Rajee Narinesingh


Rajee Narinesingh is an American transgender actress, activist, author, singer, and reality television personality, most known for her appearances on the E! Entertainment docu-series, Botched, which documented her struggles to remove cement from her face, breasts and hips after previous mismanaged fillers by a fake doctor. Most of the concrete-like substance was removed from her face after her second appearance on the show.

Early life and education

Narinesingh was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, to Boyie "Roop" Narinesingh and Sandra Narinesingh and was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Narinesingh has one younger sister. She is of Trinidadian Dougla origin. Her father was Indo-Trinidadian and her mother has French, Afro-Trinidadian, and Polynesian roots. Narinesingh graduated from Franklin Learning Center, a performing arts high school in Philadelphia, later graduating from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. She worked at a Korean-owned jewelry store for close to ten years before relocating to Miami, Florida to work for The American Red Cross.

Personal life and rise to fame

In 2003, Narinesingh had been transitioning from male-to-female after coming out as transgender in the late 1990s; having thought previously that she was just an effeminate gay man. To feminize her appearance, through word-of-mouth, in the local transsexual community, Narinesingh went to Oneal Ron Morris AKA The Duchess to receive cheaper alternatives to cosmetic injections. Narinesingh was under the impression that the fillers were silicone and that Morris had medical training but knew Morris wasn't a licensed doctor; there was a "sisterhood" between the two women since both are transgender so Narinesingh trusted Duchess to enhance her appearance. The silicone turned out to be a concoction of concrete and tire sealant with mineral oil used to soften it, and the holes being plugged up with glue. Narinesingh was unaware of this until her body reacted negatively to the substances injected into her about eight months into getting them. Too embarrassed to seek help until a friend urged her to see Dr. John J. Martin, the substances hardened under Narinesingh's skin causing nodules to form where the chemicals were injected. Martin began conducting laser therapy with softening injections to raise the substances to the surface and have them removed; this took ten years and by 2015 Narinesingh had most of the cement removed, all of which was documented on the E reality show, Botched. Two years prior to this Narinesingh did a local news interview for an ABC affiliate in Florida which went viral. The appearance led to more high-profile appearances on shows such as: Anderson Cooper 360, Dr. Phil, and The Doctors to name a few. Narinesingh also acted in a film entitled Bella Maddo and released some original music; her song "Shake My Cement Tits" is popular among her fans.

Filmography

Film

Television

Singles