Perez Hilton: God told me to move to Miami
Perez Hilton has explained why he's decided to relocate to Miami.
Perez Hilton claims God convinced him to move to Miami.
The 48-year-old influencer has revealed via Instagram that he's decided to leave Las Vegas and return to Miami, where he was born and raised, after receiving a message from God.
He said on the photo-sharing platform: "We're moving permanently to Miami. I am so excited, not nervous. I know this is the right move for me and my children and my mother."
Perez felt divinely guided to make the move to Florida.
He said: "I need to move to Miami for many reasons. First, this is heaven sent. God told me to move to Miami. … The holy spirit made these words come out of my mouth: 'Let's move to Miami.'"
Despite having "so much trauma" from his childhood in the city, Perez said he feels ready for a fresh start and that all of that has now been "released".
He said: "My entire family is in Miami. I still have friends from high school. Though I have not lived there in 30 years, it has always been my home. Once we move there, any second now, it will feel like home right away."
The move comes after a turbulent year for Perez, who experienced multiple health scares, including a 21-day hospital stay and a massive blood clot. The influencer said that those experiences reinforced the importance of being close to family.
He explained: "I know this move will be great for my family. Nearly dying this year twice and the experience here — you never think it's going to happen but it was just so hard not only for me but my mom, for the kids, for my sister who is in Los Angeles. Everybody else is in Miami. To a new beginning and thank you God for guiding me back to Florida where my family needs to be."
Perez previously explained that he was "praying to God daily" following his health scares.
He told the Daily Mail newspaper: "Some things should be kept private, and what happened with me and God was so real, so powerful, and so personal, that I want to keep it between me and God.
"What's important to me is my personal relationship with God, and I am praying to God daily, several times a day, and crying, but all happy tears recently."
