Grave warnings to celebrities, finding love through the spirit world — and somehow Tonya
Harding fits into all this?
Tyler Henry may be Hollywood’s favorite medium, but does he really know what happens
when we die?
Stay tuned to find out.
Tyler Henry only turned 26 in 2022, but he's been honing his skills for a long time.
In an interview with Ryan Seacrest, Henry revealed that he was just 10 years old when
he first discovered his abilities.
As he tells it, everything was business as usual when he went to sleep one night, only
to wake up later with a premonition.
"And when I woke up, I had this overwhelming knowingness that my grandmother was going
to die, and I didn't have a doubt about it."
As he was telling his mother about the feeling he was having, she got a phone call informing
her that Tyler's grandma had indeed just passed.
He summed up the experience by saying -
"That whole instance changed everything."
For the last decade Henry has been aware of his abilities, but the spooky incident became
a starting point for his Hollywood career as a communicator with the spirit world.
Tyler Henry started being paid for his medium abilities while he was still attending Sierra
Pacific High School, receiving about $40 per reading.
At the time, Henry was living with his parents outside of Fresno, California.
Henry said that while he was shy in high school, he did share his talents with others, often
performing readings for other students and even teachers at his school, according to
an article about Henry in the Fresno Bee.
But according to The Outline, Henry was unhappy with high school, and chose to leave Sierra
Pacific to begin homeschooling instead.
Through an accelerated program, he graduated from high school early.
Just three years later, he was well on his way to becoming a TV star and well-known author
who routinely hangs out with celebrities from every corner of the entertainment industry.
When he signed on to do his TV show, he wasn't even old enough to buy beer.
Fans of "Hollywood Medium" have surely noticed by now that Henry's mother is a fixture on
the show.
She appears frequently, driving Henry to his readings where he meets with celebrity clients
because Henry doesn't drive.
This is why his mom transports him to and fro.
When he was only 18, Henry suffered from a brain cyst and a ministroke, first noticing
something was wrong after a headache that wouldn't go away.
"And then I went to my mom after a few days of this not subsiding, and I said 'Mom, I
think my brain is swelling and I want you to believe me.'"
He decided not to drive after this event.
That's why mom Theresa serves as his chauffeur, though Henry sits up front in the passenger
seat next to her.
It's an arrangement that suits Henry just fine.
He told TV Insider -
"Trust me, I don't mind being chauffeured through the crazy L.A. traffic."
Tyler Henry told Out magazine that he always knew he wanted to help people.
But originally, he thought he was going to help the world by working as a nurse.
He enrolled in college with the goal of becoming a hospice nurse in mind, but his path ended
up taking him in a different direction before he completed his education in this field.
As he told the magazine -
"When I was going to school, I got a reading from a woman who told me that when I was 19
I'd start filming a TV show, and that it would do well and that I'd write books and that
was my life purpose."
It may not be how he pictured it as a child, but Henry is still taking care of people and
helping them, in whatever way he can.
"Do you have any questions about your personal life or any areas that I could answer?"
"...Do you believe in aliens?"
It's not just Hollywood gossip — Tyler Henry really did warn Alan Thicke about his heart
just months before the former TV dad died from a ruptured aorta.
Henry gave Thicke a reading about three months before the actor's death.
In a later episode of his E! reality series, Henry showed a video of the session to Thicke's
widow, Tanya.
During the reading he talked to Thicke about keeping an eye on his heart health, and specifically
his blood pressure as he got older, adding -
"It's possible that within your family, there might be multiple men who end up at a later
age dealing with blood pressure issues, but also deal with either a heart murmur or heart
arrhythmia."
Thicke sort of laughed off Henry's concern, saying that while his sister had dealt with
a heart issue, he wasn't aware of any genetics that would lead to Henry's conclusion.
"Just not a genetic line that we've known."
"Right.
Interesting.
OK."
"That is unbelievable."
Tyler Henry says that many are skeptical of his gift and feel that he needs to prove his
abilities before they will trust him, telling Out magazine that he strives to focus on information
that can't be found online or information that would be only known to family members.
Despite endorsements from celebrities and a devoted fan following, Henry has been labeled
as a fraud and a "grief vampire" by some.
Henry was the target of a blistering editorial from the Neurologica Blog, where the unappealing
label is used outright.
Henry has also been a frequent target for CSI, the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry,
as well as the Skeptoid Blog, where he's been accused of feeding off grief.
Tyler Henry is starting to become as recognizable as his famous celebrity clients, but plenty
of people aren't quite sure which famous person he actually is when they run into him out
and about in the world.
When speaking to BuzzFeed in 2017, Henry revealed the celebrity that he gets confused with the
most, saying -
"I'm typically used to being mis-recognized as Macaulay Culkin by people who don't know
he's 36."
"Do people think you're Macaulay Culkin?"
"They do.
I feel like I'm better looking than Macaulay Culkin.
I will put that out there."
"Ohhhh..."
