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Canal Street is where I learnt the art of drag
MEN on Sunday
|June 11, 2023
ON a Tuesday night ten years ago in a misty basement on Bloom Street, the likes of Lady Gaga, Blondie, David Bowie and Steps were all booming out to the crowd at club night Poptastic.
Leading the charge behind the DJ decks was drag performer Danny Beard. When not hurling sarcastic retorts at the crowd in a thick scouse accent, Danny would be lip-syncing, dancing and posing for photos until 5am each week.
While those days are now long gone - thanks to Danny's recent win on BBC Three's RuPaul's Drag Race UK - they look back on that time as a pinnacle moment for their drag career.
"Manchester's gay scene really has played a massive part in my life," said the 31-year-old, who is originally from Liverpool. "It was really where I learnt the craft of performing in drag."
This story is from the June 11, 2023 edition of MEN on Sunday.
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