Full-Time Cosplayer, Survived The Bachelor Twice & Rescues Wild Squirrels w/ Lisa Mancini

Lisa Mancini makes a living as a full-time cosplayer, building elaborate costumes from scratch and turning her creativity into a career on Patreon. She also raises pet squirrels, which sounds like a joke until you see them.Before cosplay became her full-time job, Lisa was a graphic designer who got laid off during COVID. That's when everything shifted. Then reality TV found her. The Bachelor Canada labeled her "Squirrel Girl" after she mentioned her squirrels once and producers ran with it. She entered the mansion in a mermaid costume and her job title was listed as "mermaid." She went on The Bachelor in Paradise Canada and got edited into the same caricature all over again. But cosplay was always the real story.From Fan Expo Canada to building a Bowser costume out of styrofoam to turning Patreon into sustainable income, Lisa breaks down what it actually takes to cosplay for a living, the reality of the cosplay community, and what happens when reality TV tries to overwrite your identity.Follow Lisa:IG: https://www.instagram.com/lisa.mancinerh/?hl=enTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lisa.mancinerh?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Lisa.Mancinerh/videos