[6] During his childhood, he enjoyed learning traditional Chinese painting and ballet; but his parents, both of whom are doctors, preferred that he studied science.
[7] After moving to New Zealand, watching Ellen DeGeneres' stand-ups gave him confidence about his sexual orientation;[8] and he eventually came out to his family at the age of 22.
[27] After a conversation with an agent who told Fan to stop posting "sexy pictures" because luxury brands won't sponsor him and he'd end up only selling Speedos and underwear, he got the idea of founding U-Touch Underwear,[21] which was launched in July 2019 targeting gay men.
He clarified that it refers to the stand taken by unfearing minds against rape, but his fans tended to read this in a more sexually suggestive way.
[28] Oscar Tianyang Zhou's paper "Chinese Top, British Bottom": Becoming a Gay Male Internet Celebrity in China (2019) discusses how the interracial relationship of RMIUC and J.T.
He was also met with backlash when he voiced his support for BLM in 2020; some criticised him for only doing the bare minimum, while others attacked him for not speaking out on other issues.
[30] According to him, he does feel compelled to speak up on important things, but sometimes he just doesn't have “anything inspirational to say.”[8] Fan, who was a finalist in the LGBTQ+ Account category at the 12th Annual Shorty Awards,[31] had said in an interview, "We all have our ways of supporting the community, and I do it through showcasing my life candidly.