Teen boy attends prom in red dress after telling mum about dream outfit at the age of 12
06.07.2022 - 17:27
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
A teenage boy who wore a red dress to his school prom has been "overwhelmed" by love and support after receiving seven million views on social media. Korben, 16, was met with cheers from fellow students and teachers after arriving at the prom in a sequined tuxedo and floor-length skirt at Archbishop Sancroft High School in Norfolk last week.
Praise flooded in for the schoolboy online after his mum, Nina Green, posted images to Twitter and said that she was incredibly proud of him, The Mirror reports.
She wrote: "At age 12 my son announced he wanted to go to his school prom in a gown. Four years later we made it happen.
"I’m so incredibly proud of him for being true to himself & the reception he got from his whole school was incredible. What do you think @michellevisage @theebillyporter".
Nina said that he phone "went crazy" when she travelled to London Pride with Korben the next day, as her post was retweeted over 4,000 times and received more than 119,000 likes.
Ru Paul's drag race judge Michelle Visage also shared the tweet, saying: "Ohhhhhhhh yes! You are an amazing beautiful mom and your child is a STAR".
Korben described the retweet as "surreal", telling the BBC: "To me she is such an icon, a wonderful celebrity and I really admire her."
Nina added: "We also had retweets from H from Steps, and Dr Ranj, it was amazing.
"Then at Pride, someone in the march came up to him said 'are you the boy in the red dress? I think you're amazing'."
Nina said Korben's year group has been "incredible", and that she is "so happy" for her son.
She continued: "As soon as he got out of the car, everyone just cheered and I was crying, some of the teachers were crying, because he was being who he wanted to be."
Korben wanted to attend the prom as