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“The Lady’s Not For Turning” Halloween 2019 – Margaret Thatcher & More
Another year, another ‘gay Christmas’ (or Halloween as it’s more commonly known) rolls around. Now, I love Halloween (duh – homosexual) and as always, I know I have to come up with a character/concept that will appeal to the masses. I debated a lot of ideas and with a strict budget this year, I knew I had to get creative. Then it hit me… Margaret Thatcher! Honestly, the amount of money I had to get a costume and whatnot this year was minuscule. I went back to my parents’ house, got up in the loft and rummaged for dear life through all the boxes of costumes from yesteryear. Thankfully, I…
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RuPaul’s Drag Race UK – S1 Ep5: Break Up (Bye Bye)
A wise man named Mahatma Gandhi once said; “Fuckin’ hell hun, that was a top-notch episode of Drag Race this week!” and he couldn’t have been more correct. Drag Race UK has already had such a huge impact despite being so new. The series has been phenomenal so far with the camp, the kitsch and the cut-throat humour but this episode for me has just pushed the marker even higher! Could it have Ru wanting to Break Up (Bye Bye) from the American seasons? This episode had everything – drama, conflict, comedy, singing, dancing, innuendo and a fuck-tonne of tears. I’m unbelievably thankful for this UK season and so proud…
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RuPaul’s Drag Race UK – S1 Ep4: The Snatch Game
Snatch Game is here! Snatch Game is here! As the legendary Martha from High School Musical would say; “Hip-Hop Hooray!” Snatch Game has become somewhat of a legendary staple in the Drag Race franchise. It’s the episode everybody waits for with bated breath and now we’ll be getting our first batch of British queens taking the plunge. So let’s not fanny about, time to get onto the episode! The Vivienne turned into Old Mother Hubbard again when the queens entered the werkroom. She decided to call out Sum Ting Wong for not taking her (unrequested) advice. Sometimes I think she forgets that she’s another competitor and not a judge on…
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RuPaul’s Drag Race UK – S1 Ep3: Car Boot The House Down
I, like most fans of the show, get so excited for the design challenges and guess what? The time has come! Get your pennies ready for the gayest car boot in town. Derrick Barry would be pleased to know that the queens sewed a hem this week. A design challenge using unconventional materials always manages to send a tickle to my tuppence as we really get to see what each queen can creatively bring and execute on the main stage. Last week we saw our second fatality of the season and it was the youngest (and least experienced) competitor in the pack. The Vivienne thinks that the ‘dead weight’ is gone…
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RuPaul’s Drag Race UK – S1 Ep2: Downton Draggy
What a bloody good first episode! RuPaul’s Drag Race UK has certainly made it’s mark already in just one episode and this week was no different. I genuinely think the UK season may be my favourite season for quite some time now (and you have me on record saying that). We’re already forming opinions, choosing favourites and getting a whole heap of laughs just from the use of the words ‘tuppence’ alone. This week we also got our first lipstick mirror message and Gothy knew how to leave an impression: “I’m the UK’s Porkchop! Love you all, friends for life! x x x Gothy” But Gothy’s corpse was still warm…
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RuPaul’s Drag Race UK – S1 Ep1: Queen(s) of England
The wait is finally over and it’s time to meet our British queens for the first time! For years we have waited for Drag Race to come to the UK and the first episode certainly did not disappoint. It was camp, crass and comedic and I couldn’t have asked for anymore! So let’s not fanny about, let’s get straight into the entrance looks of our 10 Queens of England. Baga Chipz, 29, London Baga entered the werkroom first in true ‘Baga’ style, rude, crude and a whole heap of attitude. Her outfit was camp and tacky and I lived for it. Who doesn’t love an 80’s looking gold sequinned leopard…
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BBC Three’s RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Teaser Trailer
ONE DAY TO GO! The wait is nearly over for the first-ever season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK and the buzz has been insane! Our 10 queens are raring to go to find out who will become Britain’s reigning monarch. But who will snatch the crown and put Britain on the Drag Race map? And for most of my UK readers, you’ve probably already seen BBC Three’s official teaser trailer and to those who haven’t – you’re in for a treat. The trailer is camp, creative and quintessentially British. Picture a 1970’s sitcom and that’s where this trailer begins. Each queen has brought their unique style to the set, some…
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RuPaul’s Drag Race UK – Meet The Queens
Long live our gracious Queen(s)! The time has come for us to finally meet the pioneering queens who will be taking part on the very first season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK – and my word has it been a long wait for us to finally get a British season! Not only are we meeting the queens, but we also have a start date! But let’s not fanny about, let’s meet the queens! That’s right, October 3rd (also known as Mean Girls day) is the start of the first-ever UK season. We don’t have too long to wait now! So let’s delve straight into the Meet The Queens video! It’s…
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Food Photography – Gordon Rhodes’ New Vegan Range
This post maybe a little bit different compared to my usual house rants and Drag Race rambles that you see on my blog, but I thought it was about time I showcased some of my food photography work – after all, it is how I’m paying the bills. I’ve been shooting for Gordon Rhodes & The Dalesman Group for nearly 5 years now and I’ve never once uploaded any of my work onto the blog. That’s about to change as I recently shot a sassy little vegan range for Gordon Rhodes and I thought the images were worth sharing. Branching into new territories, the GR brand has launched a range…
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10 Things I Love About Leeds – My Yorkshire Day Tribute
Ee by gum it’s only bloody Yorkshire Day! Much like gay pride, it’s a day to celebrate all things ‘Yorkshire’ but with fewer rainbows and glitter and more flat caps and gravy. To outsiders, an old Yorkshireman may appear to be grumpy, abrupt, miserable and possibly racist(?) but there are a lot of folks with some true northern charm. We’re a rare breed from God’s Own Country that tends to scare southerners, we speak to strangers, we sit with randomers in beer gardens and we’re not afraid to talk on public transport. Sure, Yorkshire may not be the epicentre of the UK’s cultural hub, but that doesn’t mean we’re left…
