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Little Boy Who Was Bullied For Wearing Make-Up Gets A Perfect Gift From Ellen
BY AIMEE LUTKIN
3 HOURS AGO
Reuben de Maid is a 12-year-old boy from Wales who has quite a set of pipes. He made an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show last week in full-face glam make-up and did something very few adults would be brave enough to do on live TV—belt out "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from Dreamgirls.
Reuben, who has a small but dedicated , started out singing on his karaoke machine. He attracted enough attention to earn an appearance on Little Big Shots, hosted by Steve Harvey. When asked where he got a beautiful voice, he very sweetly told Ellen, "I think it just came from the inside." And practice, he admits. Reuben also does all his own make-up and has been doing it since he was about 8.
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Ellen asked if he wears make-up to school, and Reuben said he does. She asked if he was bullied and Reuben explained that he was bullied for a few months. "In my drama group, I used to get hit, punched, and kicked," he said, "After two months, I tried to brush it off, but brushing it off doesn't work. So I stood up to them and I told my mom." Reuben got moved to a new school and has found his new classmates far more accepting. As they should be, because Reuben is a star:
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