Category: People
At last year’s Auckland Pride our Hottie of the Month Gary was crowned Mr Urge Bear, and flew to Melbourne to compete in the Mr Australasia Bear competition. Gary tells express his year wearing the NZ crown has built his confidence and his highlights have included making a cameo in poplar US web series ‘Where […]
This year the Mika Haka Foundation are taking over Pride with six of their own events, plus involvement with the likes of the Parade and Party. Oliver Hall sat down with the Foundation’s Franchise and self-styled ‘lifestyle Liberationist’, the one and only Mike about shows at sea, mystery bus tours and taking his art to […]
For the first time in seven years Rufus Wainwright will return to NZ for Womad festival. To promote his appearance he scheduled, then no-showed two interviews with express and has promised a third after we go to print and will be published on www.gayexpress.co.nz. Oliver Hall looks back over his lively career. Like many great […]
Our Hottie, Amanaki Prescott-Faletau will be taking Auckland Pride by storm as she performs as a dancer and choreographer for Fine Fatale’s Freak Show, at Mangere Arts Centre from 19 – 20 February; and taking on the lead role of Shalimar in Victor Roger’s new play Girl On A Corner at The Basement Theatre from […]
British singer Sam Smith has split with boyfriend, model Jonathan Zeizel. Smith spoke of the split during his recent concert in Toronto, Canada before singing, ‘Like I can.’ “This song is very special for me today, because I’ve actually had to do a very similar thing today… so bare with me,” Smith told concertogers. Following […]
Freya Desmarais is comedian from Tauranga who will be performing her show Live Orgy as part of the Auckland Pride Festival. Freya suffers from bipolar, but chooses to express her feelings and frustrations through confronting queer comedy. What makes you proud? I’m proud to be me, I quite like me. I crack myself up. That […]
Our January Adonis Louis grew up in Tonga and moved to NZ back in 2010. Now 22, Louis is a studying Computer Science at AUT and hopes to get into software design, but has a passion for showing the world – especially Tonga what he’s got! Louis says his passion for fitness modelling stems from […]
From Neighbours to Sex and the City to acclaimed ‘gay’ show Looking, out actor Murray Bartlett has done it all. With Looking returning to our screens this month, Oliver Hall pinned Bartlett down to talk about representing gays, brunch with Sarah Jessica Parker and hugging Hugh Jackman. Murray Bartlett still displays that persona of wide-eyed […]