Look at images of Culkin from 10 years ago, however, and the resemblance is remarkable.
Henry is a dead ringer for Culkin's character in "Party Monster."
Even today, the similarity in their features and hairdo is pretty easy to see.
The Hollywood Medium could easily pass as one of Culkin's many younger brothers.
Henry has also been mistaken for Dylan Minette from the Netflix hit "Thirteen Reasons Why,"
though the resemblance there is much less striking.
Tyler Henry has given readings to many celebrities, but there's one group that interests Henry's
fans more than everyone else.
In an interview with Elite Daily, Henry said that he's most often asked about the Kardashians
and Jenners.
Henry has given readings to multiple family members, saying of the reality TV stars -
"They're lovely.
When I talk to them it's like talking to anybody else.
They're looking for the same things, they have the same questions."
Henry was attending a party with some of the Kardashians and Jenners when he ended up giving
a reading to Bella Thorne, who was also in attendance.
Henry previously gave a reading to Khloe Kardashian, where he talked about her relationship with
Tristan Thompson.
Later, reports that Thompson had been unfaithful began to circulate.
In addition to his other talents, Tyler Henry has also written two books that discuss his
views on the spiritual world.
His first book, "Between Two Worlds: Lessons from the Other Side," is a memoir that was
initially released in 2016 and became a national bestseller.
The book not only reflects on how Henry's experiences led him to become a celebrity
clairvoyant, but it also addresses how spirituality can impact our lives.
The reality star's second written work, "Here & Hereafter: How Wisdom from the Departed
Can Transform Your Life Now," was published more recently, and focuses on helping Henry's
readers learn how to live their best lives while embracing their spiritual sides.
Additionally, the day before the release of "Here & Hereafter," Henry had a live stream
where he answered questions and offered signed copies of the book.
Stating that the new publication involved two years of hard work, the star noted that
one of his recent health issues, which forced the medium to have emergency surgery after
his lung collapsed, is also addressed in his latest book.
Going on to explain that "Here & Hereafter" is about using wisdom to avoid regret, Henry
told his viewers that we can all gain insight from the mistakes of the past, saying -
"If we can approach life in that way, we can prevent future regret by learning from what
other people have to teach us."
While Tyler Henry is well known for "Hollywood Medium," the popular series isn't the only
option for watching the clairvoyant work his magic.
Recently, the reality star released a new show on Netflix called "Life After Death with
Tyler Henry."
His new unscripted series sees Henry taking a break from Hollywood and traveling all over
the country to offer readings to people searching for answers.
Additionally, Henry also gets personal, sharing what it's like to live with his abilities
and how it affects his life.
The series also seeks closure for a bizarre mystery surrounding Henry's family.
Back in 2019, Henry's mom learned that the woman she believed to be her biological mother
was, in fact, not related to her at all.
If that wasn't shocking enough, the woman previously believed to be Theresa's mother
had also been convicted and served time for her role in a double murder.
While trying to dive further into the mystery on his Netflix series, Henry learned that
he was too emotionally close to get a clear reading from his biological relatives or their
possessions, though he did reflect on the obviously emotional topic.
"She could have had a completely different life and that was taken from her by this criminal."
Additionally, in an effort to explore the validity of Henry's gift, USA Today reporter
Erin Jensen received a special reading from the star and reflected on whether or not he's
actually the real deal.
While admitting that some of the information provided could have been found on the internet,
Jensen added that certain statements were too personal to be a simple coincidence, ultimately
concluding that she's convinced by the medium's abilities.
With an ever-growing reputation for his clairvoyant abilities, it's not surprising that people
are clamoring to get a reading from Tyler Henry.
While you don't have to be a celebrity to inquire, you do have to have patience, at
least according to his still-expanding waitlist, which currently sits at over 300,000 people.
Similarly, Henry's site doesn't list any rates for his services, something those patiently
waiting should probably keep in mind.
Some high profile mediums, like John Edward, can charge $850 for a private reading, while
others like "Long Island Medium" star Theresa Captuo's services range from $50 to $175.
However, even with a potentially hefty price tag, many of Henry's fans still can't wait
for the opportunity to get a one-on-one with the famous clairvoyant.
If you really want to try speeding things up, Distractify suggests a potential alternative.
Henry is known to sometimes give away readings online, so following his social media pages
and sending a message could result in getting an ever-coveted reading from the Netflix star.
When Corey Feldman appeared on "Hollywood Medium" to get a reading, he was thrilled
when Henry offered him messages from the late Corey Haim.
E! News stated that while Feldman was initially guarded, the information provided by Henry
convinced him of the clairvoyant's abilities.
Henry even ended up offering Feldman some advice, and encouraged the star to be more
open about his mistreatment as a child star, with Feldman responding that the medium's
words were the exact answer he was looking for.
However, despite Feldman's positive reaction, not everyone was thrilled with their encounter.
According to TMZ, Judy Haim, the late actor's mother, is no fan of the celebrity clairvoyant.
