Kristi Noem, the former U.S. Homeland Security chief, and her husband, Bryon, drew significant attention on Tuesday, March 31, after a prominent news outlet published photos showing him cross-dressing.
One of the pictures showed Bryon donning a gigantic chest prosthesis with pink fitted shorts. It was reported that he transformed his persona to participate in the “bimbofication” scene, a niche community focused on emulating the exaggerated appearance of a doll.
Highlights
- Kristi Noem’s family was thrust into the spotlight after reports surfaced about her husband leading a secret double life, which involved dressing as a woman.
- A webcam model has now come forward, claiming that Bryon Noem was a regular client who paid for explicit interactions.
- People who know Bryon have expressed shock and disbelief, with some defending his character by questioning the authenticity of the claims.
He reportedly showed off his manner of dressing to models within the community, and now one of them has come forward, recalling their many interactions.
Bryon’s “fake b**bs” stood out the most to her, she shared, while also revealing how much he paid per minute for their chats.
The model has claimed Bryon Noem was one of her regular clients
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Lydia Love, an entertainer on CamSoda, a website known for its largely adult streams, told the UK’s The Times on Wednesday, April 1, “there’s no way” she would ever forget the 56-year-old’s exaggerated bust, which he appeared to achieve using balloons.
“I’ve never seen another client have them. Ever,” she added.
According to her, Bryon, who managed an insurance agency in South Dakota, would pay her $25 a minute to talk dirty to him.
Image credits: sdbryonnoem/Instagram
He allegedly paid for her webcam services between 10 and 15 times over an 18-month to two-year period.
“The last time was about six months ago,” she said, adding she briefly wondered “what had happened to him,” but didn’t dwell on the thought much as clients like him come and go often.
Bryon, per Love, took on a feminine tone during their sessions and had a “kink” for yoga pants.
Image credits: sdbryonnoem/Instagram
He allegedly liked being “the star of the show,” and the model said she usually hyped him up in his gimmicks.
Love also recalled Bryon telling her he was married, but he left out details about his wife. The model said she didn’t want to talk about his personal life either.
She went on to note that she never judges her clients, but following the news revealing his extensive identity, she saw “hypocrisy” in a conservative Christian father of three conducting himself in the manner he did.
Kristi and Bryon were high school sweethearts. They got married in 1992 and are parents to Kassidy, 31, Kennedy, 29, and Booker, 23.
Love’s revelation came after both Bryon and Kristi Noem addressed his alternate persona
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Shawn McCreesh, a New York Times reporter, was already in South Dakota when the Bryon Noem scandal made headlines.
He was on a mission to secure an interview with Kristi’s husband as speculation grew about her alleged affair with the U.S. president’s longtime adviser, Corey Lewandowski.
Both Kristi and Lewandowski have publicly denied their affair on different occasions, but Kristi declined to do so under oath at a congressional hearing in March, which kept the rumor mills rolling.
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Following the Daily Mail exposé on the final day of March — which was his second day of reporting from South Dakota — McCreesh texted Bryon asking if he was willing to talk about it.
“I will at some point. Today is not the day. I appreciate your heart,” the insurance salesman reportedly responded.
In a statement issued by Kristi’s representative to the New York Post, a request for “privacy and prayers” was made.
The representative also added that Kristi was “devastated” and their “family was blindsided” by the revelation.
Bryon Noem has received support from his acquaintances amid the fiasco, with many sympathizing with him
Former Democratic state senator Nancy Turbak, an insurance client of Bryon’s, in her conversation with the New York Times, said she felt “sorry” that Bryon was “now the subject of so much attention” and for the “embarrassment” he was experiencing.
Noting that her son was friends with Bryon, she added, “I know him to be a kind and decent man. I wish he were not going through this.”
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A rancher named Kevin Ruesink told McCreesh that he thought the pictures of Bryon were AI-generated.
“I grew up playing ball with Bryon. I’ve never known him to be part of stuff like that. I don’t believe that at all,” he further shared.
Brad Johnson, a real estate appraiser who claimed to have known the Noem family for many years, told McCreesh that Bryon was known in the community as “the supportive husband who worked to maintain a normal family life as Kristi’s profile skyrocketed.”
“It shows the price of power and fame is very high,” he additionally observed.
"Outing clients is a filthy move," a netizen remarked about Lydia Love's revelation
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