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Kairah Kelly, now 18, who used to be known as Tyler at 15, kicked off the new school year by formally identifying as a trans girl. The Kardashian super-fan says that she’s struggled with her identity most of her life. ‘I felt really strange and different. I’d look in the mirror and the person I saw was a stranger,’ she says. ‘I’d imagine myself in skirts and dresses when I was as young as eight years old. Now when I look in the mirror, I see myself’. Kairah Kelly aged 15 Apparently some teachers didn’t even recognise Kairah when she returned, as prior to the holidays she had maintained a male appearance in the classroom. ‘I was so nervous when I turned up for my first day but I didn’t need to be. Everyone was so supportive and happy for me,’ she says. From as young as six, Kairah says that she used to roam around the family house in makeup, nail varnish and heels. But her parents put a stop to the habit when they found out, fearing that their neighbours would gossip.‘They didn’t understand what I was,’ she says. ‘We lived in a rough area and they thought I would be bullied.’ Although Tyler came out as gay at 13, he still felt something was missing. It wasn’t until a year later that Tyler came across a video by a trans woman and realised listening to her story that he too was trapped in the wrong body. Scared to tell his parents face-to-face, he drafted a text to his mum during a geography lesson with help from his best friend. ‘I didn’t know how she’d react in person,’ Kairah says. ‘I wrote that message four times, and when I got home I felt different. Transgender teen leaves school male, returns as Kim K double ‘She was really supportive, telling my dad that night. He was accepting and the next morning, he told me he loved me for who I was.’ She has now been referred for gender identity treatment and is due to start taking hormone blockers soon. While she dressed as a boy for school until this term, Middlesborough’s answer to Kim K has been wowing her mates with glamorous outfits outside for much longer. ‘I dress as Kim Kardashian all the time. I put a full face of makeup on and it makes me feel glamorous’. Kairah (who even shares the same initials as her idol) hopes to become even more like the reality TV star in the future. She’s got a long line of cosmetic procedures planned after having gender reassignment, including breast implants, lip fillers and bum implants. ‘I love the glamorous look and I’ve always been a fan of the Kardashians,’ she says. ‘They were happy and comfortable with themselves and that’s what I’ve always wanted.’