Haim stated that Feldman's attempts to contact her son on Henry's show "Hollywood Medium"
were purely for financial gain, adding that prior to his death, her son wasn't close to
Feldman.
Similarly, Entertainment Tonight Canada reported that Haim reaffirmed her statements during
an interview, saying that Feldman's claims of close friendship with the late celebrity
are statements he used to stay in the spotlight.
She accused Feldman's interaction with Henry of being pure fabrication.
Many relationships begin thanks to a third party: someone setting up someone else with
a friend of a friend or someone's relative, or whatever.
But in most cases, the people setting up the date are alive.
Tyler Henry met his boyfriend, Clint Godwin, in a very unusual way: Godwin's dead grandfather
brought them together.
Henry talked about how he came to meet Godwin in an interview with People.
About two weeks before the future couple met, Godwin's grandfather died.
That's when Henry's medium abilities began to pick him up and receive messages.
"But I think his grandpa like hooked us up from the other side."
"Really?"
"Cuz he kept coming through in dreams and was like 'Clint, Clint, visit Clint!"
He did, and he and Clint have been happily enjoying each other's company ever since,
and the cute couple gets a ton of social media attention.
Being a medium can have its advantages, as Tyler Henry has been able to rub elbows with
some of Hollywood's most elite celebs, but the spirits who speak to him aren't always
related to strangers.
Sometimes, as Henry revealed in an interview with E! News, ghosts can put a real damper
on relationships.
Though Henry is happily in a relationship currently, there are times when the spirit
world makes things really weird.
Sometimes when they're together, Henry begins receiving messages for his boyfriend from
the other side.
However, boyfriend Clint Godwin is very understanding, according to Henry, who said -
"Something will come through from his grandfather or I'll get a message for his family and he
understands that I kind of have to get it out so we can go about our evening.
It's a little awkward, but he understands how I work."
While plenty of us wonder about an afterlife, Tyler Henry may have some answers.
He told Newsweek -
"I think there is definitely life but that is very different from the familiarities in
this realm."
In clarifying his words, the celebrity medium said that though he still has plenty of questions
himself, he believes that it's natural for humans to be limited in their understanding
of the spiritual world and what comes after death.
Still, Henry thinks that the deceased he connects with have moved on to a place where they are
at peace, saying -
"When people come through they're not talking about heaven or hell."
Henry also noted that no matter what or where it is that people go after death, what's important
is that something awaits us and that these spirits still find ways to contact those they've
left behind.
The medium also said that he's constantly gaining further knowledge about the afterlife
as he continues his work.
As for the doubters, Henry acknowledged that not everyone will accept what he has to say,
saying -
"I've definitely come to a point in understanding that I can only help the people that want
my help."
Though skeptics say that many mediums use research and other techniques in order to
give their clients accurate readings, those who work behind the scenes at Tyler Henry's
reality show insist that he has no idea who he's going to meet when he does a reading.
The show's executive producer, Michael Corbett, gave more details to Metro Weekly, saying
-
"We are very secretive.
We never let Tyler know who he's going to read.
It's never written down anywhere […] he doesn't know who he's going to read until
he opens the door.
That's the reality."
Speaking in an interview with TV Insider, Corbett said that clients are given a code
name in order to maintain the utmost secrecy, and that he was convinced of Henry's abilities
after he received a reading himself, after which Corbett said he knew he had to create
a show featuring Henry.
"And when he left it he understood from the mindset of a skeptic more how it worked, once
he had the firsthand experience."
While chatting with NewNowNet, Henry discussed everything from his religious upbringing in
a small conservative area to his life as an openly gay clairvoyant.
Soon after, Henry revealed the significance of meeting RuPaul when America's favorite
drag queen appeared on "Hollywood Medium" for a reading, saying -
"I would say that one was so memorable for me because growing up, I watched RuPaul, he
was somebody who I felt a sense of relatability to when I grew up in this little small town."
In getting to meet the iconic celebrity and help him find closure with his late father,
Henry stated that he felt like he was finally able to repay RuPaul for providing him with
a wider range of representation during his youth.
Additionally, the Netflix star noted that he and RuPaul still keep in touch, and at
one point, RuPaul even gave Henry a recommendation for a gay bar in Atlanta, adding -
"And we made chocolate together, so I think I'm one of the few people [that] can say I
made chocolate with RuPaul."
Tyler Henry has done readings for some of Hollywood's heaviest hitters.
His client roster includes such names as Megan Fox and La Toya Jackson, sister of the late
Michael Jackson.
However, there is one name that remains on Henry's celebrity wish list.
When asked who he would like to give a reading to, Henry gave an answer that may surprise
some people: infamous ice skater Tonya Harding.
He explained in an interview with Elite Daily, saying -
"I'm a huge fan of Tonya Harding, but in seeing her life, you know, she has gone through some
extraordinary stuff.
I just feel like as a person, she has an incredible story.
There's a lot of healing that could be had there that I feel she could really benefit
from."
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