become a leading voice of the fluidity movement by encouraging open dialogue and universal acceptance. ![]() It was precisely in that space between that Nico encountered the diverse community of open-minded, supportive peers they’d always dreamed of having.Įxpanding on themes explored on their popular podcast, The Love Bomb, Nico shares the intimate details of their romantic partnerships, the dysfunction of their loud but loving Italian family, and the mingling of their feminine and masculine identities into one multidimensional, sexually fluid, nonbinary individual. It wasn’t until Nico dug deep and began to examine the fluidity of both their sexuality and gender identity that they became more comfortable in their own skin, got sober from alcohol, entered into an unconventional marriage with the love of their life, and fully embraced a queer lifestyle that afforded them the opportunity to explore the world outside the gender binary. That is, until the desire for fame and fortune eclipsed their journey toward enlightenment and sent them into a downward spiral of addiction and self-destructive behavior. Raised on a steady regimen of Ram Dass and raw food, they have always been interested in the more spiritual aspects of life. “Nico Tortorella embodies the twenty-first-century human.”-RuPaul Nico stars as Felix, an honorable man of his word who isn’t afraid to fight for others’ safety and acceptance and is queer, a first for the series. The show premiered Fall 2020 to strong ratings and Nico’s character, Felix has quickly become one of the franchises’ fan favorites.Younger star and LGBTQIA+ advocate Nico Tortorella investigates love, sex, gender, addiction, family, fame, and fluidity through their personal story and the lens of their nonbinary identity Additionally, Nico appeared on AMC’s latest addition of The Walking Dead franchise, “The Walking Dead: The World Beyond,” focusing on the first generation of kids to come of age during the zombie apocalypse. Recently, Nico has released an Instagram Live talk show, entitled “The Space Between The Sheets,” where Tortorella interviews a collection of individuals and couples, also in bed, to discuss life and love post-Corona. #The space in between nico totortolla seriesNico is perhaps best known as fan favorite heartthrob Josh on Darren Star’s hit dramedy series “Younger.” Also an accomplished author, in 2018 Nico released a collection of poetry, all of it is you, followed by their memoir Space Between in 2019. An actor, seeker, and dedicated champion of the LGBTQIA+ community, they are using their voice to help break down stereotypes and educate in the process. Nico is a renaissance human for the modern day. ![]()
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