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RuPaul’s Drag Race UK – S1 Ep8: The Great British Drag-Off Finale
I, like most Drag Race fans, am sad to see this season end. We’ve had highs, we’ve had lows and we’ve had a whole lot of ‘battered sausage’ references. For the first season EVER of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, the queens did fucking phenomenal! I think each and every queen represented the UK’s diversity, talent and humour spectacularly and they should be tremendously proud of paving the way for future UK seasons of the show. After the Rigga Morris of Cheryl being thrown in the bottom last week (come at me bro, I stand by it), we saw Divina De Campo, The Vivienne and Baga Chipz as our holy trinity.…
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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 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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Dame Harry’s Big Camp Birthday Bash
Ladies and gentlemen, I have officially turned over to the wrong side of 20. Last weekend I celebrated my 26th anniversary since I touched a fanny and so I had a wee gathering and a venture into town to commemorate my birthmas… and of course, copious beverages. 🍾 I knew I wanted to look sassy (well, as sassy as you can look when you’re one of life’s rotters) and so I had a theme to my social gathering; CAMP. Yes, following the Met Gala’s theme this year, I decided to have a ‘Camp’ themed party. However, I felt that a lot of guests didn’t quite get the ‘camp’ aspect of…
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*Field Notes by Robert J. Railton – Private View June 7th
I do love championing my friends and their escapades and this weekend I’ll be seeing my good friend Robert J. Railton‘s art exhibition in London. Robert and I first met many moons ago (I think 2012) at London Collections: Men (now London Fashion Week Men’s) in the little Topman sponsored pub. We ended up chatting for quite some time and since then we’ve headed to countless seasons and shows together. As well as being an incredibly fashionable chap, Robert is also a talented artist and I had the pleasure of being the subject of one of Robert J. Railton’s art pieces before. Robert and I bonded over menswear and I…
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A Brief Rundown of London Fashion Week Men’s Autumn / Winter ’19
London Fashion Week Men’s is over and done with for another season. I saw some really great shows, I saw some weird shit and I saw a hell of a lot of womenswear for a seasonal event called ‘London Fashion Week Men’s‘. But I’ll get into that pretty quickly, fear not. I’m going to keep this blog post short and sweet because I’m sure you don’t want to listen to my ramblings. LFWM was a bit of a last minute one for me. I was just finishing up at my old job and because I was waiting to be paid, I only booked my accommodation and my travel a couple…
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A Very Millennial Hamlet – A Female, At Uni Who’s a Lesbian
I had the privilege of being able to attend another Press Night at Leeds Playhouse’s Pop-Up theatre. This time, I was popping my Shakespearian cherry by seeing my first live piece of proper Shakespeare and thankfully I was given the lighthearted romp that is Hamlet! Now, I know that Hamlet is a tad long with the uncut version of the show having two intervals and lasting around 4 hours. But blessed be that the team at Leeds Playhouse had trimmed the fat to give us only what we needed. Shakespeare is a hard one to get into and Hamlet especially is a tough one to keep up with, what with…
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RuPaul’s Drag Race: Season 11 – Meet The Queens
Well, whaddya know? Badda-bing-badda-boom. We haven’t even finished All Stars 4 yet and already we’ve been given the ‘Meet The Queens’ for Season 11 of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Curl your lashes, slap on some lippy and start your engines! 14 brand new queens will be entering the werkroom and 1 queen will be returning? Who could it? Oh fuck it, we all know it’s Miss Vanjie and gay men shuddered all around the world when they realised that straight girls everywhere will be screaming ‘Miss Vanjie’ in every gay bar/drag show everywhere imaginable… great. A pretty colourful promo trailer right? I’d like to say that the show has given as…
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Press Night for Dinner 18:55 at Leeds Playhouse’s Pop-Up Theatre
On Friday it was another trip to Leeds Playhouse’s Pop-Up theatre for the Press Night of Dinner 18:55. The show was an intergenerational community project where old and young came together to share stories of their lives, their past, their emotions and their thoughts. The show focused on loneliness, struggles, family and togetherness. Everybody in the production (a cast of eighteen I believe) was either a Leeds local or resident which made people’s stories feel relatable and more emotive. However, the show was less of a play and more of an expressive piece, a workshop of quips, stories and ideas. There was no real narrative, just a collection of tales, some…
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Press Night for ‘random’ at Leeds Playhouse’s Pop-Up theatre
It’s just an ordinary day in the ordinary life of an ordinary family. As the alarm clock flicks over to 7:37 am, a day begins for an average teenager. After wolfing down a rushed breakfast, they join the hustle and bustle of the outside world. However, all it takes for one random event to completely flip a family’s life on its head. Lives are changed forever following a devastating catastrophe. random by debbie tucker green and directed by Gbolahan Obisesan is a brilliant one-woman show that focuses on the grief and bewilderment of a family tragedy. The demanding role was played by Kiza Deen (Silent Witness and Hollyoaks) and she plays the role…
