After posting a video of herself being baptized into the Christian faith, tattoo artist and reality TV personality Kat Von D shared a lengthier account of her experience with faith and fan reactions.
The 41-year-old, whose real name is Katherine von Drachenberg, posted a 12-minute long video to Instagram Sunday night which detailed what has happened since she shared the baptism clip.
“I know that everybody’s on their own journey and it’s not for everybody, but this is where I’m at,” Von D said in the video. “And to me, my baptism was a public demonstration of where I stand with my faith, and basically letting people know that I’m not ashamed.”
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But even though she’s not ashamed, the reality star said she isn’t planning to discuss her newfound faith publicly very often.
“It’s not for any other reason than I just don’t really feel equipped to be the poster child for Christianity,” she continued. “I think that I’m still learning and as I do, I will become more equipped, but for the time being, I feel like I’ve never really been that and I don’t plan on doing that. So if you started following me because you think this will become some kind of Christian meme page, it’s not going to happen.”
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She went on to discuss how she shares tidbits of her journey in hopes of helping others. “If there was anybody out there that felt like they were at a crossroads and don’t feel like you fit in — because I don’t feel like I fit in anywhere now or that I ever have, to be honest with you — you’re not alone,” she said. “And it’s crazy how many people in my DMs and stuff shared with me what they’ve been going through too, so it’s kind of cool to be able to connect in that way.”
Von D made headlines when she posted a video of herself getting baptized at the Switzerland Baptist Church in Vevay, Indiana, more than one year after renouncing witchcraft and her prior macabre aesthetic.
“Today, I went through my entire library, and threw out books that just don’t align with who I am and who I want to be,” the tattoo artist said in part in a July 2022 Instagram post. “I’ve always found beauty in the macabre, but at this point, I just had to ask myself what is my relationship with this content? And the truth is, I just don’t want to invite any of these things into our family’s lives, even if it comes disguised in beautiful covers, collecting dust on my shelves